Shelving Suggestions?

[mojoeskateco]

Here is a picture of when i finished it last year.



Mine is actually mounted to the wall, but you could always buy some 4' X 8' pine sheet about 3/4" thick and make a back, then fix the shelf right on it, just make sure to have a good 2" X 4" base. And because of the aluminium angle, there is no way it will sag. Unless i put some heavy weight stuff just on the borders of it, which wont happen

Love the beer bottle on the bottom shelf ... was that a victory beer?

[Ozzy_98]

Here's an pic of my old setup, at our old house.  Including screws and metal reenforcements, each shelf was about $65 total, I used 1 1/2 bookcase flat packs per case.

[larryinc64]

I'm thinking of going the quick route and buying one billy bookcase for figures and overflow, and re-enforcing the shelving I have to make them less wobbly.



What tools would I need to reenforce the ones I have? Is it as simple as some brackets?
They wobble, but are flat on the ground, and the cardboard back is not flat, it bows out.

[palmer6strings]

Since you say it has a cardboard back I'm guessing you have prefab shelving?
In my experience, it's kind of difficult to make it to where they are not at least a little wobbly. But it just sounds like they need all the fasteners tightened.

If your actually wanting to make them more sturdy than that, I dot think little L brackets are gonna help you much. I would measure how wide each shelf is then go to the lumber yard and have some 1x4s cut to length, center it on the back of your shelving and screw it in. They should be pretty sturdy then.

If your wanting something better, it would then be time to learn woodworking and start making your own shelves. Plus it can honestly be cheaper than buying prefab also.

Edit:

Forgot to add tools...
For everything I mentioned, you would need:
Philips/flathead screwdriver to tighten up loose fittings.
A drill with a small bit and screws to make some pilot holes if you take the board option.

[larryinc64]

Since you say it has a cardboard back I'm guessing you have prefab shelving?
In my experience, it's kind of difficult to make it to where they are not at least a little wobbly. But it just sounds like they need all the fasteners tightened.

If your actually wanting to make them more sturdy than that, I dot think little L brackets are gonna help you much. I would measure how wide each shelf is then go to the lumber yard and have some 1x4s cut to length, center it on the back of your shelving and screw it in. They should be pretty sturdy then.

If your wanting something better, it would then be time to learn woodworking and start making your own shelves. Plus it can honestly be cheaper than buying prefab also.

Edit:

Forgot to add tools...
For everything I mentioned, you would need:
Philips/flathead screwdriver to tighten up loose fittings.
A drill with a small bit and screws to make some pilot holes if you take the board option.

I don't think it is them being loose, they were always wobbly.
I'll get some brackets soon. I still have some shelf space, and I can;t see my collection growing that big any time soon, but I would like to compress it.

I have some woodworking skills, I was a set builder when I was in my High Schools drama club, I just to not have access to the tools I need, or the time to build it, I start collage in 2 weeks.
I was thinking of going to Home Depot or something and getting the wood cut there. and assemble it at home.
For making adjustable shelfs, would this work for the sides
http://www.modernvictorygarden.com/photos/HIdden%20Album/Jan%2016%202010%20005.jpg
Or would I have to drill holes manually?

[palmer6strings]

Though peg-board may sound like a good idea, I personally wouldn't use it for shelving. But I'll say why.

You would have to do some precise measuring and cutting to get everything to line up fairly well. There would be a lot of trimming and resizing since you couldn't just whack the size you need off the top.
You also would need a nice fitting dowel rod to fit the holes and since the holes go all the way through the board you could have a chance of the dowels falling out the sides.
Plus when you get it all put together, since it's pressed fiberboard you would run into some of the same issues you already have.

If I was going to that much effort to make some good shelves, I would just go get some 1x6s and start from scratch.
A 6x4 set of shelves shouldn't be that expensive to  make.

Hell I could help you draw up some plans sometime if you want.

Hope that's at least partially helpful to ya my friend.

[Polygon]

I'd just build your own. Get some 6' sheets of 1x6 pine. That should give you about 8 shelves spaced 8" apart. Then just stain it when you're done. That's what I'm going to do. It will be higher quality and cheaper.

[wiggy]

Replace cardboard with a sheet of 1/4" plywood, screw the shelves in from behind, done and it'll only cost about 10 bucks for the plywood and a couple of bucks for the wood screws.

Home Depot will cut the plywood to size, so the only tools you really need are a drill and screwdriver. Hell, get self-tapping screws and you can make do with just a screwdriver.