On 9/10/2011 8:11 PM, DD_BobK wrote:
On Sep 10, 4:25 pm, wrote:
On 9/10/2011 5:36 PM, HeyBub wrote:



Aside:
I'll bet with a sturdy board (say, 2x12) and a couple of metal studs driven
in the board (say, 1/2" apart) you could take something a bit heavier than
coat-hanger wire and bend up your own. Be an interesting (and possibly
rewarding) project.

Don't you ever tire of providing intentionally misleading , inaccurate
or in this case dangerous information to folks?

Perhaps you could elaborate on your thoughts about Hey Bub's concept,
its potential flaws& failure modes.

I'll agree that spec'ing the wire size at "a bit heavier than coat-
hanger wire" is vague.
Needs to be more like 1/8" or 3/16 but that's still not very heavy&
easily formed by hand.


And easily unformed since the wires are in tension from what could be a
significant load. Two or three 3 2x10s and a bunch of household stuff
such as depicted weigh just a tad more than say a 2 oz mobile hanging in
front of the kitchen window.

The company who makes the "quickshelf" system chose heavier gauge
material and *spring steel* for obvious reasons.


But I'd more more worried about:
1) QuickShelf's suggestion of those wimpy& short 5/16" screw eyes.
2) Overloading the floor (or ceiling) joists or trusses.

However the concept of making a wire forming "shop aid" out of a
couple metal studs
(maybe lags) in a 2x12 seems like a pretty good quick& dirty way to
form these things.


cheers
Bob