Always wear gloves when first handling live brass as the oil on your hands will create finger prints. Learn more on our Product Care page.

Brass screws can sheer when under high torque. This can be prevented by predrilling with the appropriate size drill bit. Using a steel screw of the same drive size and thread count can also help prepare the screw hole without making the hole too large for secure mounting.

Shelving panels should overhang the horizontal supports by at least 1 inch on either side to decrease the chance of being bumped off.

When tightening set screws make sure tubes are in their final positions before tightening all the way as the tubes can mar.