1 yr. ago • 100%

Need ideas for a wall anchor design into this material

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You can make a piece that fits one way but not the other, like a diamond that barely fits in, that you rotate 90 degrees and screw into. How much weight do you need to hold up?

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I won't be able to access from the back

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I was hoping I could have a center part I could thread a bolt into and expand the back like a drywall anchor and have one brass insert on each side of the center.

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- maybe 5 pounds. I was thinking something similar to a drywall anchor or toggle bolt with threaded inserts adjacent to the expansion bolt I could use for my mounting
  
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  Or you could just use toggle bolts and not have to 3d print anything.
  
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Just a whole pile of standard mini hooks.

The more the weight, the more hooks.

If you are worried about shear force, just use a whole pile of machine screws, and the heads of the screws are the hooks.

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- I was hoping for something more secure, it's a factory environment. I want to prove a threaded boss that doesn't flop
  
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it is the screen material I want to mount into

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- Expanded wire lath is what I'm used to seeing it called. No access to the back makes it much trickier for sure...
  
  Which direction is the expected force? Diamond-shaped pieces with a lip along the top at the back and the front at the bottom so they can be angled it you sit in place bit will work for a downward pull. Similar to how some hooks engage with pegboard or slatwall.
  
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  You don't even need the full diamond shape, just the bottom half with a deep enough slotted channel to insert and pull down over the metal to secure it into place. Something like this cleat hanger but with the slot instead of a diagonal wedge.
  
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