Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Racking-...arage-Shelving
-Unit-Storage-Rack-Heavy-Duty-Blue/401015345112?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.
m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao %3D1%26asc%3D37255%26me
id%3D18c38f7d283c4bc997ac83e3c0cce593%26pid%3D1000 05%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%
26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D122059237553

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.
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Graeme

On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Racking-...arage-Shelving
-Unit-Storage-Rack-Heavy-Duty-Blue/401015345112?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.
m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao %3D1%26asc%3D37255%26me
id%3D18c38f7d283c4bc997ac83e3c0cce593%26pid%3D1000 05%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%
26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D122059237553

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my garage
and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at Makro
for £25 ish.

All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious to
put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the uprights -
but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make them easy to
engage with the matching slots.

Some kind of rubber or soft blow hammer helps assembly greatly. Over the
years the wood seems to have got more flimsy in later versions. The
first ones I got were 1/2" chipboard. The later ones 9mm MDF. The
shelves deform a bit if loaded in the middles.

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Cheers,

John.

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In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my garage
and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at Makro
for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious to
put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the uprights -
but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make them easy to
engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.

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Graeme

On 17/08/16 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my
garage and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at
Makro for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious
to put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the
uprights - but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make
them easy to engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.


get galvanised

e.g

http://www.rapidracking.com/en/rra/r...s-r2b6646g-pbe


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If I had all the money I've spent on drink...
...I'd spend it on drink.

Sir Henry (at Rawlinson's End)

On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 3:37:02 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 17/08/16 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my
garage and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at
Makro for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious
to put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the
uprights - but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make
them easy to engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.


get galvanised

e.g

http://www.rapidracking.com/en/rra/r...s-r2b6646g-pbe



I have various of the rapid racking ones - including the design TNP posted, plus some cheaper ones. The ones TNP posted are good quality - only problem I have is given they're in unheated outbuildings sometimes the chipboard swells and can be hard to remove/reinsert if I need to dismantle. I felt the cheaper ones and they were a bit flimsy, but frankly they do the job too.

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 17/08/16 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

get galvanised

Noted, thank you, although substantially more expensive. My plan is to
use the shelves in a storage room within the house, so damp/rust should
not be a problem.
--
Graeme

On 17/08/2016 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my
garage and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at
Makro for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

Yup.


All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious
to put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the
uprights - but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make
them easy to engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.

They would appear to be free standing like mine... I don't recall them
coming with anything that would let you join them together - but the
ebay ones might I suppose.


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Cheers,

John.

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News wrote

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Racking-...arage-Shelving
-Unit-Storage-Rack-Heavy-Duty-Blue/401015345112?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.
m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao %3D1%26asc%3D37255%26me
id%3D18c38f7d283c4bc997ac83e3c0cce593%26pid%3D1000 05%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%
26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D122059237553

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

Bit short on hard info like whether the vertical spacing of the shelves is
fixed or can be varied, but presumably the seller can answer that if you
ask.

Similarly it isnt too clear what is possible as far as
adjusting the overall length to fit the space you have etc.

Otherwise looks fine.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
On 17/08/16 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my
garage and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at
Makro for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious
to put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the
uprights - but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make
them easy to engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.


get galvanised

e.g

http://www.rapidracking.com/en/rra/r...s-r2b6646g-pbe

Much more expensive.

"Rod Speed" wrote in message
...
News wrote

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Racking-...arage-Shelving
-Unit-Storage-Rack-Heavy-Duty-Blue/401015345112?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.
m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao %3D1%26asc%3D37255%26me
id%3D18c38f7d283c4bc997ac83e3c0cce593%26pid%3D1000 05%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%
26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D122059237553

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

Bit short on hard info like whether the vertical spacing of the shelves is
fixed or can be varied, but presumably the seller can answer that if you
ask.

Similarly it isnt too clear what is possible as far as
adjusting the overall length to fit the space you have etc.

Otherwise looks fine.

**** off Wodney, you have no idea.

On 17/08/2016 15:20, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Thanks for all the comments. The post was really to see if anyone said
'Pile of poo. Don't touch with a bargepole' or similar. I'm reassured.
--
Graeme

On 17-Aug-16 7:10 PM, John Rumm wrote:
On 17/08/2016 15:20, News wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 17/08/2016 14:27, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like eBay
item 401015345112.

Any particular thoughts? Pros/cons? Thanks.

I have several examples of what appear to be similar stuff in my
garage and also shed. I normally pick them up when on special offer at
Makro for £25 ish.

Excellent. Thanks John. I assume you are paying 25 per bay, which
makes the eBay ones at 100 for four bays about right.

Yup.


All in all they are OK and will take a decent load. Slightly tedious
to put together (each bit has tabs that engage with lugs on the
uprights - but sometimes you need to tweak the tabs slightly to make
them easy to engage with the matching slots.

OK, noted. I assume (always dangerous) that each bay is freestanding,
and that 4 bays could therefore be 2+2, 3+1 or whatever. Given that you
seem to buy them individually, that sounds correct.

They would appear to be free standing like mine... I don't recall them
coming with anything that would let you join them together - but the
ebay ones might I suppose.



The ones I use have two vertical rows of holes on the uprights, so that
you can fit shelf bearers on either side. They come as a starter bay,
with shelf bearers and two uprights, and extension bays, with shelf
bearers and one upright. No idea of make though. They came with a
business I bought many years ago.

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--

Colin Bignell

On 18/08/16 08:16, News wrote:

On 17/08/2016 15:20, News wrote:

Looking at a quick shelving solution, in particular something like
eBay
item 401015345112.

Thanks for all the comments. The post was really to see if anyone said
'Pile of poo. Don't touch with a bargepole' or similar. I'm reassured.

Bought something like this through eBay, where more likely to be post free.

http://www.bigdug.co.uk/shelving-c2/...a-deals-pp1404

Works well as advertised, though I note the price is coming down.

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Adrian C

On 17/08/2016 15:03, John Rumm wrote:


Some kind of rubber or soft blow hammer helps assembly greatly. Over the
years the wood seems to have got more flimsy in later versions. The
first ones I got were 1/2" chipboard. The later ones 9mm MDF. The
shelves deform a bit if loaded in the middles.



I have some cheap ones which also deform (go out of square) if a heavy
load is not distributed equally on the shelves. Solved by screwing on a
diagonal brace across the back and sides.

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In message , alan_m
writes

I have some cheap ones which also deform (go out of square) if a heavy
load is not distributed equally on the shelves. Solved by screwing on a
diagonal brace across the back and sides.

Useful, thank you, although my planned load will be fairly evenly
distributed. However, best laid plans ...
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Graeme

On Saturday, 20 August 2016 09:32:31 UTC+1, News wrote:
In message , alan_m
writes

I have some cheap ones which also deform (go out of square) if a heavy
load is not distributed equally on the shelves. Solved by screwing on a
diagonal brace across the back and sides.

Useful, thank you, although my planned load will be fairly evenly
distributed. However, best laid plans ...

Such shelving should always be braced unless screwed to the wall. Many ignore this and have unsafe shelving.


NT

In message ,
writes
On Saturday, 20 August 2016 09:32:31 UTC+1, News wrote:

Useful, thank you, although my planned load will be fairly evenly
distributed. However, best laid plans ...

Such shelving should always be braced unless screwed to the wall. Many
ignore this and have unsafe shelving.

Yes, I fully intend to screw them to the wall.
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Graeme

On 20/08/2016 11:24, News wrote:
In message ,
writes
On Saturday, 20 August 2016 09:32:31 UTC+1, News wrote:

Useful, thank you, although my planned load will be fairly evenly
distributed. However, best laid plans ...

Such shelving should always be braced unless screwed to the wall. Many
ignore this and have unsafe shelving.

Yes, I fully intend to screw them to the wall.

TBH I have not screwed any of mine to the wall, and none have gone out
of square.

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Cheers,

John.

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In message , John
Rumm writes
On 20/08/2016 11:24, News wrote:
In message ,
writes

Such shelving should always be braced unless screwed to the wall. Many
ignore this and have unsafe shelving.

Yes, I fully intend to screw them to the wall.

TBH I have not screwed any of mine to the wall, and none have gone out
of square.

Thanks all. The shelving arrived yesterday, and has been built. At
first, my heart sank. I thought I could build something better from
Meccano but, as they were assembled, they stiffened up nicely, and I'm
delighted. These are 45cm deep (some are 30cm), so little chance of
toppling forward, but I'll probably put a couple of screws into the
wall, at the top, just in case.

Only problem is one shelf which is about 1/4 inch wider than the rest,
and therefore does not fit betwen the uprights, but a saw will fix that
in short order. Other than that, delighted, and happy to recommend.
--
Graeme