Hot Wheel Tire Shelf (and light up!) from any tire! How i make my best selling woodworking project.
I have been making these tire shelves for a couple years now and have been success in selling them locally and on Esty and now id like to show everyone how i make mine including the dimensions i use so you can make your own.
This project was one of my first woodworking/maker projects when i was switching my careers from IT to Woodworking. A family friend had asked if we could make some type of display for their sons Hot Wheels collections that involved a tire in some way. After creating this i ended up selling them on Etsy and have seen that they have become popular. I later thought about adding lights to them to make them into a night light style display and that really made them take off. I've seen many other shops make these now and become successful and it feels great to have made something that ended up being popular. My Wife and i thought it would be funny to give them product names like Wheely Neat, Wheely Big, Wheely Lit and Wheely Little and the rest is history!
This project can cost a bit up front but you can use my process to make any spare tire you have into a display for your Hot Wheels or Legos.
If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments.
Materials
- Tire -20" x 1.95"
- 5/8 inch thick Cedar fencing (6 inch wide 5 foot long section is enough for 1 tire shelf using these dimensions)
7 Total Slats
1 - 7 1/4
2- 14 1/4
3 - 17
4 - 18
5 - 17
6 - 15
7 - 10
-Any LED Strip
- Screws (i use a small framing screw)
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