In any city of size there is a used industrial shelving place.  They also 
deliver.

There's none in Frederick, where I live, but a bunch in Baltimore and more 
in DC, each an hour's drive.

Be sure to measure cieling heights, door swings, etc. before going.  You;ll 
discover so much you didn't know about and now can't live without.

Steve Smolian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:37 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Steel shelving


> I'd like to find a better version of this kind of shelf:
> http://tinyurl.com/3xf39d
> at a comparably reasonable price.
>
> The Home Depot shelves are OK but they are not always easy to assemble and 
> have plenty of very sharp edges. Does anyone make the old kind of 
> bolt-together shelves anymore? Those took more time to assemble but they 
> seem less prone to stab/cut the user and as more easily reinforced if one 
> wants to exceed specs.
>
> The purpose of these shelves would be to store LPs organized in heavy 
> cardboard boxes and 10" reels of tape. Ideally, I'd like a reasonably 
> heavy steel shelf bottom but I know from experience that these Home Depot 
> particle board bottoms can hold the kind of weight I'd be putting on them, 
> and it's easy enough to cut a replacement from hardwood plywood if needed. 
> The environment is stable indoor USA northeast. The material is not "save 
> from the nuclear blast" archival, just part of my collection. I could make 
> do with the Home Depot option since it's cheap and convenient but if 
> there's a better quality option for a comparable price I'd take it.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>