Raj Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) If you like woodworking ... https://imgur.com/a/2yj4RRG Edited October 6, 2019 by Raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Raj said: If you like woodworking ... https://imgur.com/a/2yj4RRG I can tell you’re gonna be a real popular guy around here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, Raj said: If you like woodworking ... https://imgur.com/a/2yj4RRG Neat this was better though: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/uJl4v11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicity Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 They're nice, but they're not $175 nice. For that kind of money, you could get a 5x5 Kallax and have over $4k that you can blow on records instead of 24 more of these storage cubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutterball1 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 This is what I use. They’re best for records. Perfect size. Walmart - storage container Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hey guys ... Cant tell if y'all are being serious 😋 .......... Designed and built it from scratch so would really like some feedback. What do you think? The two top rows are for display only so just one deep. The two bottom rows are 25 to 30 records deep, so it comfortable takes the 280 odd pieces I have. toxicity, Tommy and N8TRU 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 54 minutes ago, Raj said: Hey guys ... Cant tell if y'all are being serious 😋 .......... Designed and built it from scratch so would really like some feedback. What do you think? The two top rows are for display only so just one deep. The two bottom rows are 25 to 30 records deep, so it comfortable takes the 280 odd pieces I have. Ask your friends.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Raj said: What do you think? This is pretty tight. I think making it yourself is what makes it impressive and I'm sure it was a lot more cost effective. toxicity and Han Solo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Raj said: Hey guys ... Cant tell if y'all are being serious 😋 .......... Designed and built it from scratch so would really like some feedback. What do you think? The two top rows are for display only so just one deep. The two bottom rows are 25 to 30 records deep, so it comfortable takes the 280 odd pieces I have. Doesn't look level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, MachoHommeRandallSauvage said: Doesn't look level. Its about as level as you can get with music taste like that. No heavy riffs to balance that out whoa, toxicity and aopps42 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, youspinmeround said: Its about as level as you can get with music taste like that. No heavy riffs to balance that out Yeah ... I put those on the steel version of this rack on the opposite wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unravelled Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 hours ago, Raj said: Hey guys ... Cant tell if y'all are being serious Phenomenal!!! What will you do when you collection doubles? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Hey thanks! I did consider a growing collection but at 53 years of age, I am hoping to be a minimalist with self control. I plan to keep a lid on the numbers. Worst case if I do succumb, I can change one or both of the top rows from being 1 record deep to being 30 records deep, hence doubling my capacity. After that, there is always another wall ... 😉. When i set out to make this, i had 10 different self-imposed constraints ... so I sat down with a pencil and piece of paper, then worked it backwards from my requirements which were as follows : 1. Collection of about 275 records - don't plan to go far past 300 records. 2. Did not want them to be stacked like books on a shelf where you can only see the spine. Wanted to be able to flick through them for inspiration ... as in a record store. i.e. Front facing 3. Must store vertical - obviously 4. Only a foot or so of depth available behind my chair and the wall as you can see in the first pic. (The units ended up only 8" deep) 5. Refused to let IKEA into our oldy-worldy study in central England - Got some IKEA in other rooms but not in the study. 6. Worked out that the weight would end up circa 30 Kg or 65 lbs per unit (I always wanted two rows). So about 150 lbs including the weight of the units. Heavy! 7. Wanted to browse with one hand but retrieve or replace with the other hand ... so it needed the stack not to fall forwards 8. At the same time as stopping the stack falling forward, I didn't want a bar or slat obscuring the art work on the sleeves! 9. No screws showing when I was done with the construction 10. I don't have too many machine-tools or too detailed a workshop but I am handy with basic tools. It took a bit of head scratching but I am really pleased with the result even if I say so myself. The two bottom rows are identical and take 30 x 5 = 150 records each. The two top rows are for display only - they are only one record deep. There is a general order (by genre) per stack and the whole thing does change constantly in terms of the front record so it is effectively a live wall. Here is what the unit looked like without vinyl on it ... and before I hand-made and fitted the dinky wooden caps on the 6 front facing screws. Edited October 16, 2019 by Raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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