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DustyDoorframes · 12/04/2019 18:18

I am looking for a piece of furniture which may not exist, so I am calling upon the hive mind of Mumsnet...
I have Spur track shelving in my living room, which I love. I'd like to add an extra bit in an alcove, with a suspended cabinet. I want to put a big old CRT telly on it (belongs to DP, non negotiable...).
Basically this:
www.madeindesign.co.uk/prod-string-system-crate-2-doors-l-78-cm-by-string-furniture-refcd7830-12-1.html
But 50cm deep, not 30!
This doesn't seem to exist. Is that because 50cm is stupid for something suspended? Will it never be strong enough for a CRT telly anyway?? Or can I just find an old vintage cabinet and attach it to Spur tracks using their little flat attachy bits for cabinets?? Please help, oh wise ones!

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PigletJohn · 12/04/2019 18:40

Spur is very strong, as long as your heavy item is not on a shelf near the top (because leverage)

I have an idea they make 450mm brackets. You can usually put on a deeper shelf, assuming the weight will not be on the front edge.

HOWEVER

A CRT television has an armour glass front screen to protect you in case of implosion, and this is the heaviest part (hence you always carry them with the screen against your body.

The original Spur shelving company went bust, somebody bought the warehouse stock, you may be able to find them on Google. But they, or something similar, are now being manufactured again.

The original, double-wall, double-hook brackets are stronger than single ones.

As a CRT TV is very heavy, it needs to be on its own sturdy shelf and brackets, not balanced on a flimsy cabinet.

DustyDoorframes · 12/04/2019 20:29

Thank you pigletjohn, I'd not twigged about the weight being at the front of the tv. It would be sitting at a diagonal which would help hopefully. I guess one option would be to fix a sturdy shelf with its own brackets directly to the wall (I could even support that at the sides of the alcove as well as the back), and then run a spur system behind/alongside, with a cabinet hung below. Or would that be madness??
The spur system I have in the room already is the "new" sort- it still has the twin slots, and made in the uk. It seems v sturdy- the company are very very proud of it and say it's exactly the same as the "old" version. And I put it up following your very useful guidance in a thread from years ago, answering someone else! So you are partially responsible for my Spur shelving passion- thank you!

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PigletJohn · 12/04/2019 21:31

I think a Spur bracket on a Spur upright will be stronger than any "L" bracket you can buy.

The fact that the weight is lower than the highest fixing screw in the wall makes it a mechanically stronger design.

The shelf can be fixed to the bracket with a screw or metal bolt, this prevents the shelf tipping or sliding off the bracket, so is a good precaution.

I found this 470mm bracket online, but you'd better ask the company if it is correct for the uprights you have.

Look under the TV to see where its feet are. This is where the shelf has to reach.

DustyDoorframes · 12/04/2019 21:43

Thank you again! That's the website I've got everything from so a good chance of compatibility, I'd say!
Would you attach anything else to the same uprights as the TV shelf, or run another set for shelves (books...) and the hoped for cabinet (board games)?

I very much appreciate all this brain picking- thank you!

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PigletJohn · 12/04/2019 22:02

you can attack multiple levels of shelf to Spur uprights. The top screw must be the strongest, so a long thick one, fully driven into a plasplug in the brick. I'd want the highest shelf to be at least 250mm below the top screw, and not heavily loaded. Books are very heavy.

All screws must pass the load to the bricks, the plaster has no strength. Remembering that the uprights are about 20mm deep, and so is the plaster, you need screws about 60-70mm long. Three-inch screws would be OK. At least size 8 (4mm diameter). If any of the holes are crumbly, remove all dust with a vac or water jet, and inject builders adhesive like "nomorenails" or an own-brand before inserting the plasplug, and let it set overnight.

DustyDoorframes · 13/04/2019 12:51

Brilliant, thank you so much! That's my bank holiday to-do list sorted...

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