Talbott on fri 3 jan 97
I have been looking over various shelf designs when I travel around
to different shops... I tend to like those free standing display shelves
with hardwood vertical sides and tempered glass for shelving.. however,
that tempered glass is expensive so I am told... What is your favorite
design? Looking for an attractive display shelf design that is somewhat
affordable.....
Best Wishes...Marshall
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Dave and Pat Eitel on sat 4 jan 97
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> I have been looking over various shelf designs when I travel around
>to different shops... I tend to like those free standing display shelves
>with hardwood vertical sides and tempered glass for shelving.. however,
>that tempered glass is expensive so I am told... What is your favorite
>design? Looking for an attractive display shelf design that is somewhat
>affordable.....
I made a bunch of cubes out of particleboard for my shop and painted them
white. They can be stacked and rearranged in a variety of ways. A year
ago I went to a huge store fixture show in Chicago to find some dispay
ideas and honestly didn't see anything I liked better than my old fashioned
cubes. The downside is they take up a lot of floor space--but then , I
don't want my shop to look like Wal-Mart, either. I've also made stacking
tables out of particleboard and 4x4s for legs. These work like the cubes,
but aren't as versatile.
Later...Dave
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI
pots@cedarcreekpottery.com
http://www.cedarcreekpottery.com
LOWELL BAKER on sat 4 jan 97
you can get large sheets of tempered glass, often times free from
sliding door installers and manufacturerd. They cannot be cut so you
are stuck with the size you get. I used such shelves for display for
ten years. I even hauled them to shows.
Build two boxes., set them about three and a half feet apart and
place the glass across them. to go higher you can add boxes and
shelves. keep the boxes above each other like you would kiln
furniture. I woudl stack up to four shelves high. my guess is that
you can place 75 pounds of pots per shelf. I am being very
conservative. be careful it is glass.
do not use shelves with any scratches in them. they can break
without warning.
Lowell
The University of Alabama
Margaret Arial on sat 4 jan 97
''THEY HAVE GLASS CUBES THAT HAVE METAL HARDWARE TO JOIN THEM TOGETHER IN
JUST ABOUT ANY CONFIGURATION AND THE GLASS COMES IN SEVERAL SIZES LIKE
12'',15'', AND SO ON.JUST DONT TRY TO MIX AND MATCH IN THE SAME UNIT OF THE
SETUP. MOST RETAIL STORES HAVE ACESS TO THESE THRU RETAILERS DISPLAY
SUPPLIERS WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE SPECIAL BUSINESS YELLOW PAGES IF NOT IN
YOUR HOME DIRECTORY.SEE THE LIBRARY FOR THAT OR EVEN THE THOMAS REGISTER.HOPE
THIS IS OF HELP. THE SIZE AND TYPE OF WARE AND YOUR MODE OF TRANSPORT ARE
CONSIDERATIONS.
JJHerb@aol.com on mon 6 jan 97
A couple of things to consider when making display furniture: particle board
is very heavy, particle board is brittle and friable. The relatively low
cost of particle board, as compared to flake board or plywood, is offset by
the weight and fragility of the material. You will move your display
material repeatedly and both the weight of the material (particle board) and
its inability to absorb much abuse without disfigurement are considerable
disadvantages.
Tempered glass, also very heavy, is an interesting material that is produced
by rapidly cooling the surface layers of a glass sheet. The rapid cooling
creates a stress situation that makes the glass sheet much harder than a
normal glass sheet. The release of these stresses causes the entire sheet to
disintegrate into small fragments. The classic demonstration of tempered
glass is made by letting a molten drop of glass fall into oil. The resulting
"flash frozen" drop is extremely hard and can be hit with a hammer on an
anvil and not break. The demonstration concludes by breaking the tail of the
drop with your fingers. The entire drop disintegrates into sand-like
particles. The rear and side windows of automobiles are often made of
tempered glass. The sparkly piles of glass granules seen at the sites of
auto collisions and break-ins are the remains of tempered glass windows.
Joseph Herbert
JJHerb@aol.com
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