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Re: Shelving



--- Dean DeBolt <ddebolt@MAIL.UWF.EDU> wrote:
> My gut feeling is weight and support is something the shelving
> folks or engineers need to calculate.  It is not something I would
> feel comfortable with.   Try doing a pencil sketch of one proposed
> shelving unit....calculate the cubic foot boxes and multiply by
> 50 lbs....

And, as I learned at a recent workshop, calculate what your paper
weighs dry and *double it.*  If you have a flood, you don't want your
shelves to collapse under the weight of wet paper.

Good luck!


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