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Originally Posted by jinx©
The stands I'm uncomfortable with are the ones that may very well be engineered to hold weight and sell to the masses but have very little lateral strength whatsoever. (The knock-down stands quickly come to mind)
The one stand pictured earlier that I commented on as causing me concern may be engineered and work fine for holding weight, but once you factor in possible unlevel floors and bumps from the side by adults or children it's pretty much the same as using an underengineered screwdriver as a prybar IMO.
There's just nothing there to give it much lateral strength if it's ever needed.
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Such stands could be easily corrected though. I'm not an engineer and I haven't run the numbers, so don't take my word for it though. This is just my opinion. If those stands had braces glued into the corners they'd have more than enough lateral strength. I'm thinking of something like triangles cut out of 3/4" plywood or 2x6 or something. A 5.5" per side wedge should do it, right? Finishing the cabinet with a skin would work too.