DIY

This goes out to the coffee shop macgyvers out there. Inspired by some of the cool home made pour over stands I've seen on here, I was thinking making things yourself is probably a lot cheaper, and for a coffee house, having custom made things can also look a lot better than their store bought counterparts.



the other day I made a small cafe table for about 20 bucks (granted the top was free because I used a section of broken futon that someone was throwing away) but after doing some online shopping I found that table bases run at least 40 bucks for cheapo ones. I used a length of steel pipe cut and threaded (hardware stores do this for pretty cheap) screwed into a threaded bracket and bolted to the table top and a flat base. I'll have to post a picture later, I'm at "work" right now.



Anyway, what other stuff have you guys fabricated for your shop? Thinking of making a La Marzocco knockoff out of bamboo and coconut shells, as soon as I can find my swiss army knife.

table.jpg

You need to be a member of Barista Exchange to add comments!

Join Barista Exchange

Email me when people reply –