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Consider PVC Drain pipe. 4"PVC, glued together is very sturdy and expandable and it will hold 1.5 liter bottles, too. Glue it all together and it is as solid as a rock and cheap to construct.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at all. What materials should I use (metal/wood)? Any other advice? I highly recommend wooden shelves. I’ve seen a few metal shelves collapse under the weight of bottles. The Grasshopper has several directions on how to make wine racks at his site, http://www.pobox.com/~malak/ -georg non ani sunt permittendi I wrote about making wine racks using plastic coated closet shelving about a week ago. It is, in my opinion, as strong as any made and looks quite good. I made enough shelving for 154 bottles for about $75, so it was fairly inexpensive.
Just to be clear, it doesn’t matter what material you choose provided the design is rated to take the weight of the bottles. Figure out how many bottles you want to put per shelf. Weigh your avg. size bottle to get an idea of the total weight per shelf. (Or get a reasonable estimate by using the fact that 1 liter of wine weighs about 1 kg. (or 2.2lbs), and multiply your answer by about 1.5 to give a generous estimate for the weight of the glass, gold bars, etc.) If you are using a commercially available shelf it should have a listed weight rating if installed as instructed. If you’re under the weight rating you’ll be OK. Manufacturers typically list their weight limit at a number significantly under the yield limit, so if you’re both being generous, then you should have no problems. Wood looks great if you can afford to buy or build one. If you use a shelving plan that has been built by others in the past, there is a fairly good chance they’re still standing. D. Dunlap’s plastic coated closet shelving system sounds fairly strong as described. If in doubt, be generous with the reinforcing. Just keep in mind it’s fairly easy to get an engineering-accurate answer with a little math. Keep your maximum weight well under the manufacturer’s suggested weight limit and you should be ok. If you exceed the suggested weight limit, then you’ld better reinforce the design, or sweep up the glass. Jason Lassaline Aerospace Engineering – University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Computational and Experimental Aerodynamics /
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I highly recommend wooden shelves. I’ve seen a few metal shelves collapse under the weight of bottles. The Grasshopper has several directions on how to make wine racks at his site, http://www.pobox.com/~malak/
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I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at
Hi James, If you or anyone else on the newsgroup does woodworking (tools and ability to saw 3/4" plywood and make rabbet grooves) you can send me your fax number or e-mail me and I will send you a 2-page powerpoint attachment with a free copy of a plan for building (or having someone build) your own wine storage from a single sheet of 5/8" or 3/4" plywood and a part sheet of 1/4" plywood for the back. Total cost is around $50 for the plywood. No other material is required other than nails and glue (optional). I have made 3 of them for my cellar for holding both filled and empty bottles. The "bins" are sized for, and work best when bottles are nested. Using this style of stacking bottles, the unit holds 143 bottles. Unfortunately I will be away for 3 weeks and will not be able to reply until I return. The plan does call for some woodworking skills as it requires grooves (rabbets) across some of the pieces. Also, it is not really detailed as it was drafted for my own use. Before making or purchasing this, or any other, storage system, I highly recommend you consider learning to nest bottles, as it seems very few people know or use this method. I saw it used widely in France. As far as I’m concerned it is the only way to go. It allows for maximum use of space. Nesting Experiment This works best with bordeaux or burgundy style bottles all of the same size (including thickness of bottle) per bin. My experience with German style or Alsatian bottles is not as good although they do work. Try an experiment with a dozen or so of one style of either bordeaux or burgundy bottles. You need two vertical surfaces like a wall and a small board or piece of plywood. These represent the sides of the bin. Place 3 bottles with the necks facing you and the bottles spaced slightly apart (an inch or so). The body of the two outside bottles should be flat against the sides of the bin. Then 2 bottles should be placed in the opposite direction with the necks nested between the first set of bottles. When the sides are spaced around 12" to 12 1/4" apart, this first layer should fit snuggly between the sides. Now place the next layer of bottles on top of the first layer, with each in the opposite direction of the bottle below it. If you wish you can try wider spacing by initially laying out 5 bottles instead of 3. Further layers can be built up accordingly. The stack should then be quite firm. Both the height and width of the bins in my design are from experiments like the above using different styles of bottles. With some types, small spacers are helpful in the sides of selected bins. I hope this helps, it is difficult to describe without an illustration. Good luck, Glen Duff Rockwood, Ontario
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I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at all. What materials should I use (metal/wood)? Any other advice?
Have you thought of cardboard? Why not get friendly with your local carpet dealer and get the tubing that the carpets come on. Cut to length, glue together and varnish if you want. This will give you a cheap and sturdy honeycomb winerack which can be easily extended. 
Kevin McDonald —
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I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at all. What materials should I use (metal/wood)? Any other advice?
I highly recommend wooden shelves. I’ve seen a few metal shelves collapse under the weight of bottles. The Grasshopper has several directions on how to make wine racks at his site, http://www.pobox.com/~malak/ -georg non ani sunt permittendi
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I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at all. What materials should I use (metal/wood)? Any other advice? I highly recommend wooden shelves. I’ve seen a few metal shelves collapse under the weight of bottles. The Grasshopper has several directions on how to make wine racks at his site, http://www.pobox.com/~malak/ -georg non ani sunt permittendi
I wrote about making wine racks using plastic coated closet shelving about a week ago. It is, in my opinion, as strong as any made and looks quite good. I made enough shelving for 154 bottles for about $75, so it was fairly inexpensive.
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I am looking to construct a winerack with a capacity to hold about 90 or so bottles. I am only looking at functionality, how it looks doesn’t matter at all. What materials should I use (metal/wood)? Any other advice?
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