[DeTomaso] Pantera - metal shelving shelves info

[GW]

I use a couple of the store bought shelfs; Sams in particular. I coat 
the particular portion with anything I can find from the paint cabinate; 
left over house paint, porch and deck, anything oil and water. Never had 
issue with any of it.

Alway surprised how much weight you can put on them with little or no 
trouble even being particle board. I don't go easy on them. Some loaded 
to the gills with nails, cases of oil, etc.



Gary


boyd casey wrote:
> Particle board should be less then  1l2 the price of plywood. By that  I
> mean it should be 1 /4 the price or even less. Plywood has the advantage of
> the strength of the grain in the wood. It is similar to a cold molded boat
> hull where the different layers of the ply wood are going in different
> directions so you are getting support in every direction. With particle
> board you are not getting support in any direction. There is virtually no
> inherent strength to support  any length of an  unsupported   particle board
> shelve.  There is a reason that you don't see particle board in an
> application that requires structural  integrity or  support. What types of
> things are you planning on putting on your shelves? How long a span of
> shelving ( and how wide) are you going to have with out a support? Have you
> ever seen cheap furniture made from particle board?  It generally starts to
> self destruct within the first year. Drawer pulls pull through, corners
> break off, if someone puts in excessive weight in a drawer it will punch a
> hole right through. In my garage I am always testing the limits of the
> design by inadvertently putting very heavy items an shelves.  Car Parts and
> tools are extremely heavy. Particle board doesn't hold up when used for
> dressers made to hold clothing, which is far lighter and less dense then
> most items made of steel , iron or even aluminum. I would look for steel
> shelving with supports that was designed for a commercial application.
> Anything designed to stand up to the demands of commercial use ( this goes
> for carpeting , furniture, kitchen ware) is normally far stronger and will
> normally far exceed the demands of  normal house hold use. If you have ever
> seen a set of shelves collapse ( especially if the shelves are loaded with
> the normal garage stuff (like paint cans , oil, tools ,  generally heavy and
> sometimes hazardous stuff) especially if these shelves are in the same
> garage as you Pantera. You do not want to have the safety of your Pantera
> riding on  shelving made of Particle board. This is of course just my
> opinion.
>
> Boyd
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I just bought several metal shelving units with "Particle board" shelves at
>> Lowe's.
>>          If I am going to put these in my barn/garage, which is not
>> insulated, heated, a/c, etc.; with lots of humididy (Houston) - are the
>> particle boards going to come apart?  Is there any way to "seal" them?
>>          I assembled one of the units, and started thinking, "Hmm, is this
>> a good idea!"  I had thought of making my own shelves out of 2X4's and
>> plywood - but these at Lowe's were almost 1/2 price.  Maybe I should take
>> them back?
>> ------------Thanks, Bill Lewis
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