Etagere make of old porcelain
From grandma's old cups and plates I build etageren. On top of that, fruit or cheese is especially good at parties.
It's great porcelain with a great blue pattern that I have in the closet. Only I do not use it. So I made it into an etager. Now this harness is really used. First, I needed a pole to mount the plates on top of each other. Etagerenstangen you get in the craft shop. I ordered my poles very cheaply on the Internet. Different manufacturers offer a variety of tiered kits in different colors and shapes. In the Fünferset they cost about 6 to 8 euros. They are also available individually from about 3 euros to buy. If the rods are made of silver, it will be more expensive.
That's how it's done:
The beautiful harness is now pierced. This requires a drill and a ceramic drill bit (6 mm). Before painting with a painter's tape, stick a cross on the bottom of the plate and draw the center point with a pencil and ruler to drill. The crayon is important so that the dishes do not break during drilling. Place the plate upside down on a thick wooden or cutting board so that the drill does not drill into the table. It takes patience to drill the holes. The drill gets pretty hot, so I put a small glass of cold water in it. Whenever it started to smoke again easily, I put the syringe of the drill into the cold water.
To prevent chips from splintering, it is better to drill slowly. It takes a bit of patience, because it takes a while to pierce the porcelain and if you have sensitive ears you should put earplugs in yours. Once the holes are in place, one of each of the supplied white plastic discs is placed on the hole on the top and bottom of the plate. Then tighten the first part of the rod with a screw and a metal washer. Make sure the bottom plate with the bar is straight.
This is needed:
- Etagerenstange
- Plates, cake plates, cups, saucers, etc.
- drilling machine
- Ceramic drill 6 mm
- masking tape
- screwdriver
- cutting board
- pencil
- ruler
