We also planned to use liquid nails inside the holes in the shelves.
Threaded rod floating shelves.
First video on strong floating shelves.
I built these shelves for a friend.
These are the secret weapons that will make this hidden shelf strong.
Not so much that it squeezes out everywhere when you put the rods in but enough so the threads are surrounded by it.
Our tentative plan is to use 12 inch x 5 8 inch steel threaded rod to support the shelves by screwing the rods about 3 inches into the studs and then sliding the shelves with holes drilled in them to correspond to the rods onto the rods.
All together it cost a little over 100 in materials.
Make sure these are evenly placed from each side.
I chose 3 8 inch sucker rod.
Drill two 5 16 holes on the top of your shelf.
100 mm of the rod is fitted into the provided bored hole in the rear of the floating shelf suitable for custom manufactured floating shelves of thickness 18mm 1 8cm and above and with a depth of 200mm brackets can be used to fit deeper shelves but weight capacity decreases as shelf depth increases use a.
Install mounting rods into wall put some epoxy glue into the holes in the wall.
Also called threaded rod these rods are like long bolts without heads.
Floating shelf hardware heavy duty floating shelves bracket perfect invisible supports for fireplace mantle or rustic live edge wood shelving 6 inch stainless support rod shelve kit 6 4 5 out of 5 stars 75.
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Measure the height you want your floating shelves to sit on your wall and cut the threaded rods 3 4 inches longer than that measurement.
It s all 1x12 common pine and 1 2 threaded rod.