Quick question would one be able to put casters on these? Wife likes them a lot just wondering in case she needs to move them from time to time. I want to put two to three in the living room and one in basement work area.
Great looking record bin, and always nice to see a fellow Tribe fan out there! I have that same EP...bought mine used in Boston. A studio cast-off from WERS
It turned out great... :thmbsp:I found this thread yesterday and decided to give it a go. I followed the given specs for the most part, excluding the height of the sides, fronts, and dividers which were raised an inch each to reduce the number of cuts required and keep waste to a minimum. I think it turned out nice
The unit is fastened together by 2" drywall screws. The plan was to fit it together and drill the screw holes, then disassemble it (for the back seat of my car) and move it from my parents' shop to my apartment, then reassemble it with glue added. The tacks we used to hold it together temporarily turned out to be more trouble to remove than expected, so the decision was made to keep it assembled, forego gluing the pieces together, and add more screws as well as support blocks (scraps used, waste eliminated!) under the shelves. My girlfriend volunteered her SUV, so transport is no longer an issue.
The edges are finished with 3/4" moulding, shaped somewhere between flat and half-round. It sits on 4 hard rubber feet and has a cable pass-through to allow for a lamp to be fixed to the underside of the top shelf. I'll stain it when the weather gets warmer.
If all goes well with this one, I'll have to con my stepdad, who made this one possible, into helping me do two more of these. One for the rest of my lp's and a modified unit for 45s, which i desperately need a solution for. I've got 9 expedit blocks packed tight as it stands, but my neck was not built sideways. Since I like to flip through covers with lots of extra room to browse, this unit will only hold about 60% of my records.
Thanks for the ideas and inspiration everyone,
Max
Thanks so much for all the info, I have a friend who I am hoping will make these for me. I am disabled so these will come in handy, back and neck are fried and turning my head to look at the spines is painful to my spine.Awesome. I grew up (Well through my 20's) seeing that band live. Looked for that EP for Years....
All, This is also on the front page but here is the cut list/assembly drawing w/ casters and updated cuts:
V2 Has Casters (easily added to V1) rated at 90 lbs per corner for a total of 360 lb capacity. 600 180g records weigh 240 lbs.
Caster: http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/1329/=agjps5
V2 also has a simpler cut list which results in deeper bins. I personally prefer the look of the shallower bin so I've posted both cut sheets.
Works out perfectly! All that's left is filling holes, stain and finish. I did supports on the bottom but forgot to add the 3/4" to the 2 face pieces, thus the reason for the additional pieces capping them. May do casters or at least put the plastic moving sliders under it. May put a "Now Playing" Envelope on the side. Here is some pix:
Thanks so much for all the info, I have a friend who I am hoping will make these for me. I am disabled so these will come in handy, back and neck are fried and turning my head to look at the spines is painful to my spine.
Finally got it filled up!
Shame that I don't live in Crystal Lake anymore, we could have a build party. I moved to MA a couple years ago. Boy do I miss my garage..
Cheaper plywood than that kind of stinks. You'll be glad.I ment to pick up cheaper material, but they ripped the sheet down before I figured out the price
On accident, I picked up a $50.00 4x8 sheet of birch wood from the local big box store. I ment to pick up cheaper material, but they ripped the sheet down before I figured out the price, woops! Regardless, the birch material is beautiful and it's going to look wonderful after I stain and apply birch edge banding
That would be cool, how do you like the Beantown? I am hoping to get some made up soon. Anyone tell me what they are spending on these? Just curious, plus what is the best plywood to get.