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| I needed to hang a 30 lb wood-framed mirror on drywall with those dang keyhole hanging slots. No room for error. No studs in the location where the hangers needed to be. So I ended up using molly bolts. I had not realized until today that there's a little flat "wrench" to hold the molly head (when using it in drywall) while you tighten it. Cost me 24 cents at my trusty old-school hardware store. Did any of you guys also know about this little "wrench" gizmo? Seems to be a very well-kept secret. |
This post was edited by homebound on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 20:59
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- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 10:29
| I know there is a "setting tool" that works like a pop-rivet gun to expand the molly without rotational force. I've never heard of a special "wrench".
Can you post a picture of your wrench? |
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| Sure, I'll post it later. I probably should call it a tool instead. It basically holds against the flange teeth while you first tighten it so the whole thing doesn't spin. |
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| The wrench used to (ad sometimes still does) come if you purchase boxes of 100 bolts at a time. The setting tool is far better and usually under $15. One pull of the lever and the bolt is expanded in place. |
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| Probably too late, but you don't have to use the keyhole hanging slots. You could use a French cleat. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hangman french cleat
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| I considered a french cleat, but it wouldn't work in this case. The mirror frame was concave due to leaning on the wall over a mantel for years (and I didn't really want to drill into the old wood). Basically I extended the molly screws out about 3/8" inch to reach the keyholes to make it appear to hang plumb overall. This was tricky also because I had an interior designer of 35 yrs experience in the room at the time. |
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