A Maker's Stolmen Shelve Clone v2

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UPDATE V2 This time around, I kicked it up a notch and built one from floor to ceiling. To achieve this, I had to create some parts to add a clamping foot to the top of the pole. Unfortunately, I encountered some breakage in both the shelves and one of the feet, so I did some redesigning to overcome the problems. The shelf bits were remodeled so that 2 1/2 inch long screws would go from front to back as strength reinforcement. When the front part was all plastic, with a lot of weight it ended up cracking and snapping off. I also increased the infill to 40%. With these two changes, the shelves gained significantly more strength. The second issue was that one of the feet broke. The problem was the carpet. There was enough spacing to allow the rod to rip right through. I don't have this problem with my kitchen shelf because the bottom foot is on a hard flat surface. To fix this, I created a modifier for slic3r that made infill the center of the foot 80% while the rest could be set at 30%, saving filament in the process. Only the center needed the extra strength. Secondly, I cut some wood to create a solid flat surface for the feet to stand on while on the carpet. I bought an Ikea Stolmen pole and clamps to custom make a nice shelf in my bathroom. As I was putting it together, I noticed how simple the design was. My wife asked for something similar but in a smaller space in the kitchen. So I took up the challenge (and saved some cash - Stolmen isn't cheap) and created my own. To start off with, I love wire shelves; I have tons of them used in various ways. You can buy them in pieces if you want to make something custom. For only 7 bucks a pole at Home Depot, I was off to a great start (Stolmen poles are 30 each). Looking around the bolt aisle, I discovered "carriage bolts"... they're perfect for the bottom foot which Stolmen uses a ball to allow the foot to tilt in case the floor is uneven. From there all I needed was some wood and designing myself the rest of the parts. So here you have it; the finished product looks and works great. I have plans to make another one to hold up my LCD TV in the bedroom plus add much-needed storage space, so I'll post up pics when that's done. So I would love to see what you guys do with homemade Stolmen shelving. Start preheating those printers!