Vinyl Storage Recommendation

[folsom_lives]

I wish I could rent a spot at a wood working workshop with fully stocked pro tools for like $20 an hour plus cost of building materials/storage.
Basically like Industrial Arts for adults that don’t want to invest thousands of dollars into tools.

This really should be a thing. I know there are outreach places here that let you borrow a lawnmower or yard tools. So I'm sure someone with enough goodwill and knowhow could make something like a woodworking shop happen.

 

[MikeH]

I really just want to know the dimensions of each of the boards so I can make a cheaper version of these...

well if @wokeupnew buys them, maybe they can let ya know. i'm definitely not taking mine apart hehe. they don't look that difficult to build actually. the sides are made from 6 pieces wood glued together, then 4 long horizontal pieces that screw down into the side pieces

here's kinda a quick sketch of how it's made—side and front views:


The screws go down about 1/2” into the top and a piece of dowel goes in there if you’re stacking another on top. The dowel lines up with the holes on the bottom of the next shelf if that makes sense…

 

[folsom_lives]

well if @wokeupnew buys them, maybe they can let ya know. i'm definitely not taking mine apart hehe. they don't look that difficult to build actually. the sides are made from 6 pieces wood glued together, then 4 long horizontal pieces that screw down into the side pieces

here's kinda a quick sketch of how it's made—side and front views:

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The screws go down about 1/2” into the top and a piece of dowel goes in there if you’re stacking another on top. The dowel lines up with the holes on the bottom of the next shelf if that makes sense…

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That's what I was thinking. If they can be hobbled together from typical dimensional boards from a big box then maybe there is some savings. Albeit at the sacrifice of quality and finish possibly...

Time to break out CAD and start tinkering...

 

[MikeH]

That's what I was thinking. If they can be hobbled together from typical dimensional boards from a big box then maybe there is some savings. Albeit at the sacrifice of quality and finish possibly...

Time to break out CAD and start tinkering...

i'm not a super experienced woodworker and i think i could even build these shelves.....maybe that's the design i'll try to make...i have a mitre saw, clamps, drills and wood glue so with some sandpaper i think i should be good to go in terms of tools.

 

[MikeH]

I wish I could rent a spot at a wood working workshop with fully stocked pro tools for like $20 an hour plus cost of building materials/storage.
Basically like Industrial Arts for adults that don’t want to invest thousands of dollars into tools.

i wish so too, but i imagine insurance would be wild for a place like that...especially with inexperienced woodworkers.

my dad has quite a big workshop up in vermont. mostly tools he has inhereited over the years + cheap stuff he picked up in vermont from yard sales and things. i need to go up there one day and build some stuff.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

i wish so too, but i imagine insurance would be wild for a place like that...especially with inexperienced woodworkers.

my dad has quite a big workshop up in vermont. mostly tools he has inhereited over the years + cheap stuff he picked up in vermont from yard sales and things. i need to go up there one day and build some stuff.

True, though I had shop class in junior high as part of my public school education. I would be fine with signing a waiver.

 

[MikeH]

True, though I had shop class in junior high as part of my public school education. I would be fine with signing a waiver.

we had one too and guessing we signed a waiver and rarely used the dangerous tools haha.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

we had one too and guessing we signed a waiver and rarely used the dangerous tools haha.

Yeah, we used the dangerous tools occasionally but our shop teacher, who was already missing a few digits, was basically standing over the entire time.

 

[Joe Mac]

we had one too and guessing we signed a waiver and rarely used the dangerous tools haha.

You had waivers at school? We had “if you decapitate yourself with the tools then it’s your own fault for not listening and being a fool”

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

You had waivers at school? We had “if you decapitate yourself with the tools then it’s your own fault for not listening and being a fool”

We live in a very litigious society.

 

[Joe Mac]

We live in a very litigious society.

We do now, in the 80s and 90s, not so much.

 

[Nee Lewman]

You had waivers at school? We had “if you decapitate yourself with the tools then it’s your own fault for not listening and being a fool”

They just put that on paper and made your parents sign it.

 

[Angsty]

These are real pretty and really expensive:

Record Credenza in Walnut

Discover the elegance of our Record Credenza, handcrafted from solid American Black Walnut with soft-close drawers. Perfect for vinyl storage and style.

krovelmade.com

Made to order furniture costs.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

That's what I was thinking. If they can be hobbled together from typical dimensional boards from a big box then maybe there is some savings. Albeit at the sacrifice of quality and finish possibly...

Time to break out CAD and start tinkering...

If you mock up some workable drawings, would love to see them

 

[kvetcha]

These are real pretty and really expensive:

Record Credenza in Walnut

Discover the elegance of our Record Credenza, handcrafted from solid American Black Walnut with soft-close drawers. Perfect for vinyl storage and style.

krovelmade.com

 

[Russ I]

Pretty sure I've posted here before about these very customizable shelving options from Lundia (for those of you looking at various options). They don't offer the kind of contribution to decor that characterizes some of the recent examples posted, but for straightforward, sturdy shelving that can hold lots of records, they're great. Here's a link: Solid Wood Bookcases I went with 15-inch shelving. Dug up this photo I assume I've posted here before.

 

[Jbraswell]

I started on the new rack build today.
It's going to look pretty decent with the butcher block against the steel shelves.
I'll share some pics when I get moving again.
The butcher block I ordered from Home Depot came in 2" thick vs the 1.5" on the website description.
So I'm delayed until I can get some different feet with longer bolts for the bottom shelf.

Good news I guess to have a heavier block for shelf material than I anticipated.
Hopefully I can get some parts swapped out by the weekend from Grainger.

 

[Thackeraye]

I wish I could rent a spot at a wood working workshop with fully stocked pro tools for like $20 an hour plus cost of building materials/storage.
Basically like Industrial Arts for adults that don’t want to invest thousands of dollars into tools.

Is the Men’s Shed movement not a thing in the States? Big here, and slightly smaller in the UK. It’s like a club for retired and widowed guys to hang out, and they usually have loads of good tools.

 

[kvetcha]

Is the Men’s Shed movement not a thing in the States? Big here, and slightly smaller in the UK. It’s like a club for retired and widowed guys to hang out, and they usually have loads of good tools.

Nope. We could use something like this.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Is the Men’s Shed movement not a thing in the States? Big here, and slightly smaller in the UK. It’s like a club for retired and widowed guys to hang out, and they usually have loads of good tools.

Something like this opened in Vancouver close to us, just before we moved out of the city. I would kill for something like this now. Instead I just drink and watch woodworking YouTube videos