Many industrial shelving companies make corrogated metal or metal 
grating for the shelf inserts, they are a little more pricey but 
would have far less issues with outgassing and more strength in the 
long run as melamine can warp and sag over time.


At 08:28 AM 10/6/2008, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>We are moving to a new storage center and the shelving supplier has 
>recommended Melamine as a formaldehyde free particle board that they 
>say we will not have to seal the way plywood/regular particle board 
>needs to be. Does this sound right to you? Are any of you using 
>Melamine for storage or exhibits? And if so have you sealed it in 
>some way? Feel free to respond on or off list.
>
>As always, thanks for the advice.
>
>
>Mandy Langfald
>Curator of Collection
>Wyoming State Museum
>307-777-7033
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