I found this yesterday when looking for a shelf bracket that would provide maximum support with minimum impact on lower level visibility.
http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Countertop-Support-Brackets-L-bracket/dp/B00S5IBBG6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
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Hi Carl,
That looks very strong. Who makes it and where can you buy them?
Neal
nealknowsWho makes it and where can you buy them?
I added the link to my original post.
I used 92 shelf brackets to support the middle level of my layout. 92 * $54 =
With that being said, it's a good looking functional option. If only they were $10 or $5 each.
Modeling an HO gauge freelance version of the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and the Utah Railway around 1957 in a world where Pirates from the Great Salt Lake founded Ogden, UT.
- Photo album of layout construction -
OnewolfI used 92 shelf brackets to support the middle level of my layout. 92 * $54 =
You're right, they're pricey. But you don't need them every 16" like you probably did. I'm going to use just one in the middle of a 9.5' span.
Houston, we have a problem!!!
"Made in USA. Not intended for use as a shelf bracket. Read description for application use."
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Houston, we have a problem!!! "Made in USA. Not intended for use as a shelf bracket. Read description for application use."
Interesting. I wonder if you make a similar piece out of flat steel bar stock. Lowes shows a 4' x 1 1/2" x .25" for $11.25. With a metal saw and a welder, you could (or a local welding shop) could make a similar bracket, sans holes. Do not know what it would cost; but you could get two brackets out of a 4' piece of steel. These are not as big or robust as the OP's brackets, but do they have to be?
The are rather nice, however, I use them for kitchen/island counter support where only a few are needed (generally use macthed finished wood for the corbels) . Rather pricey to do a large upper layout shelf. Install w/ #10 pan head stainless.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Expensive!
I use 20" steel brackets from Menards - 250 lb capacity, and they only cost $5.00 each...
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
I used several of these...
...and one of these:
The uprights are 1½" angle iron, lag-bolted to the wall studs, while the horizontal supports are 1" angle iron. The upright in the second photo is hidden by the wrap-around Masonite backdrop, but is considerably longer than those in the first photo.
Wayne
carl425I saw that. If I only used things as intended I wouldn't have a railroad.
Fair comment.
Price too high
Jason Schron has an interesting approach to using shelf brackets on his layout. You can see his version in this video about an uncoupling system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEJryNs_ptA
Joe