Chunky pipe shelving · assembly guide
6 Shelf Free Standing Unit
Build it lying on its back on the floor, from the top bars to the feet, then stand it up. The pictures look down on the unit as it lies there, top end on the left, and they loop, so watch each one through before you pick up the parts.
Why the order matters. Each leg is a closed loop: a front upright and a back upright joined across the top. Once both uprights are fixed into the top bar, neither can turn. So every pipe and coupling is screwed on working away from the top bar, and the flange feet go on last.
Leave every 5.5 cm pipe loose. The short 5.5 cm pipes pass through the shelves. Screw each one into its coupling by only a few turns, so it holds but is still loose, and never tighten it right down. Left loose, enough thread comes through the other side of the shelf for the next coupling to grab. Screwed in tight, that coupling can struggle to catch enough thread, because of the thickness of the wood or any slight movement in it.
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The pictures and counts below follow what you pick. A "leg" is a front upright and a back upright joined by a top bar. Every kit carries the top bar parts for both depths.