Slightly Better Than Unsuccessful Woodworking Day

 Yeah, that's right, I said it.

We have a front-load "Epic" clothes washer that is coming up on ... dare I say it ... fifteen years old.  It's running fine, dealing with that which we get to deal with.  And I hope it lasts a few more years.

But it has one ... treat for us.  When it decides it's time to spin the laundry to get the water out, it is ... rather energetic.  And the load is rarely completely balanced.  So it tends to ... create a bit of a rumble - or more.  And on occasion, things ... fling off the washer top.

Now, were I a very smart and hard-working individual, I'd build at set of shelves to hold things above the washer.  Except that there's very much not room for them.  I mean, we could rearrange things down here to create more room, but right next to the laundry tub/sinks is a rather heavy steel pipe - and it's tied by ... apparently electrical tape to a copper pipe.  This combination of pipes manages to fall right in a spot that would be a good place for a ... well, a shelf leg.  Preferably one made out of a 2x4.  And since all of this is in front of our lone east-facing lower level windows, I'm somewhat hesitant to build anything to block them.  And on top of that, I have deep hopes that someone might some day decide for what ever reason to remove these windows and replace them with ... well, windows that do not have assorted half-inch square gaps around them.

So the thought was to create a sort of rimmed tray that sits atop the washer, with some foam sections of pipe wrap which I had on hand that was not in use, which could act to absorb some of the energy, and so that ... assembly is set atop the washer.

Note to self - when purchasing building material at Menards, one gets what one pays for.  Boards, even the better ones, are rarely square, unwarped, and ... well, let's just say when I buy a piece of plywood which is advertised as 24" x 48" I really need to check.  Turns out my 24 x 48 plywood was 23 1/2" x 47 1/4".  So yeah, buyer beware.  

I'll attempt another build in a few weeks with a slightly better idea of how the thing should fit together.  And I think it'll work out OK.  Now that I know better...

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