How To Hang A Wooden Box On The Wall

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How to hang a wooden box on the wall.

The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall. Then spray paint the heads of 2 1 2 in. Use a drill to drill into the stud where you d like to hang your shelf. Loop a small key chain through the top of your macrame and attach the key chain to a nail or push pin to hang it up on your wall.

Once you ve created a small hole switch to a 0 5 inches 1 3 cm bit and drill a hole for the bracket making sure not to drill too deep. 1 x sawtooth bracket. Hang a heavy display box on a wall. Step 3 take the shadow box down turn it over and measure the distance from the top to the center point of the hanging hooks.

Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them. Attach small macrame to a key chain for an easy hook. If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first. If there s not a stud available use self drilling anchors such as ez ancors.

Lightly draw a line along the top of the shadow box from one end to the other. Set your object down. This is my solution for a c. Start by holding your object up against the wall where you want to hang it.

The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches so you should be okay to measure from. Screws and drive them into the stud at the pilot holes there s no alternative to leaving the heads exposed. I made a light box for this slot machine glass i got as a gift.

How to hang your canvas step 1. Fasteners attached to solid wood and plywood have great holding power if the material is thick enough. And a spirit level if you have one. Take off the switch plate and you can see which side of the stud the box is mounted on by spotting the screws.

For thinner walls such as plywood paneling use robust fasteners like toggle or molly bolts or plastic anchors that spread out behind the wall. To hang a box where there s a stud drill two 1 8 in. You can purchase key chains at most home goods stores. You ll also need a phillips head screwdriver.

In pencil mark where you want to place your canvas on the wall. Have a helper hold the shadow box up to the wall in your preferred location.