A storage space Lazy Susan project.

[Noah's Arc]

I like coffee. I drink a lot of coffee. Coffee practically runs in my veins.

So, I was cleaning up the basement and continuing on my projects, when I noticed the abundance of coffee cans around me. There are at least 9 not being used, another 7 or so being used as paint brush holders, and about 10 more used as parts containers in various locations.

But what should I do with the empty ones? Then the epiphany! A coffee can Lazy Susan!

First I arrayed seven cans in honeycomb fashion.

Next, I held them tight in a "strap jig."

After this, I was able to weld them together. Man are coffee cans thin!

[Noah's Arc]

Next, I needed a support base. I found an old 7 1/2" saw blade that fits the bill perfectly!

In order for this to spin, I needed a bearing. I found a bearing from a NP435 transmission input shaft that will work nicely!

I tacked a large base washer and a custom fit (read ground down to fit) tapered bearing race to locate the bearing on the base.

I cut open a hole in the middle can, and bent back the skin in "tangs" to help with the thickness. Since the bearing has a retainer ring, this will allow the can to "rest" on the bearing. Just to make sure I would not collapse the can, I welded a few support gussets inside the middle can.

[Noah's Arc]

Well, I didn't want debris to enter my storage array, so I cut the lids to fit.

After cutting a slot in my work table (wood), I installed the base. The array will seat nicely in the base and spins wonderfully well!

[chenry]

sweet.

now how can i adapt that to the mason jars screwed to the bottom of the rafters ?

[SpyGuy]

Make a sliding rack that holds the jars by the neck, kind of like I-beam supports. Then you put them all on a Lazy Susan, and then mount the Lazy Susan to a drawer slider so you can pull out the rack and give it a twirl.