![]() ![]() Once the glue has dried, you can lightly sand your brackets with a sander, then prime and paint them. Repeat the same process above for the middle crosspiece of timber, although this time you will need to drill and screw at a slight angle to work with the angle it needs fixing at.Īnd voila – you should now have one solid shelf bracket! Repeat these steps for as many shelf brackets as you need. ![]() Next, apply some wood glue* to the join and screw your pieces together one at a time, using your clamps as a third hand. Once your holes have been pre-drilled, you can use a countersink bit to make sure your screw-heads will sit flush on the wood. These will ensure the wood doesn’t split when you screw them together. You can then clamp one piece in place at a time and drill some pilot holes. These are the measurements for our brackets, however, yours may need to be smaller/larger than this depending on the depth of your shelf. To make one shelf bracket, you’ll need to cut three pieces of timber to size. You want your brackets to cover at least three-quarters of the width of your shelf, however, for heavy-duty use, I’d personally always go longer (as you’ll see we have!). This measurement will determine how wide the brackets need to be. This means our shelves will be around 33cm deep. We’ll be using one full scaffold plank and then half a plank which we’ll achieve by cutting a plank lengthways down the centre. Step One – Cut Your Timbers To Sizeįirst of all, you’ll need to decide how deep you want your shelves to be. Standard scaffold brackets would only fit 1 single scaffold plank depth, so making our own has allowed us to customise our sizes. You’ll see in this tutorial our shelves are 1 and a half scaffold planks deep. ![]() If you’re on a budget like us, making your own shelf brackets can save you A LOT! It also allows you to make shelves to any depth you require. You can of course buy pre-made shelf brackets for scaffold boards, however, these can be quite pricey. To make the brackets for our scaffold shelves, we’re going to be using these roof battens*, however, you can use any similar-sized piece of timber (25mm x 38mm). How To Make Shelf Brackets for Scaffold Boards
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