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Staff in Bunnings do!!!!
I bought some brackets like these:
Spent hours on line trawling through various brackets, then had to guess what size screws these ones will need, finally bought them and today got a message I can pick my items. Waited 1/2 hour in the car park at the "click&collect" line, while the poor staff ran in and out getting our items. I have to say I do feel for them.
Anyway, got home, got my brackets out and immediately saw that there is something very wrong with the angles. My protractor tells me the angle is only 85degrees, instead of the 90 you would expect, and I definitely want and need.
So I rang Bunnings:
Explained exactly what I bought and the problem
The person #1 - oh, so you are saying you bought wrong size, no problem just come in, stand in the line and when the staff member comes tell them the size you want and they will swap it.
Me - No, I am saying they are wrong/faulty, they need to be 90 degrees and are only 85.
The person #1 - that cannot be we do not stock 85 degrees; you mean you want 45degrees?
Me - no, maybe I could speak with somebody who understand that shelf brackets need to be 90degrees
Person #2 - Why do yo think the brackets are wrong?
Me - because shelf brackets need to be 90 degrees or everything will be sliding off the shelves. Isn't there anybody who could understand my concern?
Person #3 - (after I went through explaining all again that these brackets need to be precisely 90 degrees right angle) 90degrees? you mean 45 ......
Me - no, I mean RIGHT ANGLE, brackets need to be exactly right angle.
Person #3 - how do you know they are not exactly right angle, you are probably looking at them wrong
Me - NO I am using my protractor and T-square.................
Person #3 - OK (I suspect she does not know what is protractor or T-square) just bring it back and tell the team member the right size you want..............
I do not have the strength to go back today; maybe have a go tomorrow, with my protractor and T-square .....................
@*kazumi* wrote:
@go-tazz wrote:They are unsuitable for strengthening as they can bend easily when weight is applied which could be why they are bent.
A similar one with a little angled bit joining the two pieces together is a better option.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am also re-gluing the legs and putting a screw from inside through the piece of wood, that goes across.inside the seat frame, into the legs.
That should strenghthen them more.
The new brackets are bit thicker too, but even the lopsided ones were rather strong. I could not budge them when I tried if I could straighten them. If I could do that it would mean that they are not strong enough, and I would not have used them anyway.
Trying to bend them up by hand is different to trying to bend them more or putting 50 plus kgs of weight on them so hopefully it all works out for you.
@go-tazz wrote:
@*kazumi* wrote:
@go-tazz wrote:They are unsuitable for strengthening as they can bend easily when weight is applied which could be why they are bent.
A similar one with a little angled bit joining the two pieces together is a better option.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am also re-gluing the legs and putting a screw from inside through the piece of wood, that goes across.inside the seat frame, into the legs.
That should strenghthen them more.
The new brackets are bit thicker too, but even the lopsided ones were rather strong. I could not budge them when I tried if I could straighten them. If I could do that it would mean that they are not strong enough, and I would not have used them anyway.
Trying to bend them up by hand is different to trying to bend them more or putting 50 plus kgs of weight on them so hopefully it all works out for you.
Only 50 kg. I,m jealous
