12-17-2009, 01:30 PM
jglfan Wrote:There are lots of ways, a lot depends on how wide an area the upper deck will be. Brackets off the wall are good for 18" or so, some might say 2" but I think that is pushing it. You can use standard shelf mounting hardware (buy the double brackets for extra strength)
On my existing shelves, I am using the same type of shelf rail/brackets as in Nolatron's photos. They do make a 24" bracket. At least they used to. I was in HD the other day and didn't see the 24" ones. Another thing is, they cost over 6 bucks each if I remember correctly.
I have one place where I extended these out to 30 inches and have experienced no problems. On my new layout, I'll also have some places with 30" wide shelving. The shelves are 1x2 frame with 1/4 luan(?) plywood and 2" foam on top of that, so fairly lightweight.
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