Sten shelving — specs, repairing, expanding, ...

After years of service, the trusty Sten shelving in my garden shed needed to be repaired due to water damage. 

It was horrifying to discover that long ago, Ikea had discontinued Sten in favour of a usurper, Gorm.  Based on a some quick surfing, Gorm really does appear to be gormless — at least in terms of ruggedness and relative load-carrying capacity...

With the help of a tape measure, vernier caliper and micrometer, my old Sten gave the key dimensions.  A few hours prowling the local box stores provided the material.  With simple hand tools, I was able to repair my 12-shelf old-timer, and augment the system with additional uprights and a dozen new shelves.

You can do it too.  My notes containing photos, key dimensions, and construction & assembly notes are here. 

If time can be found, these will be improved, and expanded to add info on some of Sten's accessories .

Comments and questions welcome.


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