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Hi everyone. I got my first set (a 2x2) of Expedit shelves a while back and have started loading them with LPs - I haven't even filled ONE of the cubicles yet, but I suppose I will, over time.
What I'm a bit worried about is the fact that I asked the girl at the store what the max weight for each of the shelves was, and she said something like 13 kg - which a full 'hole' of records exceeds, comfortably.
I was wondering, for those of you who've had these longer than I have, what your experience has been, in this regard.
Thanks!
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Loaded with 1,000+ LPs and some heavy books, it's been rock-solid and held its square. Be sure to use the corner braces. And it helps to keep the center of gravity at or below the midline (i.e. place most weight on the lower half). Great piece!
I just purchased and assembled the 5 X 5 unit, and was not planning to mount it to the wall, nor was I planning on putting a back on it or bracing it in any other fashion. I think it will actually be OK, it seems very sturdy. I just borrowed a scale this evening, and am going to weigh some records and start loading the shelves. I don't think I will be close to the weight limit on any of the shelves, I should have plenty of room. I will let you know the results, in the meantime, has anyone else tried using this unit without bracing it?
So did the one in the store. For me, I would not put a heavy load on these shelves until bracing from behind with a sheet of plywood. Once these pressed wood shelves collapse, there would be no way to salvage the remains. The plywood will even prevent the LPs from being pushed all the way through.
By the way, I did not use any glue when installing my two 5 X 5 units.
Also, the weight limit has not been a factor with me, and each shelf is stuffed with records.
After weighing some records, I determined that I would already be quite close to the weight limit, even though I would not have the shelves totally full, so I talked to my father, who does a fair amount of woodworking, and he has suggested rather than bracing with a sheet of plywood (it would be difficult to find one big enough), to make an X brace using a couple of 10' 1X4's. He says that this is a very surprisingly strong formation, and there will be no chance of collapsing into the parallelogram. This is also an easier task than trying to mount it to the wall, anyway. He did this on my brother's audio/visual equipment rack that he built for him, and it works great. So I think I will go that route.
I actually used corner braces which are marginal. I wish that I had used two sheets of plywood cut to fit and painted the same color as the shelves.
You will find that, unless up close to a rear wall, that it is nice to have stop blocks at the back of each cubicle. This keeps the records from pushing through. I used small wood strips, but a sheet of plywood at the back would have solved both problems. It would also have taken less time.
From experience, I believe that you can exceed the weight limit with no problems at all. The Expedit shelf unit is super strong in the vertical, and you can fill each cubicle with records. The only weakness is in the horizontal plane.
You can see my front picture in the link at the very bottom of this thread, and you will see no sagging at all. Bill.
Sorry if this is a double-post, but don't think it worked the first time. No, he didn't say to notch it, just to make the outer board longer than the inner one. Since it won't be flush with the wall behind it, this won't be an issue.
I am confused about something else now, though. Did the unit come with some kind of corner brace?? I just assumed all the other stuff in there was for wall-mounting, which I am not going to do. If it did come with a corner brace, can I use that along with an X-brace?
for the information about the two 1 X 4s.
This was the best value I found for strong shelving if you don't mind doing the rear bracing yourself.
2x4 version. Not a problem.
One of my 5x5 version collapsed. The big one's are kinda hard to put together without loosening 'em up in the process. I'd use a 5x5 again, but I'd brace it on the back.
I had Expedit racks for 5 years in my old house in the basement. They looked ok when I moved the collection out and into our new house. I bought new sets of them and bolted them to the wall with L brackets. They work great.
I'm thinking about putting my TT on the top and the phono, PSU and LPs in the "holes" below.
I've got a turntable, amp and preamp on my horizontal 2x4 unit.
Looks, fits and works great.
I'll have to look into this.
How exactly have you guys done yours - does any of you have a pic handy? I'll ask my carpenter brother-in-law about it, too...
Thanks!
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"We lived for days on nothing but food and water." W.C. Fields
So 5 times 1700 equals 8500...hmmm, maybe I'm not as sick as I thought! Oh ya, there's all of those LPs still in boxes...
There is no such thing as too many records.
There is just too little room for them!
I have three 2x4 units and four 2x2 units. One of the 2x4 units is horizontal and also supports stereo components on top. Never a problem with any of them.
I braced mine in the back with 1x4 strips along the shelf lines.
1 foot of LPs weighs 45 lbs.
Tahnks goes to JumK.
There is no such thing as too many records.
There is just too little room for them!
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and I've even moved the thing and recarpeted in that time.
The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.
-- John Maynard Keynes
And I just went and got another one. They work very well.
with a thin sheet of ply across the entire 4x4 shelving unit. I suspect the biggest danger is sideways collapse without that.
I think it was Musikmike who reported a fracture just from pushing an unbraced unit across the carpet to it's final spot. It is mdf, not plywood.
Mine have still held up after 3 years.
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