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[Wilkic65 381]

Renovating my basement and would like some ideas for displaying some vinyl

 

any advice?

[BobTFM35 1,653]

Found this site that I thought was interesting. It allows you to display your album(s) and at the same time take them down to play. While that one is playing you can mount a different one. Your wall is ever changing.

 

https://www.recordsonwalls.com/

 

 

Edited July 10, 2023 by BobTFM35

[Ar9Jim 6,123]

These might be interesting. Clear acrylic. Likely the 3M, removable, double faced, wall hanger tape would hold well. 

https://www.amazon.com/ULENDIS-Listening-Floating-Installation-Hardware/dp/B09TW5DT1Z/ref=sr_1_36?keywords=vinyl%2Brecord%2Bwall%2Bmount&qid=1689033142&sr=8-36&th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/Command-Medium-Adhesive-Hanging-Removable/dp/B0751S46TS/ref=asc_df_B0751S46TS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216722907098&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9175522966404043993&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021895&hvtargid=pla-359767315160&psc=1

Edited July 11, 2023 by Ar9Jim

[AndrewJohn 8,195]

One of the challenges of individual "hangers" for a single album, is to get them aligned, so they don't look all wonky, once you put them on the wall.  

 

The solutions I tried that were commercially available, for one album, ..., all came out looking crooked/wonky.  They were (in hindsight) designed for product manufacturing and shipping ease.  Not final presentation.  I even used a laser, but they never looked perfect.

 

My solution, get a simple piece of molding from the local Home Depot (lots of designs to choose from) and a 1/4in quarter-round molding, and mount the molding to the wall where you want a row of album covers.  Glue the 1/4 round to the front edge to hold the album from slipping off the edge.  and voila' perfection.  Everything looks straight and level.  Add a second row underneath and a third above, if desired.

 

Cheaper too.  

 

Just another option for you.

[Wilkic65 381]

24 minutes ago, AndrewJohn said:

One of the challenges of individual "hangers" for a single album, is to get them aligned, so they don't look all wonky, once you put them on the wall.  

 

The solutions I tried that were commercially available, for one album, ..., all came out looking crooked/wonky.  They were (in hindsight) designed for product manufacturing and shipping ease.  Not final presentation.  I even used a laser, but they never looked perfect.

 

My solution, get a simple piece of molding from the local Home Depot (lots of designs to choose from) and a 1/4in quarter-round molding, and mount the molding to the wall where you want a row of album covers.  Glue the 1/4 round to the front edge to hold the album from slipping off the edge.  and voila' perfection.  Everything looks straight and level.  Add a second row underneath and a third above, if desired.

 

Cheaper too.  

 

Just another option for you.

I’ll have to see what my Home Depot has 

[BobTFM35 1,653]

 

[PrISM 132]

I was wondering if something like this from Ikea could work? It looks like it has a little notch where the albums could sit in.

 

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/mosslanda-picture-ledge-white-90292103/

[radtraveller 220]

1x2 of your favorite wood for stain or paint.

1/4 inch dado along one edge for top and bottom rails, both edges for intermediates. (Or no dado where bottom of record rests… then easier to take record on/off wall.. though an earthquake might see them fall off..  maybe some kind of “keeper” in the middle of where an album sits instead?)

cut to desired lengths.

drill mount holes.

sand and finish

mount slider rails appropriately spaced.

slide records in and out… or pull out record from the bottom after opening whatever keeper is used)

 

a few bucks and some time..

Edited July 11, 2023 by radtraveller

[AndrewJohn 8,195]

23 hours ago, BobTFM35 said:

 

 

14 hours ago, radtraveller said:

1x2 of your favorite wood for stain or paint.

1/4 inch dado along one edge for top and bottom rails, both edges for intermediates. (Or no dado where bottom of record rests… then easier to take record on/off wall.. though an earthquake might see them fall off..  maybe some kind of “keeper” in the middle of where an album sits instead?)

cut to desired lengths.

drill mount holes.

sand and finish

mount slider rails appropriately spaced.

slide records in and out… or pull out record from the bottom after opening whatever keeper is used)

 

a few bucks and some time..

 

If the top rail has more "vertical overhang" than the bottom rail has "vertical lip edge," when constructing the "T" shape/cross-section of the rails, you can lift the album up, pull the bottom of the record forward, and lower the record out of the top rail.  simple design trick to ensure any earth movement doesn't cause the album to fall forward yet doesn't require you slide out all the records to the end, to get one out from the middle.

 

I could draw a CAD drawing of that..., but it's pretty easy to understand, I think.

[Wilkic65 381]

Yeah I will have to see what space I have once the entertainment center is done