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Default Do floating shelves actually work?

On Sun, 19 May 2019 20:37:38 +0100, Rod Speed wrote:



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On Sun, 19 May 2019 19:56:35 +0100, Rod Speed
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"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
news On Sun, 19 May 2019 17:19:58 +0100, dpb wrote:

On 5/19/2019 10:28 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
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What's ridiculous is you not realising that a 12 inch shelf pulling
against a 1 inch bracket is a LOT of leverage. The bracket has to be
about the same height as the depth of the shelf.

I previously posted the calculation above that shows actual moment arm
is well within the product specs with at least a 2X safety margin.

And, YET AGAIN READ THE BLODDY SPEC SHEET!!!! -- the product
description
shelf depth is 5-1/2" not 1-ft.

Spec sheets can't break the laws of physics.

Trivial to check if it survives a 100lb load fine.


Why have you lost your metricness?


I havent. The spec uses pounds so I used that.


If I saw a spec written in French, I wouldn't use it. I'd write it in here in English.