RostokMcSpoons Posted January 14, 2024 Posted January 14, 2024 I've got most of my collection stored in the loft, but I'm not super-happy about it. The temperature is pretty damned cold up there now (guess that means the the insulation is doing it's job!) and during the summer it's stiflingly hot. I doubt the big temp swings are the best thing for our plastic and alloy toys, so I keep them boxed or bagged to try to protect them from the extremes of the temperature changes.
_K4MF_ Posted January 14, 2024 Posted January 14, 2024 12 minutes ago, RostokMcSpoons said: I've got most of my collection stored in the loft, but I'm not super-happy about it. The temperature is pretty damned cold up there now (guess that means the the insulation is doing it's job!) and during the summer it's stiflingly hot. I doubt the big temp swings are the best thing for our plastic and alloy toys, so I keep them boxed or bagged to try to protect them from the extremes of the temperature changes. This was my only real concern, my loft is definitely subject to big temperature changes, I'm not to worried about the cold but the heat might be an issue.
_K4MF_ Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 4 hours ago, Sewdhull said: Condensation would be my concern. ?? WHY ARE BRITISH HOUSES SO TINY? Egon_247 1
Popular Post Egon_247 Posted January 15, 2024 Popular Post Posted January 15, 2024 I sailed under a lucky star when the shop opposite me chucked out a load of slatwall. I ran over, asked if they wanted it, then tried to shift if. It's a tad heavy when attached to 18mm MDF! ?? Got it home, all of 50m, put it up and then bought a load of hangers. I need to do a reshuffle at some point as I'm running out of room...have a big ol' basket now for mags as only two of my prws share mags. ??? Cocha, Nick G, Barny and 3 others 6
gavinkempsell Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 13 hours ago, Egon_247 said: I'm running out of room I know the feeling...
Colin Allen Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 15 hours ago, _K4MF_ said: ?? WHY ARE BRITISH HOUSES SO TINY? Because we aren't as fat as Americans. Nick G, Cocha and _K4MF_ 3
gavinkempsell Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 9 minutes ago, Colin Allen said: Because we aren't as fat as Americans. ERM, can I just say... I never said that, I'm pretty sure I am as fat as many americans & many other nationalities too. Tackle 1
Scubasteve89 Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 (edited) Didn't realise Ikea made one with a "desk mount". Might actually work for me as I live in a rental just now, and I'm not to keen mounting it on the walls. Edited January 17, 2024 by Scubasteve89 Tommikka, Lozart and _K4MF_ 3
Tommikka Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 Just because @Scubasteve89has discovered the desktop fittings, I’ll point out a couple of other options for fitting display systems …… I use grid walls at shows etc and we build them into various different setups. Outside in a gazebo we’ll use tall grid walls and zip tie them to parts of gazebo, inside we’ll have them both on the ground with feet and also mounted onto tables. For added stability we’ll make corner arrangements ziptieing and clamping grid walls to each other I can’t find a decent photo at the moment but also use ‘grid shelves’ which then get used to add stability around corners etc We don’t do this at shows, but if you have a fixed area and you can drill holes then there are hangers (combine hangers and feet if there’s space) A couple of traders have ‘door hooks’ that can be put over a display wall to hang grid wall The ones on the tables are about to be assembled and stood up, the wall hanging is a buddies mobile airsoft shop which some members may recognise Lozart, Barny and Scubasteve89 3
gavinkempsell Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 48 minutes ago, Tommikka said: Just because @Scubasteve89has discovered the desktop fittings, I’ll point out a couple of other options for fitting display systems …… I use grid walls at shows etc and we build them into various different setups. Outside in a gazebo we’ll use tall grid walls and zip tie them to parts of gazebo, inside we’ll have them both on the ground with feet and also mounted onto tables. For added stability we’ll make corner arrangements ziptieing and clamping grid walls to each other I can’t find a decent photo at the moment but also use ‘grid shelves’ which then get used to add stability around corners etc We don’t do this at shows, but if you have a fixed area and you can drill holes then there are hangers (combine hangers and feet if there’s space) A couple of traders have ‘door hooks’ that can be put over a display wall to hang grid wall Yup... love it. Lozart and Tommikka 2
Tommikka Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 2 hours ago, gavinkempsell said: Yup... love it. We have those helmet / respirator hooks as well, but she puts a different style of helmet on them …… and a clearer picture of a ‘corner shelf’ from someone else’s setup, being used to top for extra stability Lozart and gavinkempsell 2
Cannonfodder Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 I knocked this up out of an old pallet and some scrap wood liberated from a neighbour's skip Shamal 1
Shamal Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 13 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said: I knocked this up out of an old pallet and some scrap wood liberated from a neighbour's skip You could fit a couple of bikes in it!?
Guest shoottothrill Posted January 21, 2024 Posted January 21, 2024 I'm a carpenter, feel free to pm me if anybody fancies custom gun cabinets! ?
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