[DeTomaso] Pantera - metal shelving shelves info

bill gaino gaino at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 29 08:08:44 EST 2009


I'm going to buy some paricle board cabinets today. Last time I sealed them with Minwax polyurethane floor clear. For a rental house. The thicker the better. How about perferated angle iron that holds garage door rails for side support?  Bill

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>From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 28, 2009 8:37 PM
>To: boyd411 at gmail.com, lotus0005 at hotmail.com
>Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera - metal shelving shelves info
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>And in the current climate with warehouses closing you can find commercial shelving available for pennies on the dollar. Check your local auction listings.
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>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.
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>Julian
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> > 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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