Some Tips on Slotted Angle Iron...
Before I talk about my grow bed stand construction, I would like highlight a few things I learned when constructing my previous growbed stand:
Notice that a slotted angle iron bar consists of segments repeated throughout its length. Each segment is precisely 3" long. The red lines in the picture below marks the locations where cuts should be made. Due to this, it is important that all the dimensions in your design are in multiples of 3 inches. For example: 21", 30", 9", 63", etc...
Cutting points |
When cutting them, try to cut them precisely across the center of the oval hole at the cutting point. Too much error may prevent the holes from aligning properly when forming corner joints. For the sake of precision, I prefer to cut them myself. I dont trust the hands of others.
A cut made at the cutting point |
Grow Bed Stand Construction
Materials:
4 x 30" slotted angle iron
4 x 21" slotted angle iron
6 x 36" slotted angle iron
4 x angle iron rubber caps
16 x corner brackets
60 x nuts & bolts
* notice that the lengths of all the angle iron are in multiples of 3".
* total angle iron purchased: 4 x 10 feet bars
I didnt took any pictures during assembling so heres a picture of the final product:
Pretty neat isnt it?
It looks a lot better than my previous stand. All the corners looks perfectly square. It looks like I could even lay a piece of plywood at the bottom section.
Thanks for reading!