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So I picked up a gun cabinet from my neighbor last week, he was moving and didn't want to take it with him so he sold it to me fairly cheap. He's had it for months in his basement but never took it out of the box, so it's practically brand new. It's a Stack On 14 gun cabinet. Decided to turn it into a storage cabinet for my coin collection and other stuff. I didn't want to drill a bunch of holes in it to make shelves, so I decided to use some pieces of all-thread and some nuts and washers I had left over from my last project. Went to Lowe's and picked up two pieces of 6'x12" wire shelving, a 6' piece of all-thread and some coupling nuts with a gift card I got for Christmas. Decided on four shelf's instead of five, could always add another if need be. The shelves sit on washers and nuts on the all thread so they can be adjusted as well if needed. Only ran into one issue when my dremel died halfway through cutting the first shelf, so I had to go get a new one. Now I just need to fill it up      |
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That's a straight-up win.  I've used that threaded-rod design on various articles of furniture in the past (it's called "flexi-rack" in my circle of geeks). Currently have a computer desk made in that method - 3/4" melamine and 1/2" rod; there's not much "flexi" to it. You gotta implement a humidity-control system in there. As a gun rack, the original design will be mindful of humidity, but not perfect. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 awesome with some work and ingenuity you were able to configure it to fit your needs. -MV |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice work! I recently purchased a Stack On 18 gun safe that Menards had on Sale + Rebate = Really great price. It came out to be over 60% off. It is about 300 lbs. I am going to convert it into a coin safe. I like the way in which you have converted this safe.
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Thanks Meadowview! Quote:
That's a straight-up win.
I've used that threaded-rod design on various articles of furniture in the past (it's called "flexi-rack" in my circle of geeks). Currently have a computer desk made in that method - 3/4" melamine and 1/2" rod; there's not much "flexi" to it.
You gotta implement a humidity-control system in there. As a gun rack, the original design will be mindful of humidity, but not perfect. Thanks SsuperDdave, I turned a closet into a book shelf for a friend a while back using the same method(used plywood instead of wire for the shelves). Will have to check into something for humidity, never thought of that. Thanks stud722, I've been looking at gun safes also. Hope to upgrade to one someday and do the same thing with it. |
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Great job! If you could bolt that into the studs (preferably out of sight in a closet) and maybe the floor as well, that would be good. For humidity control, check out -- http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userS...y=desiccants Others have the same and better stuff, but Midway is a good benchmark for inexpensive desiccants. Just out of curiosity---do you have any idea what kind of weight those shelves inside your cabinet can take? |
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Very nice! |
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Canada
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Awesome idea! I have two 36 gun safes. One for, well, guns. The other came with a complete shelving system so I use it for coins. Each weighs 800 a piece, so I wasn't too concerned with bolting them down. They are in the basement, and if we ever sell our house I'm fairly certain they will stay. I know how much fun it was bringing them down the stairs, I don't even want to think about hauling them up.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you line it with cement board (NOT drywall), you could easily add 60 minutes of fire protection.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Outstanding! I many have to do something similar.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice engineering. Also, great design. Here is an interesting idea. Why not try to advertise that method. Possibly have a patent on it. Might end up making lots of money selling the system.
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United States
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Just out of curiosity---do you have any idea what kind of weight those shelves inside your cabinet can take? Thanks for the link. Not really sure on the weight, wouldn't think it would hold a lot though. Just put two 8 pound weights in the center of one and it bowed just a little, but I'm not planing on putting anything too heavy in there. Only two heavy items and they will go into my small fire safe when I get it cleaned out. |
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I know how much fun it was bringing them down the stairs, I don't even want to think about hauling them up. That is why there are moving services!  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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That's just awesome! Great job!
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That's cool, has anyone told you it looks like a retro fridge:-D
Feel free to call me Will.
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Posted 01/17/2014 3:37 pm
