I hand built from wood three 5 shelf 48" long freestanding units that sit next to each other; they're great, but given the cost and time involved, when I found that for $60, I could get a very solid metal frame of the same dimensions with 5 adjustable composite shelves, I stopped building. Have been told that other places have similar ones, but Costco is where I bought mine. Not in the online catalog, but I've bought 10 or so over a long period of time. Way more stable than any IKEA I've seen, no 'leaning walls' required.
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On Sat, 2/22/14, Thomas Stern <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Record (LP) shelving
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 5:02 PM
From the articles on the web,
no need to panic - the EXPEDIT line is being replaced by a
KALLAX series - almost
exactly the same, except the wide side panels have been
narrowed. I have not seen any statement about
weight limits or any change to the interior of the shelving,
nor any price information (hopefully they
may lower the price).
http://consumerist.com/2014/02/20/ikea-to-record-collectors-dont-freak-out-about-the-death-of-expedit-shelves/
http://gizmodo.com/heres-why-ikea-is-discontinuing-everyones-favorite-sh-1527126312
The following article shows an 8x8 cubicle unit which
has collapsed - Anyone done something to prevent this (e.g.
add bracing,
brackets, etc.) Having one end against a wall would
prevent collapse in that direction, but it seems it
could fall the other way......
http://www.street-tease.com/frais/2276-ikea-ce-serait-une-erreur-de-supprimer-l-expedit-dj-vinyles.html
Best wishes, Thomas.
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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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