How to Make a Custom Shelving Unit for Video Consoles

 This project come as a request from my son so he could have a more organized space for his video  and gaming consoles. 

Supplies and Equipment:

• Four 13" x 18" x ¾" shelves
• Two 13" x 16" x ¾" sides
• Twelve 1½" screws
• Eight self-tapping screws
• Liquid wood adhesive
• Proxxon Table Saw FET
• Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E
• Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115
• Proxxon MICROMOT Flexishaft 110/BF

How to construct the shelving unit:

1. Decide on the dimensions for your shelving unit. You will need four shelves and two sides. You'll also need to determine the space between the shelves. The back of the unit is open.
2. Cut the shelves and side using the table saw. Set the blade height and, if necessary, use the extendable extension.
   

   

   
   
3. Sand the shelves and sides using the Delta sander.
   
   
   
4. Measure and mark for holes on the side pieces. You'll need three holes on the top and three on the bottom. Since my boards are ¾" thick, the holes needed to be equally spaced 3/8" from the top and bottom edges of the side pieces.
   
   
   
5. Drill these holes on the side pieces using the bench drill press. Set the adjustable fence to ensure accurate spacing from the edges.
   
   
   
6. Change the bit in the drill press to a countersink bit WITHOUT moving the adjustable fence. Set the depth gauge on the drill press and countersink the holes on each of the sides. You can drill a hole in a scrap piece of wood to test the depth of the countersink.
   

   
7. Now, on the inside of the side piece mark placement for the self-tapping screws to support the  removable two center shelves. You'll need four self-tapping screws—two on each inside side piece—for each of the center shelves. Drill these holes and screw in the self-tapping screws. This is a self-tapping screw.
   
   
   
8. Next, you will need to drill holes in the top and bottom shelves where they will be screwed to the sides. I used a workbench to secure the shelf so I could position and clamp the side piece on it, and then, used the holes that I drilled in the side piece as a guide for drilling the holes in the shelves using the flexishaft.
   
   
   
9. Next, I unclamped the side piece leaving the shelf piece in the workbench, and applied liquid wood adhesive to the edge of the shelf.
   
   
   
10. Now, reposition and clamp the side piece in place again. Screw the side and shelf together. 
    
    
    
11. Repeat for the other side. Let the glue dry, and you're ready to use the shelving unit.
    

Carole