dokblues 101 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Well I decided I need a new way to store my records so that I can see the covers instead of the spines . Having to use glasses to see is a PIA. Anyway I used Baltic Birch plywood and Purpleheart as the accent on the edges you would see the laminations of the plywood. Almost done and I have a second coat of poly on them and am using 600 grit with one more hand rubbed coat at 1000 grit. here are a couple of pic`s in different stages: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Pwr 765 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Very nice project, I have been thinking of something similar. Thanks for the pictures. How many LP's will it hold when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismiller55 4,717 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Nice project. I like the contrast in the two woods used. I hope you show us pictures when placed into service fully loaded with your LP's. Wood working has been a hobby of mine since I took shop in High School. I like wood working projects. It is still fun for me, and I like to see others talent. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dokblues 101 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Supposedly they will hold 600 LP`s each. I am building two so a purge is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,135 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 On average you can store 6 single sleeve albums on one linear inch of shelf. For double albums (or singles with bi-fold sleeves) it's 3 1/2 per linear inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioeng2 33 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I would assume that yours is based on the AudioKarma plans. Those were designed to be able to make the thing from just a single 4X8 sheet of ply or your choice. Those plans found here.... http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=337891 For a friend, I built one out of the Lowe's birch ply. I just let the edges show but finished a lot like yours. I did cheat and use a little extra for a base to cover wheels. It seemed to turn out ok. Pretty good record rack for a guy that has the room. And reasonable in price! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodH Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Supposedly they will hold 600 LP`s each. I am building two so a purge is coming. You're not going to go vinylrexic on us are you? I like those cabinets - now if I could make them stackable with some CD-layers....hmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyoilcan 88 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 A really nice looking project. I still like the spine out set up for now, although my eyes are going too so I may change my mind about that in the near future (when my drugstore magnifiers stop working). I have an idea to repurpose the big square hole in my Oak wall unit that used to hold a 32" tube TV. I want to build a shelf to have two rows of LP's (one above the other) with thin vertical separators every 6 or 8 inches to avoid extreme lean . I relocated the wall unit when I went with the BIG, flat screen LCD. Now the wall unit is shelving my Carver gear and a couple of turntables (one with MM, one with MC carts) so this will work to keep it all together with the LP library. I noticed your doesn't have wheels. Are you planning on adding those or will this be a permanent placement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,135 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Starting in the late 70's I built lots of simple, stackable plywood boxes for record and CD storage. The CD boxes (there are 10 on top in the photo) are 13" wide x 11 1/2" tall and hold about 60 discs each. The record boxes (there are 6 on the bottom) are 25 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" tall and hold about 200 LPs each. A few years (and 2,000 discs) later I replaced the CD boxes with these upright racks based on a Tree Dimensions design. I also moved the LP boxes into an adjoining room (there are 10 now) and only keep a few 100 of my favorite LPs "on call". In the late 80's I inherited a huge collection of classic post-war jazz albums from my boss and mentor Ollie "OJ" Berger. They are stored in the same room as the rest of my LP collection, in a plywood rack that Ollie and I built in the late 60's. TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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