[DeTomaso] Pantera - metal shelving shelves info

[Julian Kift]

And in the current climate with warehouses closing you can find commercial shelving available for pennies on the dollar. Check your local auction listings.

 

I had a particle board shelf at our last place and it blew apart once the humidity got to it, mind you that was a pretty extreme environment for anything - Colombia.

 

Julian
 
> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00:34 -0500
> From: boyd411 at gmail.com
> To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera - metal shelving shelves info
> 
> 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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