Full Metal Bracket: sheet rock mounting? - 02/20/04 04:21 PM
I have the following problem: the spaces where each of my (soon to arrive) M22ti's go is between a built-in cabinet and a window. The space is about 16", and there is no stud in the wall.
I'd like to mount the M22's with the Full Metal Bracket. Ideally, I'd just put in hefty sheetrock mounts and be done. But the 16lb weight of the M22's out on a 2.5" lever arm (the full metal bracket) worries me. I'm afraid the torsional load might result in ripping a big chunk out of the sheetrock. Has anyone else encountered this problem?
One possible solution would be to put a 16x3" piece of maple (matches the builtin) on the wall vertically so that it would hide behind the speaker. I would mount the bracket to that. If I remember my freshman-year engineering statics correctly, that would do a much better job of reducing the torsional load on the sheetrock. And, from what I've read on the web, sheetrock can easily hold a 16lb load directly--especially with 3-4 screws.
Advice? Experiences?
thanks,
Robert
I'd like to mount the M22's with the Full Metal Bracket. Ideally, I'd just put in hefty sheetrock mounts and be done. But the 16lb weight of the M22's out on a 2.5" lever arm (the full metal bracket) worries me. I'm afraid the torsional load might result in ripping a big chunk out of the sheetrock. Has anyone else encountered this problem?
One possible solution would be to put a 16x3" piece of maple (matches the builtin) on the wall vertically so that it would hide behind the speaker. I would mount the bracket to that. If I remember my freshman-year engineering statics correctly, that would do a much better job of reducing the torsional load on the sheetrock. And, from what I've read on the web, sheetrock can easily hold a 16lb load directly--especially with 3-4 screws.
Advice? Experiences?
thanks,
Robert