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Securing glass shelves

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  • 23-07-2015 9:32pm
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    jos28
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    Hope one of you knowledgeable DIYers can offer some advice. I've just restored an old china cabinet and I need to secure the glass shelves. There are 2 shelves (8mm glass) and they are currently resting on the pins as you can see in the photo. (Ignore the fact that I got paint on them please :D). I know that's the way the cabinet was originally made but I'm a bit reluctant to put all of my Granny's china tea sets on them. I can't put brackets on the side as they are glass. The back of the cabinet isn't much thicker than plywood. Any ideas please or do yiz reckon it's safe enough.


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    recipio
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    Shouldn't be a problem. As long as the peg in the hole is 'snug' the glass is thick enough to support light loads. Brass brackets with a rubber shoe are available if you wanted to change them.


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    jos28
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    Thanks Recipio, I put the glass shelves in this morning and it seems ok. I was thinking of cutting pieces of white plastic tubing to use as struts in each corner for added support. I can hide them in the corners. I'm probably being over cautious but the stuff I'm putting into the cabinet belonged to my late Mam and I don't want to take a risk.


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    recipio
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    jos28 wrote: »
    Thanks Recipio, I put the glass shelves in this morning and it seems ok. I was thinking of cutting pieces of white plastic tubing to use as struts in each corner for added support. I can hide them in the corners. I'm probably being over cautious but the stuff I'm putting into the cabinet belonged to my late Mam and I don't want to take a risk.

    A little over cautious ? I once made a display cabinet with brass rod for supports.
    The only problem was that the glass would slide about a bit but I solved it by putting rubber 'o' rings on the brass rod.


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    jos28
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    recipio wrote: »
    A little over cautious ? I once made a display cabinet with brass rod for supports.
    The only problem was that the glass would slide about a bit but I solved it by putting rubber 'o' rings on the brass rod.

    I like your style, I've actually cut out pieces of foam to put on the supports :D


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