16 Mar
2014
16 Mar
'14
3:45 p.m.
On 16/03/2014 18:52, Tom wrote:
When I was storing many RK05 carts, long ago, I had a
7 foot high
steel shelving unit. For what ever reason, it was supplied with holes
drilled in all the shelves, a few inches apart, in a neat row about 2
inches from the front of the shelf, and in another row across the
back. I used cheap paneling to close off the back of the space between
two of the shelves, and the sides, to keep the dust out. Threaded rods
through the holes at front and back left gaps about the right size for
the packs to be stored on edge. I even constructed a cover out of 3/8"
plywood, with a 3 inch lip around it to accommodate the fact that the
shelves were about 2 inches too shallow.
Don't have shelving like that? You'll have to come up with something
else. Maybe wood shelving with 3/8" dowels between them.
I use IKEA shelving for storing lots of vintage stuff, but not sure if
here is one near you. I have some original Ivar which has steel bracing
on the shelve ends and the legs are solid. I recently bought some modern
Ivar which integrates well with the older units but the shelf ends are
now plastic and some legs have biscuit jointing. However it seems solid
and its certainly versatile. You can adjust shelf spacing at abut 1"
intervals. Not sure if you can fit disk packs on these but I think you
would get them two wide on these:-
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S29896362/
and I am sure they can be adapted as above...
Dave
G4UGM
-T
At 04:01 AM 3/16/2014, you wrote:
Does anyone have recommendations for
affordable/DIY space-saving
storage for disk cartridges?
I have ~30 or so RK05, RL01, & RL02 disk cartridges that take too much
floor space in my workshop. I store them vertically, like vinyl
records, but the floor isn't the best place for them. :P
Does anyone have a design/photo of a DIY shelf for safely storing
their disk cartridges, using the least "floor space" possible?
Thanks,
Bob
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