My son wanted a skateboard for Christmas, we didn’t get him one but grandma did. So what do you do when you don’t want it to lie around in the house: you get some inspiration from the Internet and create a holder.
I probably won’t do another one like that though because the way it is built the two screws have to be very long and it still feels kind of wobbly, even though the simplicity is just neat. I think a holder that consists of two pieces and holds the board horizontally might just work better.
They are countersunk, at least the long one. And we don’t have “studs”, our houses are mostly brick and mortar (except for a few new ones).
The problem is going to stay, no matter what I change with screws etc. as long as it’s only fixed with two and does not have any vertical support. It does look good though.
First one done, now I need a double and a 5x. And I think I am going to make the single and double from 21mm plywood as well to have a cheaper alternative to oak. Also, all the processing (sawing, planing etc.) does not have to be done and I can cut 9 or so at once).
What you need is 1-1.5" angle steel. Cut a groove and pocket in the back for the steel to slide in to. Mount the steel to the wall using multiple screws. Then slide the wood onto the other part of the steel. 2-3 bolts through the bottom/top and through holes in the steel to keep the wood from sliding off the angle. Then you have no mounting holes on the front of the piece.
I do something similar when making floating shelves for my wife.
I did consider that, but those are supposed to be sold and should be easy to manufacture for me. Since I am pretty sure the shop wants a cut as well it would not be feasible for me to produce. Or at a cost that noone would be willing to pay.
Okay, funny thing: Cutting my big holder (not pictured) takes 36 minutes with a 2-flute at 3000mm/min and regular holding tabs and also 36 minutes with a 1-flute with 1800mm/min (same DOC) with round holding tabs. It’s incredible how much speed you lose with those. Too bad the round tabs are limited to the machine’s Z speed (so 2000mm/min Z max for me), so I can’t use it with the 2-flute after all. Pretty interesting.
