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Old Sep 24th, 06, 11:38 pm   #1
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Help please!

We have almost finished putting our cabinets in place to check the layout before final installation. I can't find a screw the right length anywhere in the boxes to attach the brackets for the feet. Do they come with? Or are we supposed to provide these...?
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Old Sep 25th, 06, 8:35 am  
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I didn't use any. The brackets were always a snug fit for me. It's the legs that always fell out at the worst moments. :?
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We didn't use any either. I think the legs have been slightly redesigned, but when we were putting ours together, there was no place to put screws. They do fall out at the most inconvenient times, and I remember someone saying they used double sticky tape to hold them in place. As long as they're square to the cabinet and floor, once the cabinet weight is on them, they aren't going anywhere anyway. I wouldn't worry it too much. Just get those round pegs in the round holes and you should be good.

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Old Sep 25th, 06, 1:00 pm  
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Thanks for the good news! I am happy to cross something off my yard-long HD shopping list!

I tried some short sheet-rock screws that I had lying around to hold the feet brackets onto the 15" tall pantry cabinet - because it seemed sooooo heavy and inclined to tip over. Sadly, they weren't quite short enough, and now I have four little dimples in the bottom shelf. Not that I'll ever see them. But it's hard to have come so close to perfection - and missed again!
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I used half inch wood screws which worked well without punching thru the other side.

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