Wall Mountings

[SavannahLion]

I see a few wall mount (not in-wall mount) Jukes but I never get to see just how they're mounted. 

I was thinking of using a plate so I can (more or less) center the box along the wall rather than strictly depending on the position of the stud(s).

In other words I'm trying to work out how to use a back plate for attaching to a stud(s) without necessarily having the plate be dead center on the stud centers and then mounting the box to the plate itself. I would like to do this to avoid having to drill new holes in the back of the box when the box is inevitably moved when the wife gets that "let's move the furniture" bull.

I was thinking about using three L brackets (top and sides) which would be mated to an appropriately shaped plate. Mount the plate on the wall nice, square and level then slip the box w/brackets onto the plate and screw the brackets into place. Seems kind of tedious, but it seems like it would work nicely. Any ideas on this?

[Ken Layton]

Rowe CD wallmount jukes use an "H" shaped bracket. You center and level the bracket on the wall. Then attach the bracket to the wall. The back of the jukebox has several keyhole slots and the juke slips over the posts sticking out from the bracket on the wall. So the juke "hangs" on the bracket. Then there are some bolts that secure the juke to the wall bracket.

[egosbar]

why not use a tv wall bracket ,  just a matter of adapting the bracket to suit your juke , buy the one that is rated to your jukebox weight and problem solved

[runbabyrun]

I've used a few of these and they work really well

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hardware/Hooks+Picture+Hanging/Flushmount+Fitting+35mm/d170/sd2668/p60564

[Jammin0]

why not use a tv wall bracket ,  just a matter of adapting the bracket to suit your juke , buy the one that is rated to your jukebox weight and problem solved

I was going to suggest the same exact thing.  Check out monoprice.com, I'm thinking of the ultraslim mounts that are basically a straight horizontal bracket with 2 vertical hangers that just slide on over the horizontal bracket.

[BobA]

For easy DIY wall mounting of cabinets or jukes you can use a french cleat.  Lifehacker Article

[SavannahLion]

Thanks for the replies. I think the French cleat is the most promising (and cheapest) to use. I think I even have a way to lock the box in place so it doesn't move.

I've seen these before in old houses but never saw the corresponding "thing" that fit into the cleat. Never really understood what they were for and no one I spoke with in the past knew. Seeing how it works, one wonders why one didn't think of it before.

[Jammin0]

shipping will set you back $6 or $8 but here are the mounts that are operating on the same principle.  screws down in the back to lock onto the mount so it doesn't go anywhere.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082802&p_id=6429&seq=1&format=2 - $2.41

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082802&p_id=6430&seq=1&format=2 - $4.29 if you need it to be more beefy. 

Shipping is sometimes a deal breaker for me with monoprice but I just try and get a few things when I order and it pays for itself.  HDMI cables are like $2.00.  I can get iphone cases for less than a dollar, etc.

You're right though, you could probably do it even cheaper with that cleat that the French came up with.