Behold your ultimate chip display case (1 Viewer)

[pedrofisk]

https://www.displays2go.com/P-34002/LED-Wall-Display-Cabinet-Double-Z-Bar-Mounting

 

[allforcharity]

Capacity is 30 lb. That's only 1300 chips and change with racks. Unless you were talking about just samples and singles, eh?

 

[pedrofisk]

Capacity is 30 lb. That's only 1300 chips and change with racks. Unless you were talking about just samples and singles, eh?

Well you just change the thinner glass shelves out. I guess. I came across it while researching for a project.

 

[David O]

30 pound capacity per shelf. Might work for some smaller sets although at 30 pounds that is about 12 racks full of chips. Looks great but not sure I trust the glass

 

[BGinGA]

Glass shelves not good for chip storage.........

 

[FDLmold]

Chip shelves must be made of strong wood.

 

[pedrofisk]

Clearly you guys are taking this waaaaaaayyyy to seriously.

 

[allforcharity]

Clearly you guys are taking this waaaaaaayyyy to seriously.

Clearly, you are not taking this seriously enough!

 

[abby99]

I remember the photo that EmptyPocs posted after all of the wood shelves in his chip closet collapsed. A chip avalanche!

 

[pedrofisk]

I remember the photo that EmptyPocs posted after all of the wood shelves in his chip closet collapsed. A chip avalanche!

Fine:

 

[BGinGA]

I remember the photo that EmptyPocs posted after all of the wood shelves in his chip closet collapsed. A chip avalanche!

There have been photos posted of glass shelves crashing to the floor under excessive chip weight, too......

 

[abby99]

There have been photos posted of glass shelves crashing to the floor under excessive chip weight, too......

I don't recall any offhand but I have no doubt that they exist.

 

[bentax1978]

I won’t lie, even after I did the calculations myself, and kept each shelf at less than half of the calculated capacity, I was a little nervous.

 

[RowdyRawhide]

I won’t lie, even after I did the calculations myself, and kept each shelf at less than half of the calculated capacity, I was a little nervous.

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They appear to bowing in the middle too

 

[BGinGA]

Make sure you dust regularly. Dirt weight adds up.......

 

[bentax1978]

They appear to bowing in the middle too

They’re definitely bowing in the middle, though that’s 100% expected based on the load, thickness of the glass, and span between supports. Before I became a full time pcf shitposter, I used to be a mechanical engineer and material scientist.

edit: I’ve also stayed in a Holiday Inn Express during at least one meetup.

 

[allforcharity]

At least you didn't tempt fate by stacking racks on top of each other. Maybe nice thick acrylic could be a substitute.

 

[bentax1978]

At least you didn't tempt fate by stacking racks on top of each other. Maybe nice thick acrylic could be a substitute.

The chips aren’t going to stay there long term. I just brought them up for a long weekend of poker. Eventually my wife will want the living room put back into its original state.

The easiest way to get more strength is to just increase the thickness. Just going from 1/4” tempered glass to 3/8” tempered glass jumps the capacity from 60 lbs to almost 200 lbs. At that point you’d be limited by the strength of the small metal brackets that support the shelves, not the glass shelves themselves.

 

[EmptyPocs]

I remember the photo that EmptyPocs posted after all of the wood shelves in his chip closet collapsed. A chip avalanche!

I will dig that up for you soon.

 

[EmptyPocs]

the new shelves were so much better
poor quality shots -- sorry