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these may work
https://www.toolstation.com/shelf-support-stud/p32449
they cant fall out with the shelve in place providing the sides stay parallel
the holes are 5mm so assume the brackets are about 1/2" wide
https://www.toolstation.com/shelf-support-stud/p32449
they cant fall out with the shelve in place providing the sides stay parallel
the holes are 5mm so assume the brackets are about 1/2" wide
It might be a form of Library Strip.
The one I've seen is metal with multiple screw fixings to the side of the bookcase. It can be recessed into a groove or surface-mounted. It has slots that little brackets hook into. Books are very heavy. The idea is that you can easily move or add shelves to suit the size of books.
the version in your pic, the metal would presumably protect the holes in the wood from wearing loose or giving way and letting the pegs bend downward.
I would have expected a spade-shaped peg though.
I have some where the metal bracket, similat to the toolstation one, has another little peg projecting upwards so it engages in a shallow hole you drill in the underside of the shelf. This prevents the shelf being moved and coming off the bracket. In my case I got them when shelves of books put enough sideways pressure on the sides of the cabinet to bow them out, and the shelves came off the little plastic brackets and fell down.
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They do take longer to fit, as you have to measure and drill the shelves. I marked mine with Engineers Blue on the pegs but it would be quicker to make up a marking template, or be good at measuring.
mine screw into the cabinet for greater security
I usually buy Hafele but I don't recall what make they are.
The one I've seen is metal with multiple screw fixings to the side of the bookcase. It can be recessed into a groove or surface-mounted. It has slots that little brackets hook into. Books are very heavy. The idea is that you can easily move or add shelves to suit the size of books.
the version in your pic, the metal would presumably protect the holes in the wood from wearing loose or giving way and letting the pegs bend downward.
I would have expected a spade-shaped peg though.
I have some where the metal bracket, similat to the toolstation one, has another little peg projecting upwards so it engages in a shallow hole you drill in the underside of the shelf. This prevents the shelf being moved and coming off the bracket. In my case I got them when shelves of books put enough sideways pressure on the sides of the cabinet to bow them out, and the shelves came off the little plastic brackets and fell down.
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Found them!
They do take longer to fit, as you have to measure and drill the shelves. I marked mine with Engineers Blue on the pegs but it would be quicker to make up a marking template, or be good at measuring.
I usually buy Hafele but I don't recall what make they are.
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Had a closer look in the daylight.
The existing pegs are smaller than the holes in the strip.
There are no holes in the wood, except for a few where the pins have been ill-fitted. No drilling seems to have taken place. What holes there are in the wood seem to have been made by a madman with a teaspoon.
The pegs thus fitted have sagged under the weight of the books.
I might try some of the 5 milli pegs into a properly drilled hole and see how they go.
Thanks everyone.
The existing pegs are smaller than the holes in the strip.
There are no holes in the wood, except for a few where the pins have been ill-fitted. No drilling seems to have taken place. What holes there are in the wood seem to have been made by a madman with a teaspoon.
The pegs thus fitted have sagged under the weight of the books.
I might try some of the 5 milli pegs into a properly drilled hole and see how they go.
Thanks everyone.
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The lipped ones are too wide to fit between the edges of the "track".
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In the hope of finding the correct supports, I Googled "Library Strip". Foolishly. I did not expect so many hits...
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