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BookShelf to Buy

Postby widdyphuck » December 15th, 2020, 4:19 pm

Looking for a book shelf to buy.
Courts have one for 600 but doesn't have enough shelves..
Any 2nrs know where in south sells this?

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby Mad Cone » December 15th, 2020, 7:08 pm

https://www.pricesmart.com/site/tt/en/pdp/441995

Bought this after my last one got infested by termites

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby widdyphuck » December 15th, 2020, 7:34 pm

Looks good. Is it metal?

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby Mad Cone » December 15th, 2020, 9:14 pm

wtf wrote:Looks good. Is it metal?

Frame is metal. Not sure about shelves, they seem to be composite wood encased in melamine. Manufacturer claims 800lbs per shelf. I’ve got over two rows of books on one (it’s deeper than a regular bookshelf) and it shows no stress.

Only potential issue is that it should be against a wall and not freestanding since it doesn’t use fasteners. Everything slots into place.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby widdyphuck » December 15th, 2020, 10:12 pm

Do your books collect a lot of dust seeing that the shelf is so opened...

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby Dizzy28 » December 18th, 2020, 10:47 am

If your'e looking for a bookshelf that also has aesthetic appeal/would be located in a study etc. that shelf above is not it. I have one and it's really an industrial unit (800lbs per shelf clearly is not for books). There are no end boards so you cant stack books standing etc. unless you put something.

Because of the amount of school supplies we bought for my son for home schooling we ended up buying a nice white melamine 4 shelf unit in Courts Megastore in Oct but they were going fast.
If you don't mind the drive you can check out Brand Source in St Augustine. Up to the 1st week in Dec they had a fair amount of book shelves (you would need to mount yourself, all chipboard/melamine type material)

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby death365 » December 18th, 2020, 11:54 am

also if u plan to store book for a long time,
1. avoid direct sunlight even if its just 10 mins in the morning or evening, Sun iz bad!
2. metal "sweats" so avoid it , moisture iz bad!
3. check every few months for insects, insects iz bad!

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby trinigamer » December 18th, 2020, 3:09 pm

MDC UM has a sale on, $995 for a 6' unit.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby widdyphuck » December 18th, 2020, 4:50 pm

Dizzy28 wrote:If your'e looking for a bookshelf that also has aesthetic appeal/would be located in a study etc. that shelf above is not it. I have one and it's really an industrial unit (800lbs per shelf clearly is not for books). There are no end boards so you cant stack books standing etc. unless you put something.

Because of the amount of school supplies we bought for my son for home schooling we ended up buying a nice white melamine 4 shelf unit in Courts Megastore in Oct but they were going fast.
If you don't mind the drive you can check out Brand Source in St Augustine. Up to the 1st week in Dec they had a fair amount of book shelves (you would need to mount yourself, all chipboard/melamine type material)
Any pictures on how it looks?

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby Rovin » December 18th, 2020, 6:46 pm

Mad Cone wrote:https://www.pricesmart.com/site/tt/en/pdp/441995

Bought this after my last one got infested by termites


i own 4 of those, bought them about 8-9yrs ago & they still very good ,

d pieces of it may seem flimsy\cheap when u get it in d box but when u full assemble it : its really study

1 in my bedroom , 1 in d kitchen area & 2 i actually use it in my workshop to store all kinda stuff , i had some 3\8" mdf laying around so encased it all around with some screws & then in front i framed d face with 1 x 4 dressed pine & i built some mdf doors which i screwed onto d frame , looks & works bess ...

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby ronsin1 » December 19th, 2020, 8:13 am

I have two of these almost 5 years old no issues
trinigamer wrote:MDC UM has a sale on, $995 for a 6' unit.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby bluefete » December 19th, 2020, 10:10 am

ronsin1 wrote:I have two of these almost 5 years old no issues
trinigamer wrote:MDC UM has a sale on, $995 for a 6' unit.


https://www.facebook.com/mdcumbusiness/ ... 2338660637

So you can see what it looks like.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby bluefete » December 19th, 2020, 10:11 am

Rovin wrote:
Mad Cone wrote:https://www.pricesmart.com/site/tt/en/pdp/441995

Bought this after my last one got infested by termites


i own 4 of those, bought them about 8-9yrs ago & they still very good ,

d pieces of it may seem flimsy\cheap when u get it in d box but when u full assemble it : its really study

1 in my bedroom , 1 in d kitchen area & 2 i actually use it in my workshop to store all kinda stuff , i had some 3\8" mdf laying around so encased it all around with some screws & then in front i framed d face with 1 x 4 dressed pine & i built some mdf doors which i screwed onto d frame , looks & works bess ...


Show off!!! LOL.

Bought one last month. Assembled with my son and it is holding up well so far.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby Rovin » December 19th, 2020, 11:00 am

if i remember tomorrow when i home i will take a pic & really show off ... lol

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby pugboy » December 19th, 2020, 12:10 pm

thats a good idea to cover the sides
I have the stainless frame ones and stuff gets dusty on them and the quality of stainless aint so good
rusted a bit.

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Re: BookShelf to Buy

Postby widdyphuck » December 19th, 2020, 4:39 pm

pugboy wrote:thats a good idea to cover the sides
I have the stainless frame ones and stuff gets dusty on them and the quality of stainless aint so good
rusted a bit.
Open shelves collect alot of dust...

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