Plastic shelf support for utility cabinet - need help finding this part

May 2, 2024 7:20 AM

Hi, so I did an image search without results. Basically I need a few of these bracket/shelf supports that hold the shelf to the inner wall of the cabinet.

This is what they look like. Hopefully someone can help me find these?

Just as an explanation - the round part goes up attaching to the shelf that has a hole in the bottom. The flat part is inserted into the cabinet wall.

posted by watercarrier to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

Best answer: If you can't find it, and have access to a 3D printer (some local libraries have them), that seems like a possible option.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:27 AM on May 2

Response by poster: @dr.Wu - Thank you. I did think about that option, but there's not much around here that I'm aware of.
posted by watercarrier at 7:58 AM on May 2

These are a little different than the standard one I see a lot for shelves, where the round part inserts into the cabinet wall. But searching for "shelf pegs plastic" seems to yield a lot more potential results than other searches, so you might want to poke through that. Also, if you have the Google app on your phone, you can use the image search option to search for the item with an actual photo of the object, plus search terms—that's how I found that search term.
posted by limeonaire at 9:07 AM on May 2 [1 favorite]

I just searched Amazon for "shelf supports for cabinets" and got pages of results.
I have also had good results in hardware stores, if you have a decent one where you live. Ask a worker there.
posted by Enid Lareg at 9:10 AM on May 2 [1 favorite]

The thing you're looking for is a "shelf pin". The peg that goes into the cabinet upright will be either 5 mm or 1/4" and should be find-able at a good ol' hardware store or a Home Depot or Lowes. The unusual thing about the one you've got is the bump that matches the indentation on the bottom of the shelf itself, and you may be able to get by without that by drilling a small hole in the horizontal part of a regular L shaped pin, then either dropping in a round BB-like object to fill the space, or just add a short screw going through that hole up into the shelf itself.
posted by ReferenceDesk at 9:12 AM on May 2 [3 favorites]

If you really can't get the right part, also, there are adhesive shelf brackets available that could work, if the peg that goes up into the bottom of the shelf isn't strictly necessary (maybe the shelves can just sit on top of the brackets with gravity?). Here's a larger one.
posted by limeonaire at 9:14 AM on May 2 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you so much everyone for the great answers. So appreciated!!
posted by watercarrier at 9:23 AM on May 2