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    Re: Thoughts?

    Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
    Hmmmm...you sure? I'm not asking because I doubt you, but because I feel the shelves would hold up well being rated for 1000 pounds. I'd be using 1/8" plywood, plus foam insulation and an 1/8" laminate. So weight would be minimal. But, I could definitely be wrong. So figured I'd ask.
    Also, I've seen people on YouTube screw into these exact shelves. Again, not saying it's right, just saying I've seen it done.
    No I’m not sure.. Im making a educated guess from trying similar things. Ive screwed a lot of things up hahahahaha. It seems it would be flimsy in my experience. Now very wide but tall and heavy on a plastic frame. Also i cant imagine a piece of plywood would staying screwed to thin plastic. No nut to hold it in. Screwing into plastic isnt like screwing into wood. That plastic is a hollow tube. Seems as though the screw would pull out of the plastic frame with any force. The shelves are rated for things sitting on top of them, and I cant see 1000 lbs sitting in the middle of one of those. Is that 250lbs each shelf x’s 4 shelves your getting the 1000 lbs from? In my experience cheap 2x4’s are the way to go. You dont have to use pressure treated so your talking about $3 each for 2x4x8’ and nothing will break those. I built my Stand and have 3 AP enclosures sitting on it. Thats very heavy and works great..... Think about it a little bit. All it would take is the glass in the front being heavy sitting on the outside edge of the plastic frame and bowing it a little and you’d start to have problems. After all that work and money you’d be pissed.


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