Build a Nielsen type spinner, $100 or less

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j Paul

j Paul

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Here is a picture of a spinner that I built that is same dimensions as the one that Nielsen has for sale for $680.00. ( sorry it is sideways, I can not get it to rotate in photo bucket tonight for some reason) They are nice enough to provide dimensions in their brochure. It is an easy project with only basic carpentry skill needed. If you are interested in building one, and want further details, just ask.

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Just tilt your head to the side, kind of like your eating a taco, and you can get a better view!
 
JPaul, I would normally say something like 'holy Toledo', but that would be a bad pun or something, so that picture will have to just suffer through the mundane; Great Job!!

I like the idea to make it big enough for some art, and the capital is fantastic.

I am a little confused about the row of space down the center.... half sized samples?

Would three row spinner be a little to big? I do really like the art....did I mention how nice the capital looks. And there is ART!

Ok, now some bad things about the picture. Hmmmm, well, there is....., hmmmm. Lens flare and of course, like you said, sidways..... but I like the Art, oh probably said that. . . .

What can I say, nice spinner.

I like the color of the walls; know what paint it is? Need new color in living room.

baer
 
Originally posted by Baer Charlton:
(1)I am a little confused about the row of space down the center.... half sized samples?


(2)Ok, now some bad things about the picture. Hmmmm, well, there is....., hmmmm. Lens flare and of course, like you said, sidways

(3) I like the color of the walls; know what paint it is? Need new color in living room.

(A1) Baer, Neilsen provided the dimensions from their brochure, I imagine it is a little wider as it is designed to hold 3 pcs. of their sample art that you can buy, and on the 4th side two full rows of corners. About 250 total. They of course have signage as their cap, where I have crown moulding. Mine is recessed on to depth of header so you can throw some literature or extra samples on top for easy access (if you are 6')

(A2) Yea. I know bad picture/ bad camera. One of cheap little freebies I got when buying the shop computer from Dell. No LCD viewfinder, you look thru the little window and hope everything is in the cameras lens, and of course it is not. Only have taken a dozen or so shots, haven't learned to compensate. Other images I could rotate in photo bucket where these are stored. For some reason, it would not let me do so with this image. Just keep doing the taco eating thing, OK!

(A3)Paint color / Sherwin Williams, Totally Tan!


baer [/QB]
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j Paul, what is the center support?

I guess I would like your "plans" or at least an explanation.

It looks like exactly what I need.
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Great display J Paul -
I too would like to know what you used as a center support - also where did you find turn table hardware?
Thanks
 
The unit is essentially the same as the instructions I gave for the fillet spinner just enlarged, but here is a verbal explanation. If necessary I can make a sketch for those in need.

All material unless noted is 1/2" particle board

Base is a simple box. Four sides and a top. Texture paint.

Top header is the same box, inverted and decorative moldings added.

Sides are 1/2", with two sides A&C having a strip of 1/2" by 2" attached to the backside running vertical to add stability as well as a nailing surface for sides B&D

Insert you own measurements, but for sake of explanation, lets say that sides B&D are 21 3/4" wide. Sides A&C would be 20 3/4" wide ,21 2/4" minus thickness of sides A & B combined 1".

After covering each of 4 sides A/B/C/D with loop fabric, nail together and add a 20 3/4" top and bottom to the assembly setting these inside tall box you just created.

Attach decorate top with a few screws to hold it on.

I then attached 12" susan,from Home Depot about $8.00 to bottom of box, and finally from bottom of base into susan.
Don't follow instructions that come with susan in doing this, as they make it unusually harder than it needs to be.

There really is no internal vertical support, as the four sides of the box with a top/bottom are self supporting. The header box is simply decorative. And the base is again simply a box with one surface,against the floor left off, or open if you will.

OK! So maybe a picture is worth a thousand words. If anyone is really interested in building this let me know and I will sketch it out for you.

Is there anyway of posting drawings on the Grumble?

:D
 
I can helpl jPaul out with some of your questions, if he doesn't mind.

The carousels don't require any center support. They are quite stable once you have them upright.

The lazy susan turntables can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot or most any lumber/tool/big box DYI around the house store. I would suggest buying the largest ones and the heavy grade if there is a choice. I would also suggest spraying some sort of dry lube into the roller bearings before mounting them. It makes them glide with absolutely no noise and will extend the life of the turntable. (Probably from 50 yrs. to maybe 147 yrs.!) :D Putting lube on them does make them roll without the sound of those little steel balls rolling dry on their races.

You can also buy the MDF board and the covering at any of these home repair stores. I used regular indoor outdoor carpeting in a neutral beige for my carousels and glued them in place with regular carpet adhesive. I have had the same carpet on my customer counter for the past 16 years and it shows very little signs of wear from pulling samples down. If you rearrange your sample rows occasionally, you can avoid those "tracks" left from the velcro hooks after a few years of use.

You can build 3 or 4 of these handy items for the cost of one factory made carousel so it is well worth the effort to build them. Most of the home repair stores (Lowes or Home Depot) will even cut the 4x8 sheets of MDF to size for you with their panel saw. If you buy enough materials to build a couple of these, they will be easily persuaded to cut them for nothing! (Just ask them.)

Framerguy

Edit:

Well, jPaul, you were right on the ball with that reply. Sorry for repeating much of the details.

Regarding drawings, simply scan them into your computer, save them as a jpeg, TIFF, or other graphic file and then upload them to your FTP storage site and post them here.

I want to tell you that you did a very fine job on those carousels. I am jealous that I didn't take some additional time and do a better finishing job on mine. I get in a real hurry when the opening day is only a few days away!!
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The susan or turntable bearing is a 12" model rated at 1000lbs. and was purchased at Lowes for $8.97. Anyone of a similar style in John Gornall's links above would work fine, if you don't have a Lowes/Home Depot around. But I bet almost any well stocked hardware store would also have it.
The glue I used is a fabric glue from United, where I also bought the loop fabric. I think the loop fabric I bought ran around $10.00 per yd. 60" wide in the quanity I purchased. I think it has a better/higher quality look than carpet, and really isn't any more expensive. One yd. at 60" wide is 15s.f. Carpet is selling for .69 -1.50 a s.f.
 
The written direction from the previous post (8-7-04) & the sketch (8-8-04) reverse the information for side AC & BD. Didn't have the written information in front of me when I did the sketch. But hopefully you still get the idea.
 
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