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Vinyl Storage racks, views and opinions please?
My vinyl is mostly stored on horizontal racks, as pictured, but I find often that there’s an awful lot of wasted space on them due to spacing between slots,
I would also like to make a bit of space so … I rarely buy more than 25m popular colours (610) or 20m (1220), and more often than not it’s 5-10m depending on job + a little for stock.
So… I am considering either…
remake racks as I have now but with a smaller spacing to accommodate a lot more rolls per rack..Or, particularly in the wrap and 1220 vinyls (on the Christmas tree style horizontal stands), making a vertical rack, ie a tilted base plate (well off the floor for easier cleaning!) with angled ply back – theory being that the rolls will lay gently back on the backing and not all topple over like dominoes!! There’ll also be no wasted space as the rolls will butt up to each other. Something like this
Has anyone tried this kind of storage or is it going to be bad for the company vinyls?
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Watching with interest, as we have the same issue.
I really like the look of this system, but not the price. 😆
signgeer.com
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In previous workshop I had the rolls sticking out. Looks messy and you dont see the colours.
I think like you have it – this is a space-saver.
I have it the same now.Maybe you could of place the rolls even closer.
I know I could of done that by 20-30mm.In my opinion this is best vinyl storage, looks good and is cheap to make.
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I think I’m going to stick with the style I have for the cut vinyl but, remake the uprights, by spacing them at 120mm centres I can fit 20 part rolls per rack. totalling 60 rolls for 3 racks, rather than currently 3.5 racks for 40 racks.
I think I need to plan the rest. working into the night to have a big change-around this evening – wll see how it goes!!
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I’m using one I made from steel and can hold 60 full rolls in a small space
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The bars are 15mm solid steel and 16” long if anyone wants the dimensions let me know
The other rolls are held up with ikea curtain brackets which can hold 4ft rolls too
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quote Patrick Donaghey:The bars are 15mm solid steel and 16” long if anyone wants the dimensions let me knowThe other rolls are held up with ikea curtain brackets which can hold 4ft rolls too
Is that a pre-printed reflective chevron vinyl on the rack?
Where did you source that from?Nice rack by the way 😉
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quote Barry Smith:Nice rack by the way 😉OO eer missus :awkward:
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We had some DIY wooden racks, but it didn’t utilise the space very well.
I liked the signgeer rack, but was a little expensive. My old man suggested some twin slot rails screwed to the wall, and improvise some thing to hang the rolls off.
Better still is the flexible book ends, they slot in and the force of the steel springing out stops them dropping out.
Surprised myself. Cheap to buy, easy to install, and we can now fit 2 part rolls on any row, and have the option to move the brackets to accommodate full rolls.
Only trouble is, I don’t have enough poles now! It’s a great improvement on having rolls leant against the wall and domino effect!
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That’s it, not posting any pictures of my unit now.
You’re all far too tidy & organised for my liking.
My lads have just been skinned for the last 10 minutes after showing them how a tidy workshop looks like. Guess what they’re doing tomorrow? -
quote Kevin Mahoney:That’s it, not posting any pictures of my unit now.
You’re all far too tidy & organised for my liking.
My lads have just been skinned for the last 10 minutes after showing them how a tidy workshop looks like. Guess what they’re doing tomorrow?Go easy on them, you want to see what’s not in shot!
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Can’t find an are in my workshop that doesn’t look like a Syrian backstreet
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Yes Barry thats an ebay special for a job which i had to lay vinyl text over and the customer wanted seamless chevrons and yes you have to buy 2 seperate rolls one for left and right
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quote Patrick Donaghey:Yes Barry thats an ebay special for a job which i had to lay vinyl text over and the customer wanted seamless chevrons and yes you have to buy 2 seperate rolls one for left and right
Can’t you just turn it upside down?[emoji850]
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no kevin I thought that too , try it to you see????
ill give you a clue its a mirror image you need , I was caught out by buying the one roll and couldnt get the design right , everydays a learning day
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Only joking mate, I get customers say the same & bang my head when they can’t grasp that upside down is exactly the same!
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These are our racks they have been up for years, the ends are cut from dibond
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