Wood shelves, yes something that many folks may like for setting up a vintage gaming console display. But is it really good for the systems? Well, untreated paper has lignin in it that breaks down into acid over time, so you’d think that wood itself would be similar, even though the effect may be less extreme. Indeed, it is. But, if you seal wood with two layers of polyethylene lacquer, that does the trick for protection of most of the acid issue. Another note, use potato starch glue if you want acid free glue for bonding cardboard, interesting. Or you could just use hot glue, yes.
20201031/DuckDuckGo are wood shelves safe for archival acid
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Now what is melamine board? Basically, a dry erase whiteboard.
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Ah, but hey, here’s another note. You can also use finishing on cardboard to protect from acid, just like wood. With, of course, the disadvantage that it can no longer buffer against humidity.
20201031/DuckDuckGo acid free corrugated cardboard boxes
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Looking to buy acid-free corrugated cardboard to make cheap, recyclable, archival quality shelves and boxes? Never fear, it is rather cheap to purchase in large quantity! Look here for one retailer, this one in particular buffers the paper (i.e. make it alkaline to neutralize acids), so not necessarily ideal for all kinds of objects, $20 for 25 sheets of rather large cardboard. I also like corrugated cardboard because you don’t need to worry about condensation on the surfaces like may be the case with impermeable materials, this can help better protect the internal contents under non-ideal conditions. That is, as long as humidity is the risk and not being soaked in water.
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What’s the difference between bursting strength and edge crush test? Simple. Bursting strength is the amount of pressure you must put on a face of a sheet of corrugated cardboard before it collapses. It measures the strength of a box when subject to rough shipping and handling as an individual unit. Edge crush test measures the amount of pressure that must be exerted on teh edge of a sheet of corrugated cardboard before it collapses. It principally measures box stacking strength before the box on the bottom can no longer hold up the column. Generally 32 pounds per square inch edge crush test equates to 200 pounds per square inch bursting test.
20201031/DuckDuckGo edge crush versus bursting strength
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