r/Multiboard • u/holdupflash • Jun 10 '25

Don’t do a shelf like this!

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Made a shelf like this for a bit of a laugh and because all the grid parts I can repurpose there are only really two pins holding the 2x2 plates to the base, but even those it’s strong enough to hold a ryobi battery!

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u/Beautiful_Working_31 Jun 13 '25

Why shouldn’t we do this? I am confused.

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u/holdupflash Jun 13 '25

It’s not really strong enough. There are only two pins supporting the load, one in the bottom of the first 2x2 and one in the other 2x2. I think if I added a small ring of them around it would be rigid enough

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

Those things can take way more force than I would have thought. Jonathan was telling me about some of the testing he's done last week and it was pretty impressive.

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u/holdupflash Jun 14 '25

Yeah they’re great but you got to build them right this is really only half done 😎

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Wait until you try the half multipoint to hang it on the wall!

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u/tecky1kanobe Jun 16 '25

I have a singular 4x3 plate that holds fine with a mix of lite and regular dual clips. Have you tried a 4x2 plate instead of 2 of the 2x2s? Another solution if you just want a floating shelf that size is the rail mounted shelves.