RE: Shelves for probe boxes storage

From: Hsin Wang <wang_at_mail.csi.cuny.edu>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:13:10 -0500

I wish to make a summary of the responses to my probe box shelfing question.
Thank you all.
Most use woodwork. I don't think we have carpentry available here. So that
may not work for us. I like the Metro Super Ereta Shelfing, but it appears
to be chrome-plated metal (therefore magnetic?). We plan to put it in the
same room not far from the magnet. So it seems not suitable.
The Home Depot plastic shelfing is a bit wobbly (because I have one at
home), and the wide posts take up some width, but may be usable.

Hsin

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We had our maintenance dept make us up some probe holders (out of the box,
but enclosed so no dust got in)
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We built our own oak shelves for our lab.  To conserve space we pack 2
probes into one case where ever possible and retain only one empty case in
the lab so that we can ship back any given probe whenever need be.  In all I
believe we have about 15 probes in our lab.
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I store probe boxes in a set of "grill-frame" (for lack of a better word--
the shelves are metal bars like a cooking grill.) steel shelves on wheels,
one or two boxes per shelf.  These shelves are the width of one probe box
laying flat.  I recently saw some similar shelves at costco though they
might have been too small for probe boxes.    I have no idea where ours
came from -- but I'm sure you would find this right away in industrial
supply catalogs.
***Follow up
Actually the brand in the factory is called Super Erecta Shelf from a
company called "Metro".  The label "NSF" is also on the shelf.  I doubt we
would buy magnetic shelves but the construction appears to be steel or
stainless   Actually the brand in the factory looks to be the same assembly
as the one I bought from Costco.  The shelves are adjustable and sit on
small plastic compression sleeves around the posts.
I just googled those words " Super Erecta Shelf  Metro" and a got alot of
hits. It looks like they are "chrome plated" which may mean steel. I don't
have a fridge magnet handy to check.
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We don't store our probes in boxes.  One nice solution if you have
carpenters available is to make a place to hang the probes.  We
have a cabinet under a bench that we can open up.  The shelf is on castors
and can slide out.  In the shelf, we had them drill large holes
that the probe body can fit into upside down.  There are two smaller holes
at a larger diameter to accomodate the screws so that the probe will sit
flat upside down.  Works pretty well.  I just store the probe boxes out of
the way in case I need to ship them back.  I have enough
room to store 12 probes, but only use 8 slots right now for Varian and
Bruker probes.
It makes for a very quick probe change instead of pulling out boxes and
dealing with the locks, etc.  In addition, one of our Bruker
probes has capacitor sticks that have to be moved all the way in to fit
into the box.  This way, I don't lose the gross tuning settings
every time I change that probe out.
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Any wood will work
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try your local Home Depot. They have plastic shelves that fit well the
Varian probe cases.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hsin Wang [mailto:wang_at_mail.csi.cuny.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:18 PM
> To: ammrl_at_ammrl.org
> Subject: Shelves for probe boxes storage
>
>
> We have 5 probes with our Varian Inova 600 spectrometer.  Each probe is in
> its own sturdy and nice box and the boxes are stackable.  But mostly the
> boxes are just lying on the floor.  I would like to get some shelves for
> them so it will be neater.  Has any one found such kind of shelfing in
> furniture catalogues?
>
> Hsin
>
> --
> Hsin Wang, Ph.D.
> NMR Facility Manager
> College of Staten Island
> 2800 Victory Boulevard
> Staten Island, NY 10314
> Phone: 718-982-3809
> Fax: 718-982-3910
> Email: wang_at_mail.csi.cuny.edu
>
>

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