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LP Storage Solutions
I am in need of a new shelving system for LP's (~4,000 + 3 boxes of singles). My plan to pick up a couple of the Ikea Expedits was thwarted by the fact that Ikea has decided to replace the Expedit with a new, as yet unreleased model due in June or July. What are you guys using to store your records?
Thanks, Gregory |
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I'm toying with the idea of hiring a woodworker to make one of these for me. |
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Thanks. I know there's a guy at the local swap meet that makes bookshelves out of pine. I'll have to see if he can do this with Oak
Cheers, Gregory |
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DEFINITELY use oak or other hard wood. My brother had oak record shelving made for his LP's that are twelve feet high--floor to ceiling with a rolling library type ladder.
Pine will sag unless you use it 1.5" thick and / or have vertical supports very close together. Last edited by GaryProtein; 03-18-2014 at 10:20 PM. |
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I make my own staggered top- and bottom-slatted modules using poplar that I biscuit-join to get the right depth. The construction method can be applied to virtually any kind of wood you'd want to use. Here's how the process looks in stages:
Stacking five units high poses no stability issues (and that's on carpet here). The same applies to placing module stacks side-by-side. Not fancy, but it's a method that gives me expansion and placement flexibility at relatively low cost. Jim
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I like your design using interleaving blocks for alignment and stability.
I would add a three to four inch pedestal for the bottom most cell to prevent record bashing by vacuum cleaners. Are you showing maple or poplar? Last edited by GaryProtein; 03-18-2014 at 10:22 PM. |
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Poplar. One of these days I'll get around to oil-finishing all the modules.
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I bet it will be YEARS once you have the records all stacked up!
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You got me!
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lpbin.com I have one of these in the oak finish and plan to get one more. I prefer this method because I find it easier to find what I'm looking for. I hate looking at just spine of the album and after awhile it literally becomes a pain in the neck.
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