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    34mm battens strong enough for shelves?

    Hmm, not so easy on the wide side though, thats where MDF will be sitting on? :shock: Plus screw batten against the the wall every 40 cm.
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    34mm battens strong enough for shelves?

    Ok, I will have to fit front batten then put on a vertical support or two for better support. Won't that be a problem? Thanks for the fast reply and a very handy online calculator! :D EDIT: I think the calculator is for between two supports - which isn't exactly same as a full batten...
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    34mm battens strong enough for shelves?

    Hi all I will make some new shelves to alcove in my small shed for tools storage etc. What I have are MDF 400mm wide for shelves and 34x18mm battens for support. The length of shelves will be around 2 metres but after reading some shelves tutorials, they inist on using 45x18mm or 50x25mm...
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