Diamond Wine Rack

[Garagista]

I have a skinny space to fit a wine rack and I decided to do the 60 degree diamond idea. I was able to get really good efficiency from the diamonds but the triangles left over really waste space.
This gets me 100 bottles so perhaps I shouldn’t complain!
Any suggestions before I start cutting?

 

[Ohio Bob]

Your aspect ratio looks a little steep. What efficiency do you get with 4 “sections” instead of the 3 you have now?

 

[sour_grapes]

Well, it is true that the side triangles are not terribly efficient. However, if your drawing is accurate, it is not so bad in your case. You can fit 20 bottles in a full diamond. You are showing 8 bottles in a "half-diamond" (AKA, a triangle). So that is not too bad a penalty.

If you haven't already seen this, it could be useful: https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/finally-built-my-wine-rack.44954/page-2#post-513850

 

[Garagista]

Your aspect ratio looks a little steep. What efficiency do you get with 4 “sections” instead of the 3 you have now

Well, it is true that the side triangles are not terribly efficient. However, if your drawing is accurate, it is not so bad in your case. You can fit 20 bottles in a full diamond. You are showing 8 bottles in a "half-diamond" (AKA, a triangle). So that is not too bad a penalty.

If you haven't already seen this, it could be useful: https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/finally-built-my-wine-rack.44954/page-2#post-513850

Thanks

I think this makes sense.
Alternately, I could do it like this but then I get 4 really annoying corners.

 

[Ohio Bob]

I think you will get better efficiency with a cube, then stack those cubes as high as you can.

Edit.. I’ve also seen a site that recommends 16” wide x 12” high to maximize the number of bottles you can store. Also saw one site that mentioned a tilt of 15-20 degrees, to keep the cork moist. That sounds like overkill.

 

[Garagista]

I think you will get better efficiency with a cube, then stack those cubes as high as you can.

Edit.. I’ve also seen a site that recommends 16” wide x 12” high to maximize the number of bottles you can store. Also saw one site that mentioned a tilt of 15-20 degrees, to keep the cork moist. That sounds like overkill.
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My understanding is that by having cube angles at 60 degree rather than 90 degree improves bottle stacking efficiency by like 15%.