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A gravity-fed FIFO can rack for the pantry wall — 15° sloped shelves roll cans forward behind an acrylic face, loaded from the top, oldest can always in front.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top and bottom rails | 2 | 3/4" × 2 1/2" × 22 1/2" | 1x3 | ☐ |
| Sides One end 15° off square, long point. | 2 | 3/4" × 2 1/2" × 27 3/4" | 1x3 | ☐ |
| Dividers One end 15°, long point — the lane walls. | 3 | 3/4" × 2 1/2" × 26 1/8" | 1x3 | ☐ |
| Back supports The hanging rails — glued and screwed into the bottom rail especially. | 2 | 3/4" × 2 1/2" × 24" | 1x3 | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic sheet, 18" x 24" The see-through face. 1x2s and 1x3s substitute for a all-wood version. | 1 each | ☐ |
| 1x3, 8 ft The entire frame. | 3 each | ☐ |
| Self-tapping wood screws, 2" | 50 each | ☐ |
| Wood screws, 1-1/4", flat-bottomed head Acrylic mounting — flat under the head, or the head's cone cracks the sheet. Pocket-hole screws qualify. | 15 each | ☐ |
| Wood glue | 4 oz | ☐ |
| Wood screws, 3" Into studs. Fifty pounds of cans says so. | 4 each | ☐ |
Overall cost: $$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Drill Bit Set, Speed Square. Materials: 1x3, 8 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Attach the sides to the top and bottom rails with glue and 2" screws — BACK edges all flush, the 15° fronts overhanging. That flush back is what lets the rack hang flat while the lanes tilt.
Pre-drill with a bit matched to the screw shaft (threads excluded); 1x3 ends split for less. Square the frame with the speed square before the glue grabs.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Tape Measure. Materials: 1x3, 8 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Install the three vertical dividers — two screws top, two bottom — spacing the lanes to your cans plus rolling clearance. Standard 3"-diameter soup cans want lanes about 3-1/2" clear; dry-fit a can and let it vote.
Tools: Drill / Driver. Materials: 1x3, 8 ft, Self-tapping wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Glue AMPLY and screw the two back support rails across the back with 2" screws, making sure screws land in the bottom angled rail — the source's emphasis, because that rail carries every can's weight into these supports, and these supports carry it into the wall.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Drill Bit Set. Materials: Acrylic sheet, 18" x 24", Wood screws, 1-1/4", flat-bottomed head
Lay the acrylic over the front. Drill holes through it LARGER than the screw shank-plus-threads — over every divider, at top, middle, and bottom — without drilling deep into the wood. Fasten with the flat-bottomed 1-1/4" screws, snug but not cranked.
Oversize hole + flat head + gentle torque is the whole recipe for screwing acrylic without cracking it. Skip any one and the crack arrives with the first temperature swing.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Random Orbit Sander, Tape Measure. Materials: Wood screws, 3"
Hang the rack with 3" screws through the back supports into wall STUDS — both supports, both studs if the rack spans two.
Load from the top: new cans in back, gravity rolls the oldest forward. Congratulations — the pantry now practices inventory rotation better than most restaurants.