Junk boxes

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_netwiz.net>
Date: Wed Jul 7 11:19:26 1999

>Coincidance. I just spent $219 this past weekend for a
>set of Sten shelving. 9ft by 6ft with a corner piece. 4 shelves
>high. 20" deep. pain in the butt to put up.

I'll put in my 2 cents in favor of commercial shelving. Often called
boltless due to assembly requiring only a rubber mallet, brand names are
Rapid Rack, Riveteer, and a couple similar but imcompatible brands. Pick a
brand and stick with it, unless you can buy complete units in another brand
"exactly" how you want them, since the pieces don't quite fit.

I have four units right now, and the one the fits between the garage door
and wall of the garage is a good example. 6 feet tall, 6 feet wide, and 24
inches deep, the two bottom shelves each have (8) model 9595 servers on
them, the third shelf misc computers and parts, and the top has a row of
monitors. Well over 1000 lbs for the unit, and if shelves weren't a
continuous span (ie a middle post was required) I could only fit 6 servers
per shelf instead of 8. My biggest unit is 9 ft tall, 8 ft wide, and 24
inches deep. It holds a BUNCH, but the climb up to the top shelf makes me
chicken to put really heavy stuff that high.

If you shop around this stuff is cheaper than the consumer shelving, and
better I think.
Received on Wed Jul 07 1999 - 11:19:26 BST