sxty8goats
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Another member built one of these and I needed something to occupy my mind a bit. So I mocked one up in Solidworks to see what I could come up with. All in all it is a simple and nice looking bin.
It will hold between 500 and 600 records, currently modeled with 125 per section. (assuming 1/8" thick record sleeve.) so 500 is a conservative estimate. Top of record in the top bin will be @ 39" above the floor, a nice easy browsing height.
I have not built this yet, it is winter and I'm not sure I'd have the room. It was mainly done to see what I could get out of a sheet of plywood. Were I to build it I'd glue every seam and use nails / or screw to assemble. A solid glued seam will be strong as an ox once it drys. Below is Chimpkin's original post that inspired me to think on this, followed by my images and the cut drawing. If anyone builds from these plans, post a pic, I'd love to see it done in reality. Thanks to Chimpkin for the inspiration.
Cut List: (Thumbnail)
Additional Images: See Post #8 in this thread for the first build
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.
V3:Vertical Grain Thanks go to Doc Zinger for this version.
Assembly and optional casters still apply. See other drawings for caster part number and assembly.
For those that want to have the grain running vertically and don't mine a few extra cuts.
The front shelf pannels are 1/16" shorter and the dividers are 1-3/4 inches shorter.
Other than that the over all dimensions have not changed.
You also must be a bit more careful to get the shelf cuts correct as they no longer
share the cut to get the same width.
Assembly Tips, Tips and Variations.
Links point to specific posts in this thread.
Staining Hard Woods from member : timie1
Draws added for storage from member x2turbo
Yet another version. 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood to make 2 bins with 3 shelves per bin. Each should hold @ 600 records. I appoligize if the images are suddenly huge, photobucket no longer offers a thumbnail option as far as I can see. That was the main reason I used the service back when I used it.
Budabel came up with this version. You can find a photo of his finished racks and a PDF of all the below drawings here:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=8365434&postcount=282
It will hold between 500 and 600 records, currently modeled with 125 per section. (assuming 1/8" thick record sleeve.) so 500 is a conservative estimate. Top of record in the top bin will be @ 39" above the floor, a nice easy browsing height.
I have not built this yet, it is winter and I'm not sure I'd have the room. It was mainly done to see what I could get out of a sheet of plywood. Were I to build it I'd glue every seam and use nails / or screw to assemble. A solid glued seam will be strong as an ox once it drys. Below is Chimpkin's original post that inspired me to think on this, followed by my images and the cut drawing. If anyone builds from these plans, post a pic, I'd love to see it done in reality. Thanks to Chimpkin for the inspiration.
I mentioned before that I created an lp bin out of a single sheet of 4x8 premium ply.
Cut List: (Thumbnail)
Additional Images: See Post #8 in this thread for the first build
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.
V3:Vertical Grain Thanks go to Doc Zinger for this version.
Assembly and optional casters still apply. See other drawings for caster part number and assembly.
For those that want to have the grain running vertically and don't mine a few extra cuts.
The front shelf pannels are 1/16" shorter and the dividers are 1-3/4 inches shorter.
Other than that the over all dimensions have not changed.
You also must be a bit more careful to get the shelf cuts correct as they no longer
share the cut to get the same width.
Assembly Tips, Tips and Variations.
Links point to specific posts in this thread.
Staining Hard Woods from member : timie1
Draws added for storage from member x2turbo
I was so glad to find this thread. I built one from the original plans and then modified for more capacity. I managed to get 2 three level bins out of 3 sheets of plywood.
Yet another version. 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood to make 2 bins with 3 shelves per bin. Each should hold @ 600 records. I appoligize if the images are suddenly huge, photobucket no longer offers a thumbnail option as far as I can see. That was the main reason I used the service back when I used it.
Budabel came up with this version. You can find a photo of his finished racks and a PDF of all the below drawings here:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=8365434&postcount=282
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