Space, the next frontier

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Fri May 21 13:52:06 1999

On Thu, 20 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
>themselves, just shorter topping out at 8 feet). Here is a mini review and
>request for comments and suggestions.

>No Name Kmart brand
>Yuck, with very little weight this shelf unit is in serious trouble.

I have a bunch of these in use for newspapers, letters, etc. They refuse
to stay assembled in most cases.

>Generic Metal
>These have each corner made out of a metal V, and the shelves etc. all
>fasten to that via bolts. Stronger than it looks, and the mainstay of most
>serious shelf efforts.

I used to have one of these, and while it stayed intact, the metal shelf
sagged in the middle so it looked more like a hammock. This made it rather
difficult to stack anything.

Whatever happened to wood/plywood? It is fairly cheap, since you don't
really need top quality wood, and you can easily shape it to any
length/width you want.

--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
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