plant-stand.pdf

Plant stand

Build a stand of treated pine

collection of special plants for maximum visible

benefit. The stand includes a built-in gravel filled tray

which holds water to provide high humidity for plants

which need extra moisture.

Here’s how

1 Cut legs and rails to

length (A, B, C). Set them

out on a table with the rails

crossing the legs. The lower

rails are positioned 70mm

from the base of the legs.

Scribe where each member

crosses the other to mark in

the housings for the halved

joints. Make a series of

17mm deep cuts on the

waste side of each line for

each halved joint and chisel

out the waste. Fit the rails

and legs together again.

Use a sharp chisel to adjust

the depth of housings so

the rails and legs are flush

fitting. Join them by drilling

a 6mm hole and insert

a cup head bolt, washer

and nut (D).

2 Join the two end frame

assemblies with the back

rails (E). They are screwed

to the back of the rear legs,

with the bottom edge

aligned with the top of

the leg rails and the

top one flush with the top

of the back legs. Centre the

middle frame assembly

between the sides and

screw in place.

3 Add three of the slats (F)

spaced equally across the

top rail to support the metal

tray (G), and add the fourth

to the front of the frame with

its edge projecting 25mm

above the front slat so the

tray does not slide off.

4 Cut out three small

brackets (H) by expanding

the template supplied.

Screw to the face of the

frame at the top. Add the

last two slats (F) to form

a top shelf.

5 Nail lattice (I) onto the

back of the unit, checking

Item H

that the plant stand is

square. If your lattice is too

high leave it in place to act

as a backdrop to the pots on

the upper shelf.

6 Place the metal tray on

the slats and fill with 25kg of

10mm rounded river gravel.

Then bring on the plants

and arrange them in an

attractive display. .

One square = 40 x 40mm

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Item Part Size Material

A Rear legs (3) 70 x 35 x 1200mm Treated pine

B Front legs (3) 70 x 35 x 500mm Treated pine

C Rails (6) 70 x 35 x 600mm Treated pine

D Cup head bolts (12) 50 x 6mm Galvanised steel

E Back rails (3) 70 x 22 x 1700mm Pine decking

F Slats (6) 90 x 22 x 1700mm Pine decking

G Tray 1700 x 450 x 25 x 2mm Aluminium

H Brackets (3) 90 x 35 x 160mm Treated pine

I Lattice 1200 x 1800mm Treated pine

J Pebbles 10mm x 25kg River gravel

As we are using treated pine, use galvanised hardware throughout. The aluminium tray was

made by a local sheet metal fabricator at a cost of $95. To save money, it would be cheaper to

make it from galvanised steel. Adjust the size of the stand to suit a tray of different size.

A n exterior plant stand is a great way to display a

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