Kallax Shelving (vinyl storage)

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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,499
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I actually attach mine to the wall.  Does anyone else do that?
    Anchored? Absolutely. And not just because I have kids. Anchoring dramatically reduces the chances of that famous broken Expedit picture from happening (well, for the 4x4 and the 5x5 - I think anything smaller is pretty safe, unless you have little kids, then anchor those too). 

  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,321
    Tim Simmons said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I actually attach mine to the wall.  Does anyone else do that?
    Anchored? Absolutely. And not just because I have kids. Anchoring dramatically reduces the chances of that famous broken Expedit picture from happening (well, for the 4x4 and the 5x5 - I think anything smaller is pretty safe, unless you have little kids, then anchor those too). 

    Yeah, I have a fearless 2 year old grandson who is at the house a lot. Anything that can be secured in place in the house has been. We even have to take the knob covers off of the stove when he is coming over.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,340
    Tim Simmons said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I actually attach mine to the wall.  Does anyone else do that?
    Anchored? Absolutely. And not just because I have kids. Anchoring dramatically reduces the chances of that famous broken Expedit picture from happening (well, for the 4x4 and the 5x5 - I think anything smaller is pretty safe, unless you have little kids, then anchor those too). 

    That famous pic is because the person didn't rotate the shelves.  The Kallax shelving was not built in shear, meaning the weight wasn't supported vertically.  The weight of the records rested on the pins rather than the mid shelving.

    The long pieces were put in vertically rather than horizontally.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    Definitely anchored mine as well. I have the Expedit (before Kallax) in Shiny White. I can post a picture when I get home if you'd like. 

    I also used these & they work great. https://turntablerevival.com/collections/premiumbackspacer
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,658
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I actually attach mine to the wall.  Does anyone else do that?

    The only problem with that is if you do that, they can't rock 'n' roll.  What fun is that?
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,321
    mfc2006 said:
    Definitely anchored mine as well. I have the Expedit (before Kallax) in Shiny White. I can post a picture when I get home if you'd like. 

    I also used these & they work great. https://turntablerevival.com/collections/premiumbackspacer
    Thanks for the link. I checked them out and bought some. Time to replace the pool noodles. They kept my records from pushing too far back, but they were not good at keeping them lined up so that the spines could be easily read.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    ^^you bet!
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,889
    I never secured mine to the wall, but I did fold up some cardboard under the front so it has a slight lean into the wall.  It seems solid.  both my 4x4 and my 4x4 shelving.  cat's jump on it all the time and they don't wiggle at all.  Probably be catastrophic in an earthquake, but other than seems fine.
  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,873
    Got one! Close enough to black that I thought it matched well 

    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    pjpitt89 said:
    Got one! Close enough to black that I thought it matched well 

    Looks great. I’m assuming you don’t have kids?
    I want to do the same but I have a 4 and 2 year old. Those records would be frisbees
  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,873
    pledgeagrievance said:
    pjpitt89 said:
    Got one! Close enough to black that I thought it matched well 

    Looks great. I’m assuming you don’t have kids?
    I want to do the same but I have a 4 and 2 year old. Those records would be frisbees
    Haha thanks! And I do! 5 and 7, some of their legos are on the coffee table. The set up has been this way their whole lives and they’ve done well. It was instilled in them early that it’s a strict no touching zone :)
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    So I can get one of the Kallax cubes for $65 shipped from IKEA? Good deal? Looking for some storage but not coming up with a lot 
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,333
    pledgeagrievance said:
    So I can get one of the Kallax cubes for $65 shipped from IKEA? Good deal? Looking for some storage but not coming up with a lot 

    which one? 1x4 , 2x2 .......
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    edited June 2022
    https://www.ikea.com/us/en/shoppingcart/

    @mickeyrat
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,333
    edited June 2022
    pledgeagrievance said:
    https://www.ikea.com/us/en/shoppingcart/

    that link does nothing for me. can you link the listing and not your cart? or better yet copy/paste the listing description?

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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    edited June 2022
    https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kallax-shelf-unit-black-brown-60275812/

    That work? @mickeyrat
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,333
    pledgeagrievance said:
    https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kallax-shelf-unit-black-brown-60275812/

    That work? @mickeyrat

    yes. so $65 includes tax and shipping? You cant pick it up? I see listed $49.99 at my local store....

    but as to your question, imo yes its a decent price for what you get.

    Do note you'll get roughly 50-60 records per cube space depending single or double lp....
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Yeah the ikea is about an hour away. Figured time and gas is worth the $15 in tax and delivery fee. 

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