[WWI] Billy O/T Totebag

[Knut Erik Hagen]

Hei,

My Billy shelves have also partially given in, next set of shelves I set up 
will be strengthened by screwing them together before loading up. 


  Eders
Knut Erik



>Thanks for the warning!  I'd better check mine.  Was it the drilled holes in 
>the side boards or the grooves in the shelves themselves?  The pins in mine 
>are fairly thick metal.
>
>Brad
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "dave fleming" <dave.fleming2 at dial.pipex.com>
>To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:33 PM
>Subject: Re: [WWI] O/T Totebag
>
>
>> Quoting Brad & Merville <BigglesRFC at sympatico.ca>:
>>
>>> Hi Dave
>>>
>>>   The shelves are from IKEA.  They call them 'Billy' bookcases.  They go 
>>> on
>>> sale every now and again for around $99.00 (Cdn.) (regularly around
>>> $115.00).  Glass doors can be purchased for around $50.00.  They've been
>>> holding my big Schiffer and Flying Machines Press titles for years with 
>>> no
>>> sign of bowing.
>>
>> Cheers Brad,
>>
>> That's what I had my books on - but the shelves mount pins all collapsed 
>> under the weight!!
>>
>> Maybe I'll nail them back on!!