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Default Shelf Brackets ?

On Sep 25, 7:32*pm, "The Medway Handyman"
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the_constructor wrote:
Putting some shelves up in my computer room and need a little advice
on the brackets.


I am thinking of getting the elcheapo London Shelf Brackets.


Width of largest shelf is 400mm and the length is 600mm, actually
making the shelves from an old table that I couldn't bear to just
throw on the tip.
Now the largest bracket that I can get is 350mm x 300mm.


Question is, are you supposed to put the longest length of the
bracket onto the wall or doesn't it matter.


Longest bit on the wall is standard practice.


Yes, resulting in choosing a bigger bracket generally. But when the
shelf is bigger than the bracket either way round, the strength is the
same either way. But large londons are weak, so might not be enough. I
tend to prefer something much tougher for the large sizes.


NT