I got sick of walking past the pile of newspapers next to the fireplace and accidentally knocking them and having them fall all over the floor. So I decided to make something to hold them that will keep them neat and be a little feature to the room.
Tools and materials
Tools:
- Angle grinder
- Cutting discs, flap disc/grinding disc
- Ruler
- Square
- Tape measure
- Vice
- Hammer
- Safety glasses
- Gloves
- Welder
Materials:
- 20 x 20 x 1.6mm SHS steel (Square Hollow Section)
- 6mm round bar
- Mini corrugated iron
- 20 x 3mm flat mild steel
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: The design
I got out the paper and pencil and started drawing up some ideas. I also wanted to add my own little touch to the ends. I decided to make a tree out of round bar, and also wanted to put some mini corrugated iron on it somewhere too.
Step 2: Cutting and welding
Cut all the bits to make the frame for the holder. Then make the two ends as one piece first. Join them together with two bits which will make the bottom. Then add on the four short side sections (in the first few pictures the tree isn't actually welded in yet).
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