Vinyl Storage Recommendation

MikeH said:
high gloss white ikea kallax 4x2 on sale for $60 each today. limit 3 per customer. ONLY high gloss white is on sale. discount shown in cart.

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KALLAX shelf unit, white, 301/8x575/8" - IKEA

KALLAX shelf unit, white, 301/8x575/8" Standing or lying – the KALLAX series adapts to taste, space, needs and budget. Smooth surfaces and rounded corners give a feel of quality and you can personalize the shelving unit with inserts and boxes.
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I am not seeing the sale?
 
I decided to pick up the pocket hole jig at Lowes. It's a brilliant tool for $20 and probably will be helpful on future projects.

Finished the build and really happy with the final.
Each shelf is about 45" long and the height of each space is a little over 14".

Now looking at a few stains.
American Walnut left and Golden Oak on the right.

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Jbraswell said:
I decided to pick up the pocket hole jig at Lowes. It's a brilliant tool for $20 and probably will be helpful on future projects.

Finished the build and really happy with the final.
Each shelf is about 45" long and the height of each space is a little over 14".

Now looking at a few stains.
American Walnut left and Golden Oak on the right.

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Looks great. Solid work!

An oddball thought, what about a natural/clear finish? Maybe just use a poly to seal and protect it, giving it a more industrial look?
 
Jbraswell said:
I decided to pick up the pocket hole jig at Lowes. It's a brilliant tool for $20 and probably will be helpful on future projects.

Finished the build and really happy with the final.
Each shelf is about 45" long and the height of each space is a little over 14".

Now looking at a few stains.
American Walnut left and Golden Oak on the right.

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It's going to look beautiful. But I'm curious about the physics of it. I'd be worried the central horizontal shelves don't have enough support to hold 45" of records. That's a long span, and it looks like they're secured to the unit on either end only with screws, right? No supports below either of the four ends? You have the tools to suggest you're a lot more experienced with this kind of thing than I am, so I could be way off here, but figured I'd throw my question out there.
 
Jbraswell said:
I planned to use a wood filler to conceal the stainless screw heads.
Requires some more testing so it does not look awkward in the end.
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You can use the sawdust from your sander (same wood) mix it with titebond glue or whatever you have and mix it into a paste, it works better then wood filler in my opinion. But do a test first.
Great work by the way.
 
Russ I said:
It's going to look beautiful. But I'm curious about the physics of it. I'd be worried the central horizontal shelves don't have enough support to hold 45" of records. That's a long span, and it looks like they're secured to the unit on either end only with screws, right? No supports below either of the four ends? You have the tools to suggest you're a lot more experienced with this kind of thing than I am, so I could be way off here, but figured I'd throw my question out there.
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I will probably pop in a small 1x2 support on the bottom shelves to be a little extra safe.
There are actual calculations for shelf deflection. The standard is 0.02 inch of sag per foot.
I am currently meeting it. He's the sagulator :geek: The Sagulator – WoodBin
 
Jbraswell said:
I will probably pop in a small 1x2 support on the bottom shelves to be a little extra safe.
There are actual calculations for shelf deflection. The standard is 0.02 inch of sag per foot.
I am currently meeting it. He's the sagulator :geek: The Sagulator – WoodBin
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If I remember, this is one inch oak. At 1”, I would be less concerned about the deflection of a 45” span.

Must be heavy, though!
 
Angsty said:
If I remember, this is one inch oak. At 1”, I would be less concerned about the deflection of a 45” span.

Must be heavy, though!
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Yes it is 1" nominal but 3/4" actual.
Typical for lumber industry.

It's getting pretty heavy but not terrible. I had very little wood remaining, just enough for some stain sample blocks, after going through the four 8' boards.

I weighed 5 Tone Poets including a two disc title. Shelf load is a little under 32lbs per foot with 27 albums.

All in should be able to hold 100 per quadrant or 400 total bifolds.
 
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