[Shop-talk] Hanging a Cuckoo clock

[Jack Brooks]

Something that "valuable", I'd cut the sheetrock out between two studs, add
some plywood (1/8 - 1/16th thinner than the rock), anchored directly into
the studs, then skim over the plywood with real plaster.  You can then screw
mounts directly in to plywood.  Weight and quake proofed pretty well.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:27 PM
To: Shop-Talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] Hanging a Cuckoo clock

Hey all,

Wife has a big antique cuckoo clock that she would like hung "right there"
on the drywall.  This thing must weigh 30 pounds, plus every day someone has
to pull on the chains to wind it up and of course we also live in an
earthquake zone.  She would really hate for it to come crashing down (it's
supposedly over 100 years old and has some really fragile gingerbread, stag
horns, etc.).  

If I had my druthers, I'd put a screw into a stud, but alas there is no stud
where she wants the clock.

I'm thinking to put a "molly" type anchor in the wall, and let it's bolt
protrude to form a hook (the back wall of the clock is about 3/8" thick),
but thought I would ask if anyone has a better suggestion.

TIA
-- Randall 
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