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   user-148830 | Dec 26, 2007 07:36pm | #1

   Mike,
   Happy Holidays.

   Well you can always hang the clock using what's called a French cleat. Although we may be calling it a freedom cleat these days, I'm not sure.

   The cleat is simple but requires that the back of your clock is inset by the thickness of the cleat. So the back needs to be deeply rabbeted or placed into a groove. Usually a 1/2" of depth is just fine.

   The cleat is 1/2" thick and oh, 2" -3" wide or so. Rip it in two at a 45 degree angle. Now you have two mating parts. One part goes permanently onto the wall, cleat or angle up. The other mounts into the back of the clock. I like to put mine just right up under the bottom of the top piece, glued and screwed in place. Then you just place the clock down onto the mounted wall cleat to hang it.

   Now the part about keeping it from moving can be a little trickier. Usually, the easy thing to do is to put a screw, or two, down low through the back, through a spacer piece, and into the wall. This means that the clock or cabinet cannot be accidentally bumped off of the cleat. You will have to remove this screw before you can lift off the cleat.

   If this is too much trouble, then a dowel pin, I suppose, going through the back and into the wall or a bushing set into the wall would do the same without requiring a screw driver. Good luck. Gary

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   9michael9 | Dec 29, 2007 01:39am | #2

   It worked perfect.  I made a right angle piece and attached it to the side of the clock with a small screw, and put a small nail in the wall.  Now if it gets bumped the angle attachment should hold it.;

   Thanks a lot

   ~~Mike