Securing a consumer cake to a metal sheet?

[Cartmann]

My neighbour has some incomplete metal shelving units.

 

They have about 30 shelves but no uprights.

 

They're roughly about 24 inch by 36 inch,

maybe 14-16 gauge.

 

I am leaning towards no. but it would be on the ground.

 

Any thoughts?

 

 

Thank You

 

Duane

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cevmarauder]

Why not? Hot glue would hold them in place. It's not like they're going anywhere.

What's your concern? Maybe I'm missing something.

[Mumbles]

I would not trust hot glue to stick to metal to secure a cake.

[starxplor]

Would a drywall caulk stick to metal? If you want to go expensive, there are various two-part epoxies that are designed to bind to metal, any auto parts shop would have them and possibly in syringe form.

[Baldor]

Maybe using some pieces of scrap wood? Fasten the wood to the metal with a self taping screw, then glue the cake to the wood.

[Arthur]

Favoured designs for reusable cake boxes in the UK are often based on a 4ft long open top box about 10 inches deep and ten inches wide. It's heavy enough not to break or tip and light enough to carry. Typically they are made from ply board.

[NeighborJ]

Drilling some holes in the shelves and fastening the cake down with bailing wire should work fine. I'd still rather use a plywood box. Edited May 25, 2018 by NeighborJ