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Fly-by-Night CC

14/04/2005 10:48 AM

Who stores empty boxes?

Amazon is highlighting the Hyloft storage shelf in a Spring Cleanup
campaign:
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002IGHKM/ref=dp_product-image-
only_0/002-8161597-6800004?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi>

With a max weight load capacity of 250 pounds, I'd think one would
quickly hit that limit but still have space on the rack left over. Just
look at all those boxes, coolers and storage bins the thing holds!

I think most people would keep piling stuff on the rack until it was
full... I hope they lag it into joists too...
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05


This topic has 10 replies

ES

Electric Stu

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

16/04/2005 12:55 AM

When we moved from PA to AZ, homesick SWMBO hated so much (and was
determined that we would move back East eventually, despite finding my
dream job) that she refused to dispose of our boxes we used for moving.
Most homes in AZ don't have basements (bedrock is tough to dig
through), so we had little storage space. Where did all of the boxes
end up? She rented a small self-storage locker. How long did we end up
storing them? One year turned into five! For the money the darn storage
shed rent cost, I could have bought my own box-making machinery (not to
mention what tools and lumber I could have gotten). But she was
determined. Where do I live now? You guessed it - PA. But at least I'm
saving money on box storage - she tossed them all after we moved back
(probably to make it that much more difficult to move away from here
again). Oh, and as part of the deal I got a 500 sq ft shop in our
walkout basement. Compromising - now that's true love.

Stu



In article <[email protected]>,
Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > That's a great price for the system. I almost paid more for a single HyLoft
> > Jr. unit!
> > Here's a review of the system if interested:
>
> Well now hold on one gosh darned minute... The Hyloft pic I posted the
> link to is really TWO Hyloft units - no wonder it looked to me like that
> size storage space could easily be overloaded by most folks. (I didn't
> spot any notation clarifying the pic.)
>
> The 250lb weight rating is for an area 45"x45" - not the 4'x8' looking
> assembly in the pic. The 250lb/45"x45" rating equates to about 17.75
> lubs per sq. foot - you can't figure pounds/sq inch because the stuff
> would just fall right through the mesh.

Gg

"George"

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

14/04/2005 3:10 PM


"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Every female.

Wx

"Woodcrafter"

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

15/04/2005 9:12 AM


"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Amazon is highlighting the Hyloft storage shelf in a Spring Cleanup
> campaign:
> <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002IGHKM/ref=dp_product-image-
> only_0/002-8161597-6800004?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi>
>

That's a great price for the system. I almost paid more for a single HyLoft
Jr. unit!
Here's a review of the system if interested:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/hyloftjr.htm

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Editor,
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http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com
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Larry Jaques

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

18/04/2005 3:05 PM

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:04:07 -0700, the inscrutable mac davis
<[email protected]> spake:

>On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:01:04 -0700, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com>

>>So take a box knife, cut the tape, flatten them, put them back, and
>>place a roll of box packing tape next to the very much smaller stack.
>>
>no thanks.. I LIKE being married, larry.. *g*
>
>she doesn't mess with my office or shop and I don't mess with her collection of
>boxes..... as long as they don't overflow into my space, of course.. *g*

I suppose that's fair.


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mac davis

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

18/04/2005 10:04 AM

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:01:04 -0700, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:24:41 -0700, the inscrutable mac davis
><[email protected]> spake:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:10:14 -0400, "George" <george@least> wrote:
>
>>>"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>Every female.
>>>
>>mine has a hall closet full of "we're going to need these" boxes.. *sigh*
>
>So take a box knife, cut the tape, flatten them, put them back, and
>place a roll of box packing tape next to the very much smaller stack.
>
no thanks.. I LIKE being married, larry.. *g*

she doesn't mess with my office or shop and I don't mess with her collection of
boxes..... as long as they don't overflow into my space, of course.. *g*


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

md

mac davis

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

15/04/2005 8:24 AM

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:10:14 -0400, "George" <george@least> wrote:

>
>"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>Every female.
>
mine has a hall closet full of "we're going to need these" boxes.. *sigh*



mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

FC

Fly-by-Night CC

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

14/04/2005 11:11 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote:

> That's a great price for the system. I almost paid more for a single HyLoft
> Jr. unit!
> Here's a review of the system if interested:

Well now hold on one gosh darned minute... The Hyloft pic I posted the
link to is really TWO Hyloft units - no wonder it looked to me like that
size storage space could easily be overloaded by most folks. (I didn't
spot any notation clarifying the pic.)

The 250lb weight rating is for an area 45"x45" - not the 4'x8' looking
assembly in the pic. The 250lb/45"x45" rating equates to about 17.75
lubs per sq. foot - you can't figure pounds/sq inch because the stuff
would just fall right through the mesh.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
____

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

15/04/2005 6:01 PM

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:24:41 -0700, the inscrutable mac davis
<[email protected]> spake:

>On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:10:14 -0400, "George" <george@least> wrote:

>>"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>Every female.
>>
>mine has a hall closet full of "we're going to need these" boxes.. *sigh*

So take a box knife, cut the tape, flatten them, put them back, and
place a roll of box packing tape next to the very much smaller stack.

I store the monitor and computer boxes in case something has to go
back. Once the warranty is up, the box is history.


-------------------------------------------------------
"i" before "e", except after "c", what a weird society.
----
http://diversify.com Dynamic Website Applications

Ww

WillR

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

16/04/2005 11:11 AM

Electric Stu wrote:
> When we moved from PA to AZ, homesick SWMBO hated so much (and was
> determined that we would move back East eventually, despite finding my
> dream job) that she refused to dispose of our boxes we used for moving.
> Most homes in AZ don't have basements (bedrock is tough to dig
> through), so we had little storage space. Where did all of the boxes
> end up? She rented a small self-storage locker. How long did we end up
> storing them? One year turned into five! For the money the darn storage
> shed rent cost, I could have bought my own box-making machinery (not to
> mention what tools and lumber I could have gotten). But she was
> determined. Where do I live now? You guessed it - PA. But at least I'm
> saving money on box storage - she tossed them all after we moved back
> (probably to make it that much more difficult to move away from here
> again). Oh, and as part of the deal I got a 500 sq ft shop in our
> walkout basement. Compromising - now that's true love.
>
> Stu

Now where have I heard this story? Gimme a nanosecond I'm sure I can
figger it out...



>
>
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>In article <[email protected]>,
>> "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>That's a great price for the system. I almost paid more for a single HyLoft
>>>Jr. unit!
>>>Here's a review of the system if interested:
>>
>>Well now hold on one gosh darned minute... The Hyloft pic I posted the
>>link to is really TWO Hyloft units - no wonder it looked to me like that
>>size storage space could easily be overloaded by most folks. (I didn't
>>spot any notation clarifying the pic.)
>>
>>The 250lb weight rating is for an area 45"x45" - not the 4'x8' looking
>>assembly in the pic. The 250lb/45"x45" rating equates to about 17.75
>>lubs per sq. foot - you can't figure pounds/sq inch because the stuff
>>would just fall right through the mesh.


--
Will
Occasional Techno-geek

jj

jo4hn

in reply to Fly-by-Night CC on 14/04/2005 10:48 AM

14/04/2005 6:17 PM

Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

> Amazon is highlighting the Hyloft storage shelf in a Spring Cleanup
> campaign:
> <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002IGHKM/ref=dp_product-image-
> only_0/002-8161597-6800004?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi>
>
> With a max weight load capacity of 250 pounds, I'd think one would
> quickly hit that limit but still have space on the rack left over. Just
> look at all those boxes, coolers and storage bins the thing holds!
>
> I think most people would keep piling stuff on the rack until it was
> full... I hope they lag it into joists too...

My ex always had her "box of boxes". A giant appliance box full of
everything from largish corrugated boxes to shirt boxes to ring boxes.
Never can tell when you might need one... Of course this thing had a 16
sq.ft. footprint and was only 4 feet tall. Did I say ex?...
zorp,
jo4hn


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