Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:19:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Book shelves and cases
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Candy Madigan wrote:

> I thought of a purse tree, but I want something as collapsible as
> possible.  Shelves that fold flat are really ideal.  And dowels weigh next
> to nothing.  How small does PVC pipe come?

It comes pretty small, since it's used for plumbing, but consider bracing
as well.  The thinner the pipe, the more it will flex.  Unlike triangles,
simple rectangles are not very stable and rapidly become parallellograms.

A purse tree can be just as collapsible as shelving made of cloth which
will essentially be hanging from a framework.  Work out several designs on
paper as much as possible, and price materials.

=Tamar

> At 11:55 PM 10/20/2005, Mike wrote:
>> At 11:51 PM 10/20/2005 -0400, Candy Madigan wrote:
>>> Hah!  My hind brain just figured it out.  Four 1'X6.5' pieces of cotton
>>> duck, eight 1' square pieces of thin wood, twelve 2' dowel rods, and nine
>>> 1' dowel rods, and I will have collapsible light weight shelves for my
>>> purses at my next event.  I love having a brain that thinks like an
>>> engineer.  I may need to add two more 8' lengths of cotton duck and another
>>> 16 pieces of thin wood, but I'll put it together first and try it out
>>> before I decide.
>>
>> Purses are light, right?  You might want to consider PVC pipe rather than
>> dowels for a framework...it's probably strong enough, fairly cheap, and light.
>>
>> One other idea...since all the purses I saw at Capclave had straps, do you
>> really need shelves?  Why not a "purse tree"?