What is inside those walls?
I need to mount something on the interior of an outside wall of my Aerolite 718fd. Not very heavy, just a shelf, maybe 5lbs or so. Will be holding electronics so no sticky tape kind of crap, it needs ...
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riven1950 wrote:I do this kind of stuff all the time so I can take my hammer handle and tap on the wall to find a stud. The sound will change when on a stud. To verify, use a small finishing nail tapped through the paneling. If you have a miss, fill the tiny hole with wall spackle. After finding stud locations and leveling the hole locations, drill a hole to accommodate a large sheet metal screw. If you have a lot of weight, the addition of some glue to the back surfaces of the shelf always helps.
Stud finder shows nothing except where the interior wall corners ( perpendicular ) with outside wall. Something in the " T " . Don't know if it is wood or metal yet. If I can move the shelf to the corner may be able to get a screw in the stud at top and bottom. Should hold it if I can.
