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Default Do shelf supports like this exist?


Gordon Airporte wrote:
I have a cabinet with adjustable shelving which is open on opposing
sides and I'm looking for ways to secure the shelves from sliding out.
I'm using standard shelf pins like this
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...8&cookietest=1
but I realized someone should make a version with another pin sticking
up (instead a hole or a friction pad) which I can drill holes in the
bottoms of the shelves to accept. Rockler and Lee Valley don't have
anything like it, though, so it probably doesn't exist :-)


Actually, I have seen some designed to provide a friction fit, but
don't have a source offhand...

I suppose I could put pins in the bottom of the shelves that would fit
into the holes in the supports I have now, but that's not as pretty a
solution. I want to maintain ease of shelf rearrangement.
Is that the best I can do?


What is often done is rather than just setting the shelf on the pin,
rout a groove on the bottom side of the shelf for the pin to set
in...invisible, no hassle in moving/rearranging and fairly easy to do
w/ a jig/template to cut the slots consistently.