How much weight can the table part support? In other words how heavy a book can I put on it?
1135120
I use my table to paint. I feel that I could successfully read a coffee table book on the table mate.
1135121
Husband uses the Table-Mate II to hold his laptop - so easily supports up to 10 lbs.
599042
I have piled a few books on top, so I'd guess 5-10 lbs. remember, anything higher than 3" will cover bottom of monitor screen.
1325570
It is substantial, but I would not trust it to hold loaded with books. The way it is designed small L brackets could be added on the edges under the top as well as under the base to reinforce for books.
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The table itself will easily hold 300+ Pounds its very solid. Your only concern would be making sure you have some weight on the lower shelf so that it does not get too top heavy.
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This is very light weight gadget and can be unstable if you try supporting a heavy book. Bottom margin is clear, though Your question is not clear to me.
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About 30-40 lbs per shelf. We have books from one end to the other without any problem.
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I have on the top of the bookshelf a small tv, weighs about 15 to 20 pounds. The shelves hold books fine, my 7 yr old has many. They do supply brackets to secure shelf to wall for safety. Pretty sturdy when put together.
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I am not sure how to put a laptop on this. It is a sturdy stand, but do not think I would trust my laptop on it. Heavier weight book, no problem! It does not slide with a book.
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I cannot remember how heavy but it is not a heavy table. I purchased for my sister as an additional table to put various things on when we have family meetings at my home and she was very pleased.
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The main factor guiding how much weight it will hold will be the strength of the screws that are used to mount it, IMHO. The screws that came with mine seemed a bit on the small side, so I went and bought longer stronger screws, and ended up using both. I certainly wouldn't be afraid to sit a couple books on mine, even if they were pretty heavy ones.
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the whole desk is sturdy....could hold normal elbow weight or the weight of arms resting at the keyboard when typing. a heavy book would be okay.
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Since the shelves are glass, I would be careful about putting a LOT of weight on it - but it is definitely sturdy enough to hold a few books, but I would not use it to load the full shelf necessarily.
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I am actually not sure. I have on it a full sized all in one printer, a monitor and many many different types of thick textbooks. In all I would say i have 50 lbs on the desktop while the corresponding shelves have another 50 pounds worth of books and paper. That being said, I probably would not put a person on it. It does bend a bit when leaned on. I have not really stacked a bunch of items on it to test the weight so this is really just a guesstimation.
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Priscilla, i am really not sure of it's weight capacity, but i have used it to hold a hardback book. It will not work on paperback books tho' cause there is no way to hold the pages in place. I hope this helps you decide.
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Not certain as to the exact weight, but we have our bookshelves filled with law texts, which are pretty heavy. Very beautiful piece that looks lovely with our other cherrywood furniture.
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I do not know how much weight you are wanting to put on the shelf, but I do have several cookbookCookbooks and other books on the shelf that is holding nicely. The table helped me organize my clutter of books. Enjoy!
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Technically I would say 5 to 7 lbs or maybe more. I have books on two shelves photo albums on the second and it seems just fine. Now let me tell you there are no kids in my home. It wobbly( on carpet at least ) so it has to stay still.