How To Hang A Wooden Box On The Wall

Hang a heavy display box on a wall.

How to hang a wooden box on the wall.

If your macrame is too small for a wooden dowel it can be hard to hang. 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. How to hang your canvas step 1. 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.

2 x sticky pads to protect your wall. 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. I made a light box for this slot machine glass i got as a gift. Lightly draw a line along the top of the shadow box from one end to the other.

For thinner walls such as plywood paneling use robust fasteners like toggle or molly bolts or plastic anchors that spread out behind the wall. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches so you should be okay to measure from. Then spray paint the heads of 2 1 2 in. Take off the switch plate and you can see which side of the stud the box is mounted on by spotting the screws.

And a spirit level if you have one. To create the first hole for your special bracket use a 0 25 inches 0 64 cm drill bit to get started. 1 x sawtooth bracket. 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.

Use a drill to drill into the stud where you d like to hang your shelf. Make a pencil mark at the top of your object. Screws and drive them into the stud at the pilot holes there s no alternative to leaving the heads exposed. Fasteners attached to solid wood and plywood have great holding power if the material is thick enough.

Attach small macrame to a key chain for an easy hook. This is my solution for a c. Have a helper hold the shadow box up to the wall in your preferred location. 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.

The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall. Set your object down. The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall. If there s not a stud available use self drilling anchors such as ez ancors.

To hang a box where there s a stud drill two 1 8 in. You can purchase key chains at most home goods stores.