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When I worked at a record store we had a customer whose expedit shelf collapsed upon itself. He was so frustrated that he decided to sell his entire record collection! I had one of these for a while and it was fine, but I think of these as placeholders until you find something nicer (i.e. made of real wood). On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I've never had good luck with heavy weight on the composite shelves with > the metal frames sold by Home Despot and Lowes. However, it only costs a > little bit extra to buy a sheet of plywood at the same store and have them > cut to the exact dimensions of the shelves. I recommend 3/4" decent grade > plywood to hold the weight of LP records. I miss the all-metal > bolt-together shelves of yore. > > My experience is that metal shelving tasked with holding a few hundred LP > records does much better when bolted to wall studs. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "eugene hayhoe" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 5:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Record (LP) shelving > > > Mickey - those sound almost identical to the ones I built. My material >> costs for wood and paint alone were more than the cost of the $60 metal >> with composite shelves unit I mentioned previously. >> >> I will also not be moving the ones I built; nor I expect will anyone else >> - ripping them out is the only real option. They are sturdy enough to move, >> but I cannot imagine trying to get them up the stairs. The metal ones can >> easily be disassembled & moved. >> >> Gene >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Sat, 2/22/14, Mickey Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Record (LP) shelving >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Date: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 5:05 PM >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Shakarjian" < >> [log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > Sent from a device you don't need to know about >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > >> > 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. >> > >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! >> Antivirus protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> >>