I know this is a older video but man the knowledge you have shared here with us all is timeless ! Thank you for sharing amazing video

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I've been searching everywhere online for the best build of a comic book storage system and this might be the best. Plus you provide steps on how to make everything. So thank you!

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck! Hope it helps

Well done! This is absolutely amazing. Thanks you for taking the time to share in such a descriptive manner!

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! If you take a shot at it, I'll be glad to help if you need advice

It looks great. I can't wait to see it complete.

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+paperweightgirl Hi Lynn, check out my last video

Pretty damn awesome. I might not ever build one of these but it makes me think about just building custom wooden boxes, handle holes and all.

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

It's a lot of work but the result was good

Great set-up my friend ..comic storage done right! Wonderful vid ..:)

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+solid4stbend Thanks. I don't have a massive collection so this worked for me.

Nice work, cant wait to see the finished product.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+curtiscamron Check out my video before this one

I'm not a handy dandy person at all but, your information made a ton of sense to me. Thanks again!

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+swsteven I thought about it and made a bunch of drawings for a few weeks before I started building it.

I finally got around to showing this to my Husband. We both loved this. We're gonna definetely do something like this. We'll be rewatching this a bunch in the future for the instructions and everything. Super great video.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Mercy's Little Show Great! Give me a shout if you need any help

@MercysLittleShoww

8 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics I definetly will. If we run into a problem I'm defientely hitting you up. Lol

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

You will probably run into a few snags along the way. Just take your time and try to make your measurments and cuts as accurate as possible

Thank you for posting this, exactly what I was looking for!

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Great...good luck!

Nice work man. Looks fantastic.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Spiro Dotgeek Thanks you, sir!

Wow! I need one of these! I personally wouldn't have the patience to make one though haha

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+MrNovaMan96 Took a long time cause sometimes I just walked away from it for a week or two. Gotta take your time or you will make mistakes for sure!

Awesome. I would have grooved slots for the plexi just to eliminate the screws you know. I'm going to be making one just like this thanks for the vid.

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Search other similar vids. There are some good ideas out there

Thanks so much. I think the only change I will make is widening the inner drawer measurement to accommodate graded slabs as well.

Thanks for the helpful vid. I do alot of custom shelves for my dvds video game and everything. This was my next project I just couldnt figure out what I wanted to do with the front and how to get the drawers to work. Mines probably gonna only be 4 wide though. Im also sketching up an Idea for my retro video games. I was just think and I might need more cabinets haha I might do a 2 wide 1 as well in another spot.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Joshua Gagnon if you have any questions just give me a shout

Looks great I am going to start this soon

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck. Take your time. Measure all your cuts as exact as possible. I'll be glad to answer any questions

Thanks my friend for the video, very well done and very informative!

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It worked out better than I hoped.

@ricial8611

7 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics It's like things that you hear that makes you feel satisfied

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

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I wish I can buy this comic book shelf looks great

@cougarcomics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Lot of work but worth it

A couple suggestions here. Get the cabinets off the carpet by using 2x4s to make a base. Use the melamine for facing. The back is very underbuilt. Should be at least 1/4" or 3/8" ply. Put in screws every 12". I recommend splitting it up into 2 halves in case you want to move it. The bottoms of each sled should be 3/4" poplar. Mdf is not designed to take weight on the horizontal.

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

This is very nice, has step by step so not afraid to try it now, thank you. Is there a second half to this? Like to see what the finished product looks like.

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, called (believe it or not) Comic Book Cabinet

This is great. I am planning to do a 3 across and 4 high. Like you mentioned, easy to move around. My only improvement would be i would put in a few grove cuts on the inside so you can slide thin boards down to help comics from sliding when the box isn't full. What do you think?

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Just like a long box that is not full, you need to support the books from behind somehow. You can also do that for the front of each drawer, depending on how you want the front to look

looks awesome

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+bromyne Thanks. And it works great!

looks good buddy, gave me some ideas.

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+74screwgun Great. let me know if you have any questions

Great video! I'm planning on doing something similar. Quick question, what size length of screws did you use? Because if the Melamine Board is an inch thick, it needs to be a tad bit less than that, right?

hey, this is so awesome and I would like to build something like this...I got all your measurements from the video but I had a couple of questions...Did you just use regular wood screws for all of this?? Also you did not mention what or where you got the board for the back of the drawer and the plastic for the front of the drawers....Where they both purchased and cut at home depot as well?? Thanks so much for this video and all your information!!!

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff. I used drywall screws. I bought everything at Home Depot. Make sure the plastic is thick enough that it won't bend, mine is a little too thin. Also, you may want to not make it as long as mine cause it is too big to move, I will have to take it apart if I want to move it to another room

nice man, that looks great.

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+gdjrod Thanks, I'm really happy with it.

@gdjrod

9 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics good man. I may have to look into building something like that one day. can't wait to see it finished.

adding this video to my ASMR list

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think. What is ASMR?

@moxie9695

2 жыл бұрын

@@cougarcomics late reply but ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response and it’s basically sounds that sound relaxing

This is great Cougar, great job! Thinking of a future eight drawer module. Any tips on dealing with the plexi? Thanks.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSpaceBaby Hi !!! Great to hear from you. First off, the plexi I used was too thin. I think it was 1/8? Make sure it is thick enough so that you can't bend it. Also it was tough to cut. I scored it and then bent it to snap it and sometimes it splintered. Try to find a place that will cut it for you. It is easy ti drill thru

Thank you very much for posting this! How has the cabinet been treating you since you finished it? And random question...being a Fantastic Four guy, what did you think of the new movie?

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+Matt Murdock (drwdan19) It is working out fine, no problems yet. The reviews were so bad on the FF movie that I'll wait till it comes out on dvd...should be any day now!

I built mine today I’ll share a video link once I put the clips together and upload it

Not going to lie this is pretty f*ing awesome. Sir this is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen. If I could give more thumbs up on it I would!!

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+MercWith AMouth Ha, thanks. I just built it, it was Chris Faulkners idea

Hi! About how many comics does a drawer hold and do you have advise on what side rails to use?

I'm looking at doing something like this but doing it several of them 4x1 instead of one that is 4x7 like you did. That way it's easier to move around.

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Good idea, wish I did. Check out the video by "spacebaby"

Good build. Slightly over built. Point of improvement I would do is build this like a cabinet(beefed up cabinet). Give it a good solid base to sit on. Some cross supports in the back then covered the back with a lighter/thinner material to reduce weight as well as cost. Love the drawer slides. Are they heavy enough to hold the weight of a fully loaded shelf? Other then that great job.

@CommanderCool76

8 жыл бұрын

I am going to be starting up a small home business soon. May borrow some of the ideas here to incorporate into something.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+CommanderCool76 Actually the drawer slides is one of the few things I would change. The ones I used do not extend all the way out. They will hold the weight of a full box. I would use the slides that mount on the side or bottom( I would put them on the sides). They are more expensive but are made with ball bearings, slide real easy and would allow the drawer to pull all the way out

It looks awesome, but I wish you included all the measurements in the description box...

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, if I remember correctly, the measurements are in the video. I think....

I am wanting to build one of these for my husband as a gift for his comic book collection but I might need a little more help as I have never tried to build anything in my life.

@cougarcomics

9 ай бұрын

I'll be glad to help anyway I can.

i just now saw this posted in a comic book group and am seriously interested in do this, for the exact size you built, how much did it all cost?

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

I think all the dimensions are in this video. Cost was about $500 or a little more

Can you please explain your reasoning behind making the drawers only 23 or 24 inches deep? A normal long box is about 27.5 inches deep. I am going to do this but I am using the current number of long boxes I have to determine how many drawers I need. Thanks in advance and great job!

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Can't remember for sure why I did them 2 feet deep. I know I was concerned about the weight on the side rails when the drawer was pulled out all the way. And maybe that is the size the material came in i.e. 2 foot, 4 foot etc.

Man, what a project

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+TheComicsPreacher You can't be in a hurry. I took my time so I didn't get overwhelmed by it

@etanick1

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics you need to make this into a business :) I would buy it ...seriously....I can barely function with a Philip screwdriver...LOL

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+eta nick HaHa. Would love to do this for a living!

@thecomicspreacher3547

8 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics I'll take one please. So there you go, you have 2 pre-orders already.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

I suddenly feel overwhelmed.

These are just what I've been looking for! Is there any way you can send me the dimensions and overall schematics? Thank you!

@cougarcomics

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, don't have anything written down, kind of made it up as I went along. Anything specific you are looking for that isn't in this video?

Download able blueprints? I would pay for blueprints. Really solid work, pun intended lol

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Steampunk_BATz Would give them to you for free but it was mostly in my head. Thats why I did these videos as I went along. I would be glad to answer any questions

@shadette0823

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics I appreciate that. Guess ill just watch this amazing vid again, but take notes this time lol

How did you finish off the drawers (i.e., the plexiglass and the white trim)?

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+thx 5280 For the drawers I painted the top and side edges white. Just thought it looked better that way. The plexiglass was kind of a pain. I used 1/8 inch but I recommend using something a little thicker. I cut mine using a razor blade but it was hard to get a real straight line and sometimes when you bend it to snap it, it splits cockeyed. I would have it cut at the store if they offer that service.

What would you suggest using (roller and wood wise) for supporting a collection of the heavier modern collection?

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the material I used for the sides and drawers is fine. I would switch to the different rollers. Mine are ok but do not allow the drawer to pull out all the way so it is hard to get books out of the back of the drawer. They cost more but will be worth it. I have a few drawers full of modern books and they still work ok

@jlmb43

6 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics Awesome, thank you!!

so you don't have anything underneath each shelve for support? are the shelves just supported by the rails?

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

Yep

The rails that you used. How did they hold up? I can't imagine them lasting long with all that weight

@cougarcomics

7 күн бұрын

They held up fine, no problems at all. Wish I did use the other style rail so I could pull the drawer out all the way.

@tarrsik

5 күн бұрын

@cougarcomics great. I have a collection similar to yours. I'm tired of long boxes. I've been using them for 40 years. I started out using file cabinets. Now, after 50 years of collecting, I'm ready to build something durable yet easy to transport. I see myself moving one more time before I retire. I want to build something similar but more furniture level. Maybe I'll share it with you once I'm done. Thank you for the inspiration.

awesome

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+TheComicBookNerd Thanks, it was Chris Faulkners idea!

@TheComicBookNerd

9 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics Well then chris he has a awesome idea loving your vids!

maybe shoulda just done em 2 or 3 drawers wide "dressers". moving that thing will be impossible without disassembly. sure there would be the two outsides "doubling" the space between but i dont feel that would be too much of a detriment to its aesthetics, especially if you have like 4 next to one another. the pattern will repeat and feel fine.

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

I thought of that half way thru but decided to just finish it.

when you put the sliders on the white boards how far in did you put them? it looks like 1/4"-1/2"

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

1/2 inch seems to ring a bell

@MrComics89

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I try to do this my self I build one box but it was way to heavy. Can u tell me what the wood u use and what are the measurements for this. I really need to do one cause my room is super small and I'm running out of space fast plzz help me

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

The "wood" is called MDF, medium density fiberboard. All the measurements are in this video.

Was for an older video on building your comic storage drawers.

Wow! And I thought I made the ultimate custom comic shelving unit! (You can see it in my video). But this is unbelievable! I wish i would have used rollers like that. It was the first thing I ever really put together myself, so mine was a little off centered and not "flush" on all the corners, so I don't know how well I would have done if i would have used rollers. But this is awesome!

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Captain Jerno's Comics and Collectibles Thanks. I'm really glad I put the time in to build it. I can find anything I want now without swearing like a drunken sailor

did you ever do a recent video of this comic shelf?

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

Do you mean completed? I do have a video posted of it.

is there a part 2 of this video coming. with how you did the plastic

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Storms Sorry, no. I cut the plastic to size, predrilled holes in the plastic and the front of the drawers and screwed them on.

@RobertStorms84

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics how did you cut the plastic?

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

You score it with a blade/knife and snap it. This was the hardest part of the whole thing. It doesn't always split cleanly.Try to find a store that will cut it to size for you, I wish I did!

@RobertStorms84

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics yeah i tried home depot. they were real nasty about it.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

Cause its a pain in the ass and if they cut it and it breaks wrong you don't have to pay for it. They tell you how easy it is to cut but they can't do it!

How much would you say each drawer weighs filled with books approx? What is the weight limit for you rails?

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

Hi. I don't have the drawers full but I would guess about 30 lbs. If I remember correctly the drawers were 50, not sure tho

@adamdeliso8100

7 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics ok thanks. You did a great job gave me some ideas of my own. Again really great job. Thanks for thr info

How many comics roughly does each drawer hold?

@micpar2

2 жыл бұрын

I have nothing to do with Cougarcomics. I just did a rough est of my half boxes. With some space it's like 95-105 bagged/boarded comics. His 23" drawers should roughly be a half box & half of a second half box. With some space in front to be able to flip through them to look for certain issues. So My guess is one drawer fits about 150 bagged and boarded comics. A half box is like 14" long, add 9 more inches. To make it 23". I hope this helps anyone interested.

cosmo!!!!!!!!

one more question what size is your rails

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

I think they were 20 inches in length

Very nice. Have you thought about how many comics it will take. Will the weight on the floor be a problem.

@cougarcomics

9 жыл бұрын

+sarge td Wasn't worried about the weight( maybe I should be?). I had about 15 long boxes and I figure about 225 comics per box. I have plenty of room for more books because most of the drawers are only 1/2-3/4 full

I am assuming you used 22" drawer slides?

what was the length of the sliders you used with the drawers?

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

They were 20 or 22 inches. I think I made the drawers 24 inches total

@MrComics89

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

What kind of sliders did you get? The 24 inch ones I saw at Home Depot were almpst $20 each so the price on those alone for 28 drawers is over $500. Are there cheaper ones out there?

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. The ones you mentioned attach to the side of the drawer and the side wall of the cabinet and allow the drawer to extend all the way out. They are better than the one i used but like you said, very expensive when you do the math. The one i got attach to the bottom corner of the drawer. They were like $7-8 each and I did get them from Home depot. They were in the same aisle. Good luck

@skadrumsandwich7415

6 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics I saw those shortly after commenting. Thanks so much for the video. I'm gathering all the materials for my own build right now. I found a service that cuts plexiglass to size and i might spring the extra money for that. Plexiglass is expensive and I'm not confident in cutting it myself.

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Thats the way to go. They are very hard to cut. Mine were a lot of trouble. Make sure it is thick enough so you can't bend it.

@skadrumsandwich7415

6 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics the ones i got were 3/16" so a bit thicker than the 1/8". It seems like it should be good enough.

@skadrumsandwich7415

6 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics one more question about the slider rails. I got the 22 inch ones. Will they not allow the drawers to open all the way? I dont see it being a huge issue, I'm just curious if its a big inconvenience not being able to fully open the drawers.

hi. I am a comic collector beginner and 18 years old. Do you have some affordable not very expensive comics I can buy, maybe some doubles? I mostly like silver age comics? thanks

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+andrew mifsud Hi, if I do ever sell I would put a video up but I don't have any plans to sell anything in the near future

And does the back of your drawers = 1/4 masonite?

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSpaceBaby It was the same material as the rest of the drawer. If I remember correctly it was 1/4. The rest of the drawer was 1/2

Oh ok so u just cut it in half? I'm try to figure it out cause I'm make mine next week with a bit of a twist

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

The depth of the sides is 24 inches. 97 inches long divided by 24 = 3 pieces with scrap left over

@matthewtapia4398

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics ok cool thanks

@matthewtapia4398

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics hey just a heads up if anyone ask to Home Depo well not cut the wood anymore and know I'm stuck with like 80 buck of wood that I can't complete my shells tell I can but the heavier expensive wood. They said it harmful to people.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

Well that sucks!

@turbotwo1

7 жыл бұрын

IM building my unit right now and got my stuff at lowes (only had the 4x8 no 2x4) but they cut it no problems.

Ya I was half way done to grrrr

What length of drawer rails did you use?

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

Can't remember for sure, but the drawers were 23 inches deep so the rails were probably 20 inches

@raymondcurtis6093

2 жыл бұрын

@@cougarcomics thank you very much for the response, I ended up getting 22" rails but I havent got far enough along yet to know if they will work. I will let you know. I appreciate you sharing your comic cabinet this is a very awesome design and I can't wait to make one myself.

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondcurtis6093 22 should work, mine may have been 22. Very important to make sure the bottom of each drawer is perfectly cut square and the same dimensions or they will bind when you push them in and out . Sides of drawers are not that important. Take your time, it took me a few months

How high is the side of the wright board

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

If you mean the sides of the cabinet, I bought a piece that was 4 feet x 8 feet. It should have measured 48 inches x 96 inches but was actually 49 inches x 97 inches. That one extra inch, from 48 to 49, allowed me to make it four drawers high.

what size is your side boards on the box for the comics.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the whole shelf or the drawer for the comics?

@cristalgerstner7283

8 жыл бұрын

+cougarcomics drawer for the comics

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

I say the measurements for them in the very beginning of the video. Let me know if you need more info

@TalonSCA

2 жыл бұрын

​@@cougarcomics You do say that the BOTTOM is 8" x 23" x .5" (and the sides look like they are .5" thick and 23" long as well, but you do not say how wide (tall) the sides are. :)

@cougarcomics

2 жыл бұрын

@@TalonSCA My sides are 8" high. they can be higher if you want

K ty

They really will do all that pre-cutting at Home Depot ??

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+David Held Yep. I wish they cut the plexiglass too cause that was the worst! Thanks for watching

what was the total cost for build

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+jeff thomason About $550, check out my previous video for ore info

Link to a diy?

@cougarcomics

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, don't really understand the question

The Guy on the saw at our Home depot copped an attitude ..He said" this is not a wood shop" and when I said "I"m building a comic book cabinet" he replied " No, I'm building a comic book cabinet! And mine was just a simple design that you slide the long boxes into. But he did make the cuts.

@cougarcomics

7 жыл бұрын

Like he had something better to do? Too bad. How's it working out?

Horribly expensive.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Daróczi András Thanks! Glad you like it

This is a huge waste of money storage wise. Building drawers... Just build a rack that allows one acid-free comic box per hole. That's functionally even better than this. You should be able to whip any box out at once, without the extra weight of wood drawers.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

+Don White The reason I built this is that I was tired of messing with the weight of a long box. I had my long boxes on shelves, but you either pull them out and put them on the floor or do a balancing act with the box. Now I can search for any book without lifting. The weight of the drawer never comes into play

@A1Authority

8 жыл бұрын

My only argument then, would be it's not always comfortable to work at the height the furniture dictates. I also noticed this is yet another homemade comic drawer with clear fronts. Solid fronts should be used to stop the light.

@cougarcomics

8 жыл бұрын

Right! Not sure if you had time to watch both videos but this is in an unused bedroom. I keep the shades down. I currently have doubles in front of each drawer but I may just make photo copies of them to put in front.

Great video! I'm planning on doing something similar. Quick question, what size length of screws did you use? Because if the Melamine Board is an inch thick, it needs to be a tad bit less than that, right?

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Are youi talking about the screws for the side rails? If so, I used the screws that came with the rails. So I guess no matter what you are asking, yes,haha. Good luck

@JonkeySong

6 жыл бұрын

cougarcomics I just realized the only thing screwing into the Melamine Board is the rails. Haha What about the screws for the drawers and pretty much everything else? What size did you use for those?

@cougarcomics

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I really can't remember. I might mention it in this vid