i just got done building one of these yesterday. i could only find 18 in wide shelves and my 41 qt tub didnt fit in there so i had to cut the legs at the top of the shelve for the edges of the tub (it really looks kinda like a rail) and then a little bit of the edge on the back of the tub at the other legs. its pretty tight but i just see that as a security measure for her not to push the tub open.
i also did mine a little different, when i tried to glue the paneling on the bottom it didnt stick as there was only one or two places where the glue touched so i cut a 1x1 in piece of some sort of wood i had around and screwed that to 8 different places around the outside of the shelf. then i used 2 finishing nails per block to attach the paneling.
its not as pretty as gluing it but i also didnt have to leave it sit overnight and i trust screws and nails more than i do glue. but i wouldnt have had this idea without your thread so thnx for the writeup.
altogether my cost was 56 for the shelf, and 15 for the 4x8 panel. i had the screws, nails and flexwatt around the house already, and decided to go with belly heat. the supplies are cheapier and easier to find then melamine so ill be doing the rest of my racks this way.
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