Maybe I needed to check that the fastener was rated for the weight. (1 Viewer)

[Jeff]

Disaster. I broke one of the cases I can’t replace.

Loaded the case up with 170 buttons and it came off the wall straight down and broke the shelf’s when it hit. The hook came out of the wall. Yikes. I can’t buy these anymore.

I was in the process of loading the other two.

 

[Taghkanic]

Might be fixable with some nails or screws from the ends, and/or corner brackets if the wood is thick enough to hold them.

 

[Jeff]

I might try some wood glue and screws. The top shelf split, so I think I’ll try to glue and clamp that first.

 

[Taghkanic]

I’ve learned the hard way... predrilling a hole slightly smaller than the screw saves a ton of headaches.

 

[Taghkanic]

(Tried to write that in a way that foils the Out of Context vultures, but I probably failed.)

 

[Ethan]

Thank goodness it was buttons and not singles! Sorry to hear about this. GL with repairs.

 

[bintzknocker]

A good wood glue should work just fine

 

[Budha]

Hard to tell from the pics, but you might aslo be able to use a pocket jig to repair it..maybe.

 

[LotsOfChips]

A brad nailer would possibly work better than screws for repairing the damage, as it doesn't distort the wood upon entry. Glue the edges and use a couple of 2" brads on each end. Also less visible than screws on the end.

 

[LotsOfChips]

Also how was it attached to the wall? Into the drywall, or into a stud? Screwed in or hanging on a picture hook?

If there are no studs where you want to center it, use a screw-in drywall anchor. They come in 2 sizes, larger one is about the size of a dime, and will hold well over 100 lbs each anchor.
Don't use the toggle bolt style anchor, they don't work as well in my experience..

 

[Jeff]

Drywall fasteners (hooks with nails) that have various sizes that hold progressively more weight. I never moved up in size, I just kept putting more and more buttons on it. I have plenty of hooks that will hold 50 lbs.

I just need to try to glue and secure the shelfs and rehang with the proper hooks.

 

[drbalance]

I ve got quite a collection of various clamps and wood glue

 

[monkeydog]

Looks like it may be MDF rather than wood. If it is, it’ll be much tougher to fix.

May have to do a small piece of under the shelf to support it.

As to mounting, you should look into the French cleat method. Way easier to make sure heavy stuff won’t fall.

 

[cpiaaq]

Possibly relevant video

 

[Taghkanic]

Depending on code in your area, and the age of the house, there should be several studs in that wall (typically 16" apart). If one or more falls in a convenient place, you could attach the cabinet directly to the stud and no longer have to worry about it falling.

You can get a device which finds them at any hardware store. Or just tap around and listen for when the sound goes from hollow to more solid. Then use a pointy object to poke through the drywall to verify that you’re hitting wood not air (preferably in a spot which will be covered by the shelf so you don’t have to do touch-ups).

 

[Himewad]

Just seeing this. It might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. Hopefully you fixed it by now.

Dealer buttons get heavy pretty fast. I made my own shelves. With 20 per shelf, they aren’t close to being overloaded.

 

[Jeff]

I have plenty of toggle bolts to use.

I bought 4 of these displays back in the day (prior to finding SFDisplays) and was using 3 for buttons and one for card cappers. I pulled the card capper display like this out of my work room and re hung it (with an appropriate fastener) where this display was. I used the one in my work room to hold card covers and they are of almost no weight at all. I’m going to fix she shelves so they look okay again and use this damaged one to hold the card cappers.

 

[Trihonda]

Oh no.. best of luck. Such an epic collection!