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torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 5:10:38 PM   
chosi


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Status: offline 		I just modified a wall shelf to make it into a torpedo shelf.
I'm trying to decide if I should use it purely for torpedos, or if I should put bottles on top as well.
Here's a photo with just torpedos.





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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 5:12:42 PM   
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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 5:14:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry if the first photo look huge.  Here it is again, hopefully smaller this time.




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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 5:34:47 PM   
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Status: online 		Neat idea.  They almost look like they're getting hung lol.  I would put something across the grooves you cut so there's not chance of them sliding off onto the floor 
Maybe you could cut a very thin groove across the top of the large groove and drop a little piece of wire in there (as thick as a coat hanger wire or something).  That probably sounds confusing, I'd need to draw it out for it to make sense

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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 5:52:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		My idea for keeping the bottles from falling off was to tilt the shelf back.  There is a screw in the back of the shelf on the bottom, that keeps it at an angle.  Not sure how this picture will look, but here are the plans I drew up.  Note the screw in the view on the top right.





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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 8:56:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		a velcro strap would work perfect on the front,just some fine fabric and velcro between the bottles.


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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 10:05:23 PM   
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Status: online 		Great idea,...nice job...It looks great, but would look best with the fresh cuts stained and varnished to match,...and smaller bottles on the top of the shelf for symmetry. (Maybe some aqua meds, to showcase the cool colors on the torps)

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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/19/2011 10:12:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		looks better without those odd glass objects on the top

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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/30/2011 3:14:06 AM   
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ORIGINAL: chosi

Sorry if the first photo look huge.  Here it is again, hopefully smaller this time.





Nice bottles. I find white is the best back drop for bottles or sunlight.

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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/30/2011 6:20:09 AM   
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RE: torpedo shelf - 6/30/2011 5:56:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree that the oak backdrop is not ideal.  If I was building the shelf myself from scratch, I wouldn't have that board that is in back of the bottles, I'd go with bare wall. 


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RE: torpedo shelf - 7/1/2011 12:41:01 PM   
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Status: online 		Now that's living dangerously...! You could paint it white... That would let the colors show better... I'd be hard pressed to hang bottles like that though... A strong fart could destroy your collection!

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RE: torpedo shelf - 7/1/2011 4:46:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think those torpedoes look a bit tense..... I think I would be tense also if I was just hanging around like that. I think torpedoes look best when displayed in a more relaxed setting. In a nice safe cradle where they don't have to worry about rolling away or falling over.

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RE: torpedo shelf - 7/2/2011 3:59:02 AM   
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I think those torpedoes look a bit tense..... I think I would be tense also if I was just hanging around like that. I think torpedoes look best when displayed in a more relaxed setting. In a nice safe cradle where they don't have to worry about rolling away or falling over.

Chris






Love those cradles and they do look pretty relaxed.

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RE: torpedo shelf - 7/24/2011 10:50:47 PM   
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