Mark Tigges on fri 7 jan 05
On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 06:41:43PM -0800, Madrona Artist wrote:
> However how good are garage shelves? I am talking
> about the ones for which strips are installed on the
> stud and brackets of different sizes can be placed in
> multiple locations. For the actual shelves just use
> planks. These planks can be first kept next to the
> wheel to put freshly thrown pots and then just moved
> over on these brackets. I don't know the practicality
> of this... I am just imagining it. they will be off
> the floor so cleaning under them would be easy too.
> May be this is the way everyone does it anyway.
> In any case I would like to know from everyone what
> kind of shelves (for works in progress) are preferable
> for the studio.
They are what I use. Though I have the shelves permanently attached
to the strips. I like them a lot. Very inexpensive, and quite
sturdy. If you do not attach the shelves to the brackets then they
are likely not sturdy. The brackets on mine do not sit well on the
strips. I just ripped sheets of plywood and screwed from beneath the
bracket into the plywood and they're rock solid.
Having the shelves attached of course wouldn't preclude you from
moving smaller planks onto the shelves.
Best regards,
Mark.
NB. Ikea sells little orange baskets designed to hang from underneath
shelving. Their width accomodates a 14" bat perfectly, so they don't
really screw up the space on the shelve. And they are incredibly
handy for storing little things like tools, or cone boxes, or
whatever!
Madrona Artist on fri 7 jan 05
Hello everyone,
I know the question and discussion of display shelves
keeps coming up but I haven't seen anything specific
to studio shelves. In discussions of studio design I
do see a mention of having everything on wheels for
easy cleaning and rearranging etc...
However how good are garage shelves? I am talking
about the ones for which strips are installed on the
stud and brackets of different sizes can be placed in
multiple locations. For the actual shelves just use
planks. These planks can be first kept next to the
wheel to put freshly thrown pots and then just moved
over on these brackets. I don't know the practicality
of this... I am just imagining it. they will be off
the floor so cleaning under them would be easy too.
May be this is the way everyone does it anyway.
In any case I would like to know from everyone what
kind of shelves (for works in progress) are preferable
for the studio.
Thanks
Charan
www.creativewithclay.com
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Jenny Lewis on sat 8 jan 05
Hi Charan
My shelves are what you describe - those metal strips with holes in and the
brackets that you can move around. It works extremely well for me. At first I
bought 3 pairs of brackets for each pair of strips, but the shelves filled up
pretty quickly, so I got more. I find it very useful to keep shifting things
around as required. The shelves are bits and pieces of wood that I seem to
have accumulated - stuff that the previous owner left behind, a broken cupboard
came in very handy, almost anything that's reasonably shelf-like. Most of
them are at least an inch thick, which I regard as the minimum.
Highly recommended!
Jenny Lewis
in Eastleigh, UK
on a bright sunny windy day
checking regularly on the kiln
^6 glaze firing going on right now
Candace Young/Norman Czuchra on sat 8 jan 05
I can't stress enough the practicality of putting every thing in your
studio on wheels ( not to mention the sheer pleasure of rolling stuff
around ( I live in a small town - not much to do).
We just built a new studio after 21 years in the old one and splurged on a
couple of roll arounds from Sams Club but Norm built my old ones and those
are the most practical and I moved the old ones too. They take up some
space, but 6 or 7 or 8 4 x 12 " shelves on either side holds quite a lot
and rolls well with the pots. I fill them up, roll them to the door and
take out a board at a time to the kiln. Very nice. Keep one out by the
kiln to unload too. I will send photos if you want some, just post off line.
Candace
keeps coming up but I haven't seen anything specific
>to studio shelves. In discussions of studio design I
>do see a mention of having everything on wheels for
>easy cleaning and rearranging etc...
>
Candace Young Mailto:candace@bayriverpottery.com
Norm Czuchra Mailto:norm@bayriverpottery.com
(252) 745-4749
107 S. Water Street
PO Box 394
Bayboro, NC 28515
http://bayriverpottery.com
bonnie staffel on sun 9 jan 05
I had a wonderful experience when I was equipping my studio from Bakeries
that went out of business.
>I can't stress enough the practicality of putting every thing in your
>studio on wheels ( not to mention the sheer pleasure of rolling stuff
>around ( I live in a small town - not much to do).
We lived about four blocks away from downtown Maumee. When the local bakery
went out of business we checked it out for equipment supplies for our new
studio in Charlevoix. Found a big Proof Box of galvanized steel about 6' w
X 6' h X 2' deep with wire shelving. Nice heavy doors. It was on rollers.
Perfect. Only cost $20. Not having a truck at the time, we rolled that box
out the door and up the street the four blocks to our house. Bet we looked
funny, but then we were the odd balls of the neighborhood being artists and
all at the time. Maumee was a small town in those days too. Hated to see
that bakery go as it was an old time business. When I was a little girl, my
mother would send me there (also lived about three blocks from town) to
purchase a half inch of block yeast so that she could make our home made
bread. Best smell in the world. Once I put my name in a raffle at the
bakery (still a little girl) and won a cake. From then on, my folks always
considered me as the lucky one in the family. I do believe it is true.
Warm memories,
Bonnie Staffel
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Eleanora Eden on mon 10 jan 05
Just a shuddering recollection....many years ago on the RR tracks in
Berkeley I put those adjustable shelves up in my studio and one of
the brackets bent under the weight of all the biscware I piled on it
and there was this awful crash....the sole survivor was a very large
round jar that seems to have kind of bounced....
Eleanora
Catherine Yassin on tue 11 jan 05
In a message dated 1/7/2005 9:47:32 PM Central Standard Time,
madronaartistsguild@YAHOO.COM writes:
However how good are garage shelves? I am talking
about the ones for which strips are installed on the
stud and brackets of different sizes can be placed in
multiple locations.
Charan, I use those for storing misc underglazes, tools, etc. But for shelves
to put my greenware on I bought some 6-shelf Rubbermaid stand alone shelves
at (gasp!) Lowes for about $29 and 6 feet tall. I then bought in the painting
section of Lowes rolls of plastic sheeting which I cut and covered the outside
of the shelves, including the top, with the plastic wrap. Duct tape works ok
with attaching the plastic wrap but sometimes comes undone. For a door, I have
plastic wrap draped in the front of the shelves. The shelves themselves are
not solid they have precut holes, but one could put plastic down or pieces of
plywood on each shelf if you wanted a more solid surface to put your ware on.
And these shelves are all plastic so moving them is very easy and don't need
wheels.
-Cat Yassin
San Antonio
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