Have you seen the Flipbin?

[DC]

Flipbin(s) arrived today!

It seems to be what I thought it would be, and it certainly "feels" stronger than it looks. (Not that it looked flimsy - I doubt I would have bought it/them if I thought it would be flimsy - but it feels surprisingly strong. I'm not a materials expert, but it almost seems steel rather than aluminum. Well done!)

Yes, it's basically a deluxe "now playing" stand, as has been already suggested, for up to your 33 most recent selections, but that's basically what I wanted it for and it will fill that role with aplomb. Here it sits (temporarily?) downstairs in one of the spots I envisioned for it. Perfect!

 

[stereomang]

So glad you dig ‘em, Don! Appreciate the follow up and comments! Nice spot!

 

[jeremyjustic]

I made mine for about $10, love having a "now playing" front flip style bin. The product featured is a nice design and of course a fabricated and powder coated aluminum product isnt going to be cheap but I'm sure it will outlast us all. Nice job guys and best of luck.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Flipbins seem to be something for the vinyls set to have their record collection since it doesn't hold to many for the money spent. They can also add another one as the collection grows. But it looks like a great product for us to use to hold the current 'in use' records while we are spinning. It looks good, it has a good review for sturdy by @DC and would hold enough records to get you through a period of time before you refiled the ones that need to be put away. Buying $1000 worth of them to hold a collection isn't something many here would do.

 

[fizzgig]

@timofred thanks!! Initially looked at plastic to be honest...but there's a considerable upfront cost and different materials were always on the table. I've got a couple pretty cool plastic prototypes...so, we'll see but there's a lot that can be done w/ aluminum that you can't do on the plastic side

1/4" acrylic?

 

[stereomang]

1/4" acrylic?

Looking at some acrylic options

 

[stereomang]

Flipbins seem to be something for the vinyls set to have their record collection since it doesn't hold to many for the money spent. They can also add another one as the collection grows. But it looks like a great product for us to use to hold the current 'in use' records while we are spinning. It looks good, it has a good review for sturdy by @DC and would hold enough records to get you through a period of time before you refiled the ones that need to be put away. Buying $1000 worth of them to hold a collection isn't something many here would do.

Thanks! Yeah - it’s really for organizing / having some functional place to keep some out of shelves. Honestly, I use a couple daily; new stuff gets its own before I catalog, clean and of course, listen to it, the other for records I wanna keep around / off the shelf for whatever reason... I do have a couple for specific genre(s) or labels...one of Numero releases for example Definitely not meant to hold one’s entire collection for 1000’s of dollars

 

[TomBig58]

Hey Ben. Welcome to AK! It's nice to see that entrepeneurial spirit is alive and well in our hometown. I'm a DIY kind of guy when it comes to stuff like that but $10 of parts don't assemble themselves and our time is worth something. It looks like a great product and it's metal construction speaks of a "fabricated" piece rather than mass produced, which is desirable to a lot of us. Nice job!

I'm curious. Will the bottom weight and the front panel support someone accidentally flipping the whole stack or will the the Flipbin (or the front leaning LPs) tip forward and fall out or over?

 

[stereomang]

Hey Ben. Welcome to AK! It's nice to see that entrepeneurial spirit is alive and well in our hometown. I'm a DIY kind of guy when it comes to stuff like that but $10 of parts don't assemble themselves and our time is worth something. It looks like a great product and it's metal construction speaks of a "fabricated" piece rather than mass produced, which is desirable to a lot of us. Nice job!

I'm curious. Will the bottom weight and the front panel support someone accidentally flipping the whole stack or will the the Flipbin (or the front leaning LPs) tip forward and fall out or over?

Hey Tom - Thanks for the kind words and feedback! Always lurked here - it's the place to go for knowledge! so it's kind of fun to be part of a topic...
Had a lot of friends who tested...and their initial concern was that they'd fall over...but honestly, every one of 'em went to the muscle memory...when you're flipping at a shop, etc., the off-hand typically, without thinking, goes to maintain the "stack" - gravity is a killer and they will fall out if you literally just use one hand and the idea is you’re flipping thru to pick one, pull it, and then put the cover upfront...hard to do with 1 hand .. can't show the covers if I cover any more of the front so it was a 50/50 to find a height that held them for the most part, and also highlighted what was playing! ps...all fabricated here in Chicago!

 

[richamor]

It looks like it would be easy to fit a folding handle and front stop for transport. Left in that "mode" you could flip single-handed. Or fold the handle back for aesthetics and two handed flipping.

 

[TomBig58]

It looks like it would be easy to fit a folding handle and front stop for transport. Left in that "mode" you could flip single-handed. Or fold the handle back for aesthetics and two handed flipping.

Yeah, we're all a little "McGuyvery" around here haha. I was thinking like some kind of bent fork or "H" separate piece that slips over the front panel. One way it kind of keeps them from flipping forward much at all. Turn it around and it keeps the stack from tipping too far forward. It would have to be detachable of course so as not to blow the cool look of the bin.

Hey Tom - Thanks for the kind words and feedback! Always lurked here - it's the place to go for knowledge! so it's kind of fun to be part of a topic...
Had a lot of friends who tested...and their initial concern was that they'd fall over...but honestly, every one of 'em went to the muscle memory...when you're flipping at a shop, etc., the off-hand typically, without thinking, goes to maintain the "stack" - gravity is a killer and they will fall out if you literally just use one hand and the idea is you’re flipping thru to pick one, pull it, and then put the cover upfront...hard to do with 1 hand .. can't show the covers if I cover any more of the front so it was a 50/50 to find a height that held them for the most part, and also highlighted what was playing! ps...all fabricated here in Chicago!

I've only been hanging around here for eight or ten months and I've learned so much I'm sure that some other thing from my memory is now long gone (blatant Simpsons episode reference) I was thinking the whole one-handed thing and putting the LP back where it was in the bin. I never really thought about highlighting what's on the platter now until seeing pics of some of the AK'ers setups. With the bin you can return the wife's collector plate/picture holder thingy to her.

 

[DC]

Well, I have a confession to make: While I have had the Flipbin for a couple weeks now, I haven't played a single LP in that time! See, I recently got a new CD/SACD player, much better than my previous one, and have been spinning little silver discs and rolling various tubes through it to the neglect of my poor LPs, even those in the fabulous Flipbin! As soon as I can tear myself away from the little discs, I'll get back to spinning the big ones ASAP!

In the meantime, I will also add that the Flipbin comes with a little logo sticker, very professional, and a nice little "extra touch" underscoring their quality of service. So, any suggestions as to where I should stick it?

 

[Old Guy8]

These plywood bins came from garage sale. originally made for sheet music. A little low for records. I added 1/4"MDF at back.

Edit: There was a thread here, last year, highlighting low cost canvas or cloth bins for holding/flipping albums.
I use $7 Mainstay branded cloth bids from Wallyworld. I Place 12"x12"x1/4" MDF at each end to prevent album bending. Not a major Wally stockholder or paid advertizer.