Timeline for How can I test/calculate the weight capacity of a shelf?
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| Oct 22 at 19:07 | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
| Sep 22 at 17:15 | answer | added | Transistor | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 22 at 17:11 | comment | added | Transistor | What kind of brackets are you using? If using multiple brackets - three, for example, each supporting 1/3 of the load - then you can test each bracket at double its expected load and see how it survives. | |
| Sep 22 at 16:08 | answer | added | Amogh | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 21 at 21:57 | comment | added | SpreadingKindness |
@jsotola @solar-mike Thank you so much for your responses. I am more than aware that very small is not a unit of measurement. My hope is that there may be a way to calculate or more likely test the sturdiness of the shelf in a way that does not cause permanent damage. If I know how many pounds it can handle I can correspond that to how much an aquarium would weigh. Bags of flour/sugar sounds like a potential situation. Could I also add water slowly and see if it bends? Or could it crash down all at once—no bending required? Thank you all so much.
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| Sep 21 at 18:22 | comment | added | jsotola |
very small is not a unit of measurement ... to some people, a very small aquarium is anything smaller than 500 liters
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| Sep 21 at 7:51 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Add bags of sugar or flour. Why do you think testing exists? how do you know if the screws are in the studs properly? are they long enough? | |
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