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Wire racks for inside cupboards10/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This is tricky, because drilling and screwing into the endgrain can (and will) cause splitting. ![]() Drywall screws will work, as well as anything you can find in your screw collection (you must have a jar of oddball screws somewhere, right?).Ĭarefully drill a pilot hole and a countersink in the wood for the screws. You want a length that will not go all the way through the door, but long enough to bite into the door. Then go through your screw collection to find the proper length screws. ![]() First, measure the thickness of your cabinet door. I didn't do this, and I didn't think of it till later, but it might be a good idea if you have the right type of glue. You could put a dab of adhesive in the holes first. Be sure to use a wood scrap to protect the wood piece from your hammer. The prongs of the shelving will embed into the wood nice and tight.ĭo this for the other side too. Place the wire shelving prongs in your drilled holes. You can put a piece of masking tape on the drill bit 3/8" from the end as a guide. This wire shelving is 1/4".ĭrill the holes exactly where the dimples are, about halfway through the wood, being careful not to drill all the way through. You don't want to make your holes too big. Be sure to pick a drill bit that's the same size as the prong or maybe a hair smaller. Measure the wire shelving prongs with a drill gauge, or take your drill bits and line them up to find the right bit size. Take your hammer and tap the wire shelving lightly from the top so that the shelving makes a dimple in the wood. Line up the wire shelving on the wood side piece exactly where you want it, being aware of what the top, bottom and back is. Only you will see it so it doesn't have to be perfect! Quickly hand sand the pieces smooth to remove splinters. Cut one curve, then transfer that by tracing with a pencil to the other piece. I cut curves on both ends for aesthetic reasons, and also to give a place to screw the wood to the inside of the cabinet door. I cut the wood side pieces with a jigsaw using a fine tooth wood blade. I cut the wire shelving 17" long with a jigsaw using a metal blade, cutting in the center between rows, leaving prongs of about 3/8" long. I decided that a height of 17" was perfect to fit both the cabinet door, and the wire shelving material.ġ7" was also perfect for the inside width of the cabinet my door, leaving approximately an inch on either side clear so the door will close properly. I found that a scrap of 1x4 cedar that I happened to have was the perfect size to fit that box, leaving another 1/2" or so for installing the wire shelving. My plastic wrap box was the deepest at 3". Measure the depth of the largest item you want to store on the rack, as well as the longest. (I had to remove a shelf and trim it, which was no problem). Be sure to consider that you will need some clearance to close the door without the holder banging into the inside shelf. So there you have it – your storage needs are met! Don’t forget…it’s often what’s on the inside that counts.Measure the inside dimension of your cabinet door and decide how wide, tall and deep you want to make your holder. Each pantry basket will hold 6kg and each door basket will hold 3kg, and all baskets are height adjustable. Designed so the main pantry frame slides forward as the door is opened, there are an additional six smaller baskets mounted on the door frame, too. If you have a 450mm pantry cabinet, then our six-tier pantry pullout baskets are a great way to increase storage and accessibility. The number of baskets is completely customisable, or a combination of baskets and timber shelves may be more suitable. Replacing the timber shelves with soft close pullout baskets creates individual pull-out pantry shelves, each with 30kg load capacity and maximum visibility. Our 450mm, 600mm and 900mm pantry cabinets can also be fitted to feature pullout wireware. All baskets are full extension, pulling all the way out past the cabinet edge and can hold up to 30kg each. Handy tip: if fitting using door mount hardware, remember to use pot drawer front panels due to the high basket height. You can transform standard 400mm, 450mm, 600mm, 800mm and 900mm modular base cabinets with the addition of our kaboodle soft close pullout baskets! The baskets come with premium soft close functionality and feature optional door mount hardware, meaning they can be fitted with drawer fronts or installed behind standard cabinet doors – the choice is yours. ![]()
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