how do shelves attach

shanekennedy

want to attach some shelves to my egg

got some curly maple scraps that i bet would look great

figure i can pick up a piece of 3/4" steel from hardware store & bend to match egg shape & then attach shelves to steel

i see holes in the bottom band that hold the lid on

but if i insert screws from the back side of the band, the screw heads will be pushed in to the ceramic

what am i missing

"Sparky"

What you need is some of these





They are the same bolts that attach the hinges to the bands

thechief96

Can these be purchased from the egg store?

Carolina Q

McMaster-Carr has 'em. They're called self clinching studs...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#self-clinching-studs/=605t4b

shanekennedy

never seen such a screw

thanks for speedy reply

i'll be placing me a mcmaster-carr order

"Sparky"

Email me your address,and I'll send you some.I have a few extras laying around

grillmandan

Good dealers will have them available. Sometimes they tend to snap off when installing, so dealers need to have extras on hand.

shanekennedy

thanks to doug for bolts




couldn't find enough curly maple scraps to cover the area needed, even with doing widely spaced slats

did have a cut off of partial curly w/ a knot in it that wasn't quite long enough

so i resawed it then cut it in half to widen it with some walnut

made a matching handle to go w/ the shelves

the brackets were made from some steel i cut & bent from hardware store

didn't realize until after building brackets that the factory shelves folded down

that would be a nice feature

if someone could post a close-up pic of their factory shelves, i could try to mimic the functionality