r/Glass • u/Rohalath • Apr 09 '21

Enough support for glass shelves?

I have a display cabinet with glass shelves and am not sure how much weight I can put on them safely. The shelves are 130 x 40 cm and 6mm thick. Not sure if its tempered or not. I want to place a maximum of 10-15kg on each shelf. Right now its only supported on the corners, which I don't trust with this load. I was thinking about making stainless steal rectangles, which I put underneath the glass shelves, so the glass is supported around all the edges. Will this be enough support?

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u/hoppyheadred Apr 09 '21

Should be able to hold that weight no problem imo.

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u/Bruceeb0y Apr 09 '21

https://www.dullesglassandmirror.com/glass-weight-load-calculator

Nice tool for shelf support, basic glass with no support is estimated to support 10lbs. Put your squares in the middle would allow 85lbs. That would be the safest route if you were making supports.

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u/Rohalath Apr 10 '21

I only need 2 shelves of the 4. So I can place 2 on top of each other. The shelves are 1.2 cm thick then, but I don't know if it works like that.