01-17-2009, 10:40 AM
nolatron Wrote:If your maximum depth on the shelving is 24", Knape and Vogt make a 24" shelf bracket that, when mounted with the appropriate heavy duty brackets and proper screws to wall studs, can hold a 400lb load. More than enough for a model railroad. You wouldn't need any front supports then.
This is the same hardware I used.
Brackets:
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Standards:
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I purchased mine from a dealer at amazon.com
Shaun, thanks for the link!! Those will work well on my left wall then and might allow me to do a section on the middle level for a continuous run on that level as well!! The left wall is the only section that would have 24" deep benchwork on this plan, and the whole bottom level i could prolly do that way. but who knows, this is just a basic who plan for the future, who knows where the door and how big of a room i can actually get in the future lol. A whole garage in a nice house would be nice, or if i get a large backyard, build a nice shed out there for my train room with insulation. When i used to work at Lowes, we sold sheds close to these dimensions of my plan and they were about $5000 w/o insulation. Add a couple more hundred and you got a nice insulated shed. Now just have to hook up some electrical outlets and your set lol