DIY Rotating Rack

Cutting the Pieces

• 1

  Cut a section of cardboard that is 28 3/8-inches long by 10 1/2-inches wide. This will be both sides of your rack as well as the back.

• 2

  Cut out two sections of cardboard that are each 9 1/8-inches long and 4 1/8-inches wide. These are the upper and middle shelves of your rack.

• 3

  Cut out a square that is 12 1/8-inches long and 4 1/8 inches wide. This will serve as your bottom shelf.

• 4

  Cut a rectangle that is 3 1/4 inches wide and 6 1/2 inches long as well as a rectangle that is 1 1/4 inches wide and 6 1/2 inches long. The first piece will be the top front piece and the second is the bottom front piece of your rack.

Build Frame

• 5

  Measure one foot from either end of the sides and back piece and make a mark at the top and bottom of the piece. Draw a straight line connecting the two marks on the top and bottom of the cardboard. These are fold lines.

• 6

  Fold the outside edges of either side of the piece over that fold line so that the edges are parallel from one another. Now you have your two edge pieces with the small back piece in between them.

• 7

  Measure 2 3/4 inches from the back section toward the edge of one of your side pieces and put a mark. Make an additional mark at the same spot farther up or down the width of the side and connect the two marks with a ruler. This is where your middle shelf needs to stop so that it will allow cans to roll through.

• 8

  Measure in 2 3/4 inches from that same side in two different spots and make an additional line. This is where the top shelf has to stop to allow the cans to roll down to the middle shelf.

• 9

  Put a thick bead of glue on the two long edges of your top shelf and on one of the short edges. Place the shelf on top of the marked side piece, pressing the short edge with glue on it against the top of the back piece and angle the shelf so that it ends on the line you made at the other end of the side piece. You should have a shelf that is standing up on its own and angled downward toward the bottom of the side piece.

Laying out and Installing Shelf

• 10

  Measure down 2 3/4 inches from the lower end of the top shelf and put a mark. This measurement ensures that the cans will fit between the top and middle shelves.

• 11

  Glue the two long edges of the center shelf and place the shelf up on edge in the center of the side piece. Place the shelf so that it is at the outside of the side piece and angle it so that it ends on the guide mark you made at the other end and so it goes through the guide mark you just made underneath the top shelf.

• 12

  Measure down 2 3/4 inches from the end of the center shelf that is closest to the back piece and make a mark.

• 13

  Put glue on each of the long sides of the bottom shelf and one of the shorter sides. Press the glued edge of the shelf against the back piece and angle the shelf down so the other end is at the bottom of the side piece. Make sure the shelf runs under the mark you made under the center shelf.

Front and Bottom Panel

• 14

  Measure in 1/2 inch from either of the two short edges of both the front panel and bottom panel pieces.

• 15

  Mark lines across the width of both panels at each of your marks and fold over those marks creating tabs that fold in toward each other.

• 16

  Apply glue over each of the tabs in the inside.

Finishing Construction

• 17

  Fold the other side piece down so it is touching all of the glued edges of the shelves. Allow the shelf to sit for an hour to dry.

• 18

  Put glue on the inside of the tabs on the top and bottom front pieces.

• 19

  Place the bottom front piece over the open end of the box that is opposite the back piece. Press the tabs together against the outside of the shelf.

• 20

  Place the top front piece against the open end of the shelf an inch down from the top. Press the tabs in against the box to lock the piece in place.

• 21

  Paint the shelf with acrylic paint a few hours after pressing it together and you are finished.