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   forestgirl | Mar 16, 2007 06:23pm | #1

   No replies yet?  I have some vague recollection of Rockler having a piece of hardware that'll do that.  Also seems like a sliding dovetail would work.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   Jamie_Buxton | Mar 16, 2007 06:30pm | #2

   Screws through the back into studs -- just like hanging wall cabinets in the kitchen.   Or french cleats if you want to get tricky.

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   MikeHennessy | Mar 16, 2007 06:57pm | #3

   Look up "french cleat". Easiest, most effective way, IMO.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA

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   beo48 | Mar 16, 2007 07:11pm | #4

   That's it. The "French cleat"... I knew it was a european name and not the "Dutchman".... thanksDennis

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   paretsky | Mar 16, 2007 09:31pm | #5

   I've also seen this done by bolting a plate to the wall that fits into a recess at the back of the table, then screwing the table to the plate from below. Picture the table as a box with one open side. That open side faces the wall and is exactly the right size to fit around the plate."Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, not the rat!!"
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   DaveRicheson | Mar 16, 2007 09:52pm | #6

   What is the limit on a "french cleat" ?

   A lot would depend on the depth of the "floating" table top and the amount of weight it will need to support. Kind of like a cantilever IMO. The further out from the wall you go, either the box has to get deeper or the supporting anchor has to beef up.

   I say all that because I made and hung work stations in a beauty salons like that.  I  used 3/4 all-thread through solid blocking in the wall, the built the tops with beefed up backs and more blocking near the front in channels on each side of the drawer. When mounted on the wall with a nut pulled down tight on the back and another tight  onthe front of the interior blocking, they were rock solid.

   I took the idea from the way some commercial lavatory's are mounted.

    

   Dave

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   beo48 | Mar 17, 2007 12:15am | #7

   both are good options... night tables are the items right now.. small lamps, books and maybe dealing with my fore arm while I'm sleeping...also planning on building a floating shelf for a couple trophys for a teacher at school...Again, thanks for the imputs..Dennis

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   Cincinnati | Mar 17, 2007 04:38am | #8

   For a stronger mount, I'd cut a 45 degree cleat from the top of the wall block. Glue the cleat onto the underside of the top. After it dries, attach the shelf to the wall. Drive a long screw through the top, through the cleat, and into the wall block.Now the screws are not bearing the entire load, especially if someone leans on the shelf or puts too much weight on it.

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   MikeHennessy | Mar 19, 2007 02:31pm | #9

   "What is the limit on a "french cleat" ?"

   Well, that would depend on the wall it's fastened to, what it's fastened with and the construction of the box being fastened. This is one way (and a good one) that kitchen cabs are hung. My guess is that a full cab is going to be a lot heavier than a bedside table. (Unless someone sits on the table, then all bets are off!) If well bolted to the studs, I'd bet that the box frame would fail before the cleat.

   Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA

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   YesMaam27577 | Mar 19, 2007 11:35pm | #10

   Furniture attached to walls?

   Should be simple. Spend $79 staying at the Hampton inn. They've got  plenty of that stuff.

    

    

    

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   GaryW | Mar 19, 2007 11:49pm | #11

   Use a piece of 3/4-in-thick plywood as the back panel and then screw it to the wall. We hang very heavy, plate laden upper cabinets and some pretty big, bath vanities with granite tops this way.

   Gary W

   gwwoodworking.com

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   beo48 | Mar 20, 2007 12:48am | #12

   thank you to all for your great answers... I'm always amazed about how many ways we can attack a problem.. (or skin a cat...) ;0P....Again, thank you