CAUTION: parts storage, safety edition.
From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using
double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage:
- Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, *no
injuries, *single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we are very fortunate.
- *We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, *they are too
potentially dangerous the way we use them.
Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come crashing to the floor.
Did it fall while top drawers were open? It's good to have cabinets that only allow one drawer to be open at once.
Also some are weighted at the bottom. You could add to this by putting heavy parts on the bottom, reserving top draws for reflectors and other light weight parts.
File cabinets have worked for me, I've even used files in them to separate parts it helps that only one of our drawers can open at a time keeping the weight on the base of the cabinet.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Angel York aniola@gmail.com wrote:
From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage:
- Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, *no
injuries, *single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we are very fortunate.
- *We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, *they are too
potentially dangerous the way we use them.
Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come crashing to the floor.
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Earthquake proofing them requires all shelving and cabinets to be strapped or otherwise secured to walls.
Perhaps some plumbers tape would be a cheap solution.
Tom
Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade Cascade Alley Portland, OR 97217
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 11:40 AM, erk magosh emailmyremail@gmail.com wrote:
Did it fall while top drawers were open? It's good to have cabinets that only allow one drawer to be open at once.
Also some are weighted at the bottom. You could add to this by putting heavy parts on the bottom, reserving top draws for reflectors and other light weight parts.
File cabinets have worked for me, I've even used files in them to separate parts it helps that only one of our drawers can open at a time keeping the weight on the base of the cabinet.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Angel York aniola@gmail.com wrote:
From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage:
- Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, *no
injuries, *single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we are very fortunate.
- *We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, *they are too
potentially dangerous the way we use them.
Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come crashing to the floor.
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I'd use concrete anchors and large-sized washers (I could see the bolts pulling through the thin sheet metal otherwise).
Or you could stick all the parts in separate milk crates on more stable, lower-level shelves...
On 30 October 2015 at 11:52, Thomas Martin thomas.martin6@pcc.edu wrote:
Earthquake proofing them requires all shelving and cabinets to be strapped or otherwise secured to walls.
Perhaps some plumbers tape would be a cheap solution.
Tom
Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade Cascade Alley Portland, OR 97217
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 11:40 AM, erk magosh emailmyremail@gmail.com wrote:
Did it fall while top drawers were open? It's good to have cabinets that only allow one drawer to be open at once.
Also some are weighted at the bottom. You could add to this by putting heavy parts on the bottom, reserving top draws for reflectors and other light weight parts.
File cabinets have worked for me, I've even used files in them to separate parts it helps that only one of our drawers can open at a time keeping the weight on the base of the cabinet.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Angel York aniola@gmail.com wrote:
From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage:
Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, no injuries, single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we are very fortunate. We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, they are too potentially dangerous the way we use them.
Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come crashing to the floor.
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Yes, they were file cabinets. Apparently they work until they don't. These cabinets worked fine for the better part of a decade (and had lots of heavy parts in the bottom) until they came spontaneously crashing down.
I think the safest solution is securing large parts storage to the floors and/or walls, as described by Tom and Kieran.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kieran O'Neill oneillkza@gmail.com wrote:
I'd use concrete anchors and large-sized washers (I could see the bolts pulling through the thin sheet metal otherwise).
Or you could stick all the parts in separate milk crates on more stable, lower-level shelves...
On 30 October 2015 at 11:52, Thomas Martin thomas.martin6@pcc.edu wrote:
Earthquake proofing them requires all shelving and cabinets to be
strapped
or otherwise secured to walls.
Perhaps some plumbers tape would be a cheap solution.
Tom
Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade Cascade Alley Portland, OR 97217
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 11:40 AM, erk magosh emailmyremail@gmail.com wrote:
Did it fall while top drawers were open? It's good to have cabinets that only allow one drawer to be open at once.
Also some are weighted at the bottom. You could add to this by putting heavy parts on the bottom, reserving top draws for reflectors and other light weight parts.
File cabinets have worked for me, I've even used files in them to
separate
parts it helps that only one of our drawers can open at a time keeping
the
weight on the base of the cabinet.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Angel York aniola@gmail.com wrote:
From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage:
Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, no injuries, single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we
are very
fortunate. We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, they are too potentially dangerous the way we use them.
Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come
crashing to
the floor.
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