"Fats" wrote in message
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Hi...just wondering if anyone knows of a good plan for a wine rack?
Thanks!!

Hi Fats:

I have created a simple, inexpenseive and expandable wine rack system. It's
note wood, but . . .

Materials needed:
4" rigid drain line (white outside/black inside) ~$4.00/10ft length
11 small (~4-6") cable ties / 10ft of drain line
(1 section of drail line is enough material for 11 slots in the wine
rack)

Tools Needed:
Saw (I used a chop saw, but a hand saw and/or sharp utility knife would
also work)
Utility knife
Drill Motor & 1/4" drill bit

Misc Needed:
Fine Sand Paper
Soap & Water
Newspaper Paper
Pencil
Paper Punch

Cut Tubes to length: Use the saw to cut the drain line into 10" sections. I
used a crop-saw with a stop block.
Create hole-guide template: Cut a piece of newspaper approximately 2" wide.
Wrap the paper around the tube and mark where it overlaps (length will equal
the outside perimiter of the tube.) Fold this in half and mark the mid
point. Punch a hole ~1" in from the edge of the paper at the mid and end
points.
Mark Straight line: on the length of the tube: Draw the line roughly 2" long
on each end (use a right angle & straight edge, such as the fence of a table
saw, to get a straigh line ie: |o )
Mark Dill points on the tube: Using the hole guide, the two points on each
end of the tubes. Be sure to align the drill guide with the striaght line.
This will ensure that the holes are opposite of each other.
Drill Holes: Drill the four holes on each tube. Since the holes are larger
than the cable ties, absolute accuracy is not important.
Sand and Clean Tubes: Lightly sand the ends of each tube to remove sharp
edges and saw marks. Also clean up holes. (Utility knife is also an option
to clean up rought saw cuts and drill flashing.)
Group Tubes: Attached tubes together with cable ties to create a singe row
of tubes the desired length. (ie: OOOOO) Be sure that the large end of the
cable tie ends-up on the outside wall of the connected tubes. Trim excess
cable tie material.
Stack Rows of Tubes: Stack groups of tubes and fill with desired beverages!


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