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Hey everyone,
I wanted to share my success with my concealable ceiling anchor points project.
Disclaimer: Don't use these for suspension!
Supplies needed:
Drill and drill bits
Sammy Woodscrews (You can get them at Fastenal Here
1" Spade bit (Could also use a forstner
1" Plastic hole plugs (You can get them at Home Depot, I couldn't find any at Lowes)
3/8"-16 Eyebolts (Get the shortest thread length, I cut mine down to about 3/4")
3/8"-16 Nuts
Dry wall spackle for cleanup later.
Step 1:
Find the ceiling joists and layout where you want the anchors
Step 2:
Put on your safety glasses!
Step 3:
Hammer in some small nails to make sure you know where the center of the joist is.
Step 4:
Put down plastic over everything. The drywall dust is really messy.
Step 5:
Using the spade bit, drill through the drywall ceiling. Stop when you get the wood above the drywall.
Step 6:
Drill a pilot hole for the sammy screw
Step 7:
Screw the sammy screw into the hole using the sammy bit and a drill
Step 8:
Cleanup
You should end up with this:
When you want to play just screw the eyebolt into the sammy screw.
And when you are done playing just remove the eyebolt and install the plastic plug
They are really not noticeable with the plugs in:
Depending on how often you install and remove the plastic plugs, you may have to line the inside of the hole with a durable layer. I am going to try gluing a thin sheet of plastic around the inside of the hole to keep the drywall from flaking.
I just want to reiterate.
Disclaimer: Don't use these for suspension! There are too many variables that make this not suspension grade.
Thanks for reading my post. Comments are appreciated.
-Tarthrin
I wanted to share my success with my concealable ceiling anchor points project.
Disclaimer: Don't use these for suspension!
Supplies needed:
Drill and drill bits
Sammy Woodscrews (You can get them at Fastenal Here
1" Spade bit (Could also use a forstner
1" Plastic hole plugs (You can get them at Home Depot, I couldn't find any at Lowes)
3/8"-16 Eyebolts (Get the shortest thread length, I cut mine down to about 3/4")
3/8"-16 Nuts
Dry wall spackle for cleanup later.
Step 1:
Find the ceiling joists and layout where you want the anchors
Step 2:
Put on your safety glasses!
Step 3:
Hammer in some small nails to make sure you know where the center of the joist is.
Step 4:
Put down plastic over everything. The drywall dust is really messy.
Step 5:
Using the spade bit, drill through the drywall ceiling. Stop when you get the wood above the drywall.
Step 6:
Drill a pilot hole for the sammy screw
Step 7:
Screw the sammy screw into the hole using the sammy bit and a drill
Step 8:
Cleanup
You should end up with this:
When you want to play just screw the eyebolt into the sammy screw.
And when you are done playing just remove the eyebolt and install the plastic plug
They are really not noticeable with the plugs in:
Depending on how often you install and remove the plastic plugs, you may have to line the inside of the hole with a durable layer. I am going to try gluing a thin sheet of plastic around the inside of the hole to keep the drywall from flaking.
I just want to reiterate.
Disclaimer: Don't use these for suspension! There are too many variables that make this not suspension grade.
Thanks for reading my post. Comments are appreciated.
-Tarthrin
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