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Re: stacking file cabinets



The only way I'd do this would be to have a very solid framework over the
lower cabinets so that the weight of the upper cabinets is borne by the
frame and not the lower cabinets. You will also need to be sure the upper
cabinets are secured against toppling forward if there's nothing else to
counterbalance the weight of the drawers being fully opened. Then, you have
the hassle of getting to them, made a tad more hasslesome by the added
height of the supporting frame; the risk of injury from climbing up and down
or falling from whatever you use for the task; and the problem of what to do
with the records you've removed from the file while ascending or descending
the lofty heights. All in all, not worth the trouble or expense.

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist/Web Editor
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net



----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Langland" <LaLangla@DWU.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 1:06 PM
Subject: stacking file cabinets


> I'm curious as to people's thoughts on stacking filing cabinets. Until we
> have a new library, we are constantly working on ways to make the most
> efficient use of space. One suggestion has been to stack file cabinets -
> either on the carpeted concrete basement floor where they currently are,
or
> in remote storage.
>
> Even though framing was mentioned, I'm concerned that the top cabinet
could
> slide forward over time. These are 4-drawer, letter-size file cabinets;
they
> are not fireproof. (We do have quite a few 4-drawer, legal-size fireproof
> file cabinets, but since we're told that each weighs 800 pounds when
empty,
> we aren't anxious to rearrange those.)
>
> Floor load would definitely be a consideration in remote storage. My
primary
> concern at the moment, though, is safety - particularly if the cabinets
are
> stacked in an area that has any public access.
>
> I've searched the list archives but didn't find anything other than
stacking
> map cases. I would appreciate your comments - particularly if you have
> experience with stacking file cabinets or deciding not to.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Laurie Langland
> Project Archivist
> Layne Library, Dakota Wesleyan University
> 1200 W. University Ave.
> Mitchell, SD 57301
> lalangla@dwu.edu
>
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