Installing Power Strips with Multiple Keyhole slots

[rgsparber]

The power strip I just mounted on the wall has keyhole slots to anchor it.

It didn't take any talent to drive a screw in the wall for the first keyhole. But how do I do the second one so it is in the right location?

My trick was to take a flat head 6-32 screw with a nut and slide it into the second keyhole. Then I finger tightened the nut so it did not slide around. With the power strip resting on the narrow end of one keyhole on the first screw, I positioned the power strip at the desired orientation. Then I firmly pushed it against the wall. The 6-32 screw made a nice, clean depression in the drywall. It was then a matter of driving in the second screw into this depression. Of course, it has to align.


Rick

[mklotz]

Some random thoughts on the subject...

I'm not a woodworker but long ago I bought one of their tools - a set of (blind) hole transfer punches, e.g.,

https://www.amazon.com/AUTOTOOLHOME-...s%2C113&sr=8-9

I couldn't tell you how often they've come in handy around the house. If mounting multiples, they can be used to generate a cardboard template that can be used directly on the wall.

If one sets a compass to the distance between the holes then swinging an arc from the first marked hole will show all the locations on the wall that preserve that distance. Unfortunately, I can't think of a simple, clever way to determine the point on the arc that provides the desired orientation of the power strip.

[rgsparber]

Some random thoughts on the subject...

I'm not a woodworker but long ago I bought one of their tools - a set of (blind) hole transfer punches, e.g.,

https://www.amazon.com/AUTOTOOLHOME-...s%2C113&sr=8-9

I couldn't tell you how often they've come in handy around the house. If mounting multiples, they can be used to generate a cardboard template that can be used directly on the wall.

If one sets a compass to the distance between the holes then swinging an arc from the first marked hole will show all the locations on the wall that preserve that distance. Unfortunately, I can't think of a simple, clever way to determine the point on the arc that provides the desired orientation of the power strip.

Transfer punches do look like very useful tools and would be easy to make.

Thanks,

Rick