How to keep bookend from sliding?

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

I want to make some bookends but want to make sure they don't slide so I would like to use some kind of material on the bottom of them. Maybe some kind of specific sheet rubber? Recommendations?

 

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

Oh, I'll be making them from old, spare engine or car/motorcycle parts if that helps the creative juices.

 

[Outlander]

I have some bookends made from steel plate with gears from a gas turbine engine gearbox welded on. They are quite heavy and have rubber sheet glued on the bottom. No slippage.

 

[Lassen Forge]

The weight and height are probably the most important - you want it heavy, and tall enough so where the books don't lever the bookend away. Depending on what it will sit on, something nonslip can be anything from a natural wood bottom to a piece of felt or rubber. For one in my shop on a rough wood shelf I have welding "dingleberrys" - they don't move unless I move them, but they will destroy a finished wood shelf, and skate on metal.

 

[Cyberbear]

A thin foam sheeting may work, as well as some old fashioned friction tape glued on the bottom of the book ends.

 

[Maticuno]

This stuff works great. Just cut it to fit the bottom of your book end and glue it down.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AH8PLI/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[510ebl]

They are far less likely to slide if you incorporate a "tail" that slides under the books into your design. Otherwise you are expecting a paperweight to serve as a bookend. You need neither significant weight nor any "sticky" lining to make a bookend perform. IMHO, common felt to protect the shelf is a more appropriate base.

Link to a lightweight option that simply works:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B0BFA2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[wssix99]

Explain to me this thing you call "book." I've never heard of such a thing, before. Is it like an eBook?

 

[510ebl]

Explain to me this thing you call "book." I've never heard of such a thing, before. Is it like an eBook?

 

[rlitman]

They are far less likely to slide if you incorporate a "tail" that slides under the books into your design. Otherwise you are expecting a paperweight to serve as a bookend. You need neither significant weight nor any "sticky" lining to make a bookend perform. IMHO, common felt to protect the shelf is a more appropriate base.

Link to a lightweight option that simply works:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B0BFA2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

+1 You hit the nail on the head!

There's a reason that these are all you see a libraries.

 

[nh_yota]

This stuff works great. Just cut it to fit the bottom of your book end and glue it down.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AH8PLI/?tag=atomicindus08-20

+1

You can staple it instead of gluing it.

 

[rlitman]

+1

You can staple it instead of gluing it.

Not really easy to staple to engine parts, but yeah, that works in wood. Just hammer the staples down so they don't scratch.

 

[nh_yota]

Haha true I missed the mention of engine parts...

 

[404]

Explain to me this thing you call "book." I've never heard of such a thing, before. Is it like an eBook?

It is an information storage device that can not be retroactively edited or revoked without the owners knowledge/consent, much less tracked down and confiscated, and still works after an EMP event or being submerged.

 

[willbrown82]

They are far less likely to slide if you incorporate a "tail" that slides under the books into your design. Otherwise you are expecting a paperweight to serve as a bookend. You need neither significant weight nor any "sticky" lining to make a bookend perform. IMHO, common felt to protect the shelf is a more appropriate base.

Link to a lightweight option that simply works:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B0BFA2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have some of these both with rubber on the bottom and some without the rubber. The ones without the rubber will slide were the ones with the rubber stay in place. I would definitely attach some type of rubber or non skid product to the bottom.

 

[machine_punk]

thin cork sheet or felt

 

[wssix99]

It is an information storage device that can not be retroactively edited or revoked without the owners knowledge/consent, much less tracked down and confiscated, and still works after an EMP event or being submerged.

Ahhhhhhhhh. So, the OP is building a museum? (Maybe we should have a section for that?)

From 510ebl's picture, I assume these devices are to be displayed on shelving units?

I'd look in to using some of the grippy shelf liners that are out there:

They are similar to the no-slip carpet liners but have a different grain for smaller objects. It's also slightly padded, so heavier engine parts might have nicer landings on the shelves. I have seen this stuff at Container Store, but assume Target/Walmart/etc. would have it, as well.

 

[rlitman]

It is an information storage device that can not be retroactively edited or revoked without the owners knowledge/consent, much less tracked down and confiscated, and still works after an EMP event or being submerged.

You're thinking of a tombstone.

 

[404]

You're thinking of a tombstone.

Oh man that was awesome. Thank you for the laugh.

 

[78scotts]

how about door bumpers for on cabinet doors so they don't bang shut. They make felt ones too but I think the rubber ones would work. Cheap and easy.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

I made some bookends in college out of sheet brass, copied some that the professor I worked for made when he was there, that were in his office. The bottom edge was made to be under the books, that way the weight of the bookend it self was self contained. A bit of modification to an upside down "T" arrangement, and you could stack anything you like on the outer edge as a display. I'll snap a picture of one set I have once I get home. They work perfectly in all conditions..

Dennis

 

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

Wow, I did not expect so many replies!

The grippy mat for drawers is also used for foot mats / rugs as I recognize it by what my wife uses it for. Yes, I do have other bookends that have the "foot" that the books rest upon to help keep things in place. Still would like to keep it from slipping thus the query.

Thanks guys

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

I made some bookends in college out of sheet brass, copied some that the professor I worked for made when he was there, that were in his office. The bottom edge was made to be under the books, that way the weight of the bookend it self was self contained. A bit of modification to an upside down "T" arrangement, and you could stack anything you like on the outer edge as a display. I'll snap a picture of one set I have once I get home. They work perfectly in all conditions..

Dennis

Pictures of this simple concept...

 

[Gogo300]

How about using a c- clamp or quikgrip to hold the bookend in place?

 

[icthruu74]

I'm thinking this would be a good use for all those scrap pieces of toolbox liner.

 

[kirkkw]

I can't believe nobody mentioned duct tape.

 

[510ebl]

I can't believe nobody mentioned duct tape.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002OK15BW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002OK15BW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

OMG... $110... That would buy an awful lot of duct tape....

 

[Slednut]

I use the rubber "feet" that come with electronics, they don't slide.

 

[EJM02]

Auto parts stores sell these little rubber mats (roughly 5x8 or so) designed for placing cell phones on hard surfaces in vehicles, or anywhere you don't want them to slip around. Hard to describe the texture but they grip material very well, almost sticky really but they peel up easily and don't leave any residue nor do they have any adhesive. I bet it'd work perfectly for what your trying to do. As a bonus, they are very thin.

 

[GDPossehl]

I can't believe nobody mentioned duct tape.

My first thought was chewing gum.

 

[rlitman]

Auto parts stores sell these little rubber mats (roughly 5x8 or so) designed for placing cell phones on hard surfaces in vehicles, or anywhere you don't want them to slip around. Hard to describe the texture but they grip material very well, almost sticky really but they peel up easily and don't leave any residue nor do they have any adhesive. I bet it'd work perfectly for what your trying to do. As a bonus, they are very thin.

They feel like something between rubber and a jellyfish.
But if left on a wood surface for enough time, they will peel up with the finish.
I'm sure they'd be fine on most shelves, but I would not use them on wood.