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Pull Out Pantry on Wheels

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Turning an awkward gap into a pull out pantry! The Awkward Gap Next to the fridge was an awkward gap. It didn't help that I left spare plastic bags, recycling and sometimes rubbish in the gap. It was just a complete heap of crap that I didn't want to deal with. Every time I walked by the pile of misery, I would think to myself: "I should do something about that". I couldn't find anything that would fit the gap as it was so awkward. So instead of keeping it clean and tidy, I decided to take the opportunity to build something useful. The research began (and ended) with YouTube At the end of this video , the roll out pantry was very wobbly. Due to the height of the shelf, the vertical part acts as a long lever relative to the bottom part. Another video  where t hey added a "cross joint" at the back of the shelf to make it more stable. It would consist of two pieces of wood or metal joined together at right angles by overlapping them in the middle. This vid...