I'm installing a Lazy Susan but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get the shelf out short of cutting it in 1/2. I'm wondering if it was put in the cabinet before the countertop was installed. I've tried twisting it every way I can figure, but I'm stumped at this point.
You can't get that shelf out without cutting it in half. There is no way to tilt it out.
I used to build these lazy susan corner cabinets. The only way to get the shelf into the cabinet was to put it in before the cabinet was fully assembled, thus sealing it in.
If you think you may remove the lazy susan one day and can live with the shelf thickness' loss of height, you could screw down the shelf in the far corners so the screws aren't easily visible, then pretend the shelf is the bottom of the cabinet and attach the lazy susan hardware to it. On removal of the lazy susan hardware, you can unscrew the shelf from the bottom and restore the shelf to proper usage. Or screw the shelf to the top of the cabinet and pretend the shelf is the top for attaching the lazy susan. Putting the shelf up top would hide the lazy susan mounting holes if the shelf is returned to service later.
Otherwise, chop away. It's the only way. A jigsaw may be safer than a circular saw.
Hard to tell from a picture, but either you can stand it up under the countertop near-enough vertical to slide out, or you can't. Basically slide and pull the end near one side up the side until the edge touches the countertop underside. If it won't turn and slide out the door at that angle, probably it's saw-time.
I just ran into the same problem and here’s my workaround for anyone running into the issue in the future. Grab four table legs from IKEA (or a few 2x4’s cut to the right height - I just happened to have some old IKEA table legs in the garage), prop them up under the shelf inside the cabinet (it will raise the shelf all the way up to the top of the cabinet while staying clear of the lazy Susan), install your lazy Susan, then remove the table legs or 2x4’s. You now have the shelf, a lazy Susan, and no circular saw required. ;)
