Hello-I designed and built my own shelves. This involves 3/4 plywood cut to 
12" for the shelves. The vertical pieces are where the system really works. 
You cut squares of 3/4 ply which are sandwiched against the vertical parts, 
leaving a 3/4 " slot for each shelf to slide in, which doubles the thickness 
of the vertical portions, and the horizontal pieces are glued and screwed 
into place. When you load your records onto this design, the left and right 
area where the records lean is completely flat - i.e. - no braces to stress 
records when they lean. You cut enough squares to create dividers (maybe 3 
for an eight foot shelving unit.) Staggering them and gluing and nailing 
them in place with finishing nails so they're flush - this will give 
vertical support so that the middle of the shelf doen't sag. I have built a 
few this way and it's a very efficient design. Take care to have the 
clearance with an extra 1" of height so that if you have books of records 
that there is adequate clearance. If anyone wants a photo for detail, please 
advise and I can send you pictures-Mickey




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From: "Mark Shakarjian" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Record (LP) shelving


> Well, that's not good news. I had just bought one of the Expedit shelving 
> units last year. I needed something to put more LPs in. So I bought one 
> that had 8 cubbies.
> I like it. I went to the Ikea store to check it out and it was fairly 
> solid. The price wasn't outrageous either. Now I actually need more space 
> and I want another one. I'll have to make sure I get over there soon. The 
> last time I was there they were out of some models. Maybe with the 
> change-over they won't replenish stock.
>
>
> Mark Shakarjian
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> On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:37 AM, Thomas Stern <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> According to various web articles and the Jim Eigo Jazz Promo e-mail,
>> IKEA will replace their EXPEDIT line with KALLAX units which have thinner
>> side boards.
>>
>> Has anyone experience using EXPEDIT for LP storage??
>>
>> Most composite material shelves (which these are) do not stand up
>> to the weight of vinyl, certainly not shellac.
>>
>> I've seen some of the IKEA BILLY shelves used for CD storage,
>> the shelves tend to sag after a while.
>>
>> Any comments welcome.  Thanks!
>>
>> Best wishes, Thomas.
> 


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