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    bhepler Module Developer @Mitchfarino
    last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 2:33 PM

    @Mitchfarino I did something similar with my mirror. I ended up routing a channel in two pieces that spanned in the interior of the box. The monitor edges fit in the channel and a couple of corner brackets secured each piece to the interior of the box. If you weren’t too concerned with visible screws on the outside of your box, you could skip the corner brackets for driving screws into the monitor supports from the outside.

    Monitor braces with channels

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      Mitchfarino Module Developer @bhepler
      last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 2:40 PM

      @bhepler how did you fix that to wall?

      I’m struggling to see how you did it from that pic

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        bhepler Module Developer @Mitchfarino
        last edited by bhepler Oct 26, 2016, 2:50 PM Oct 26, 2016, 2:50 PM

        @Mitchfarino Heh. Well, that pic was just for holding the monitor in place. I used a french cleat to mount the mirror on the wall. One piece screws into the wall, the other screws into the edge of the box. You can make one fairly simply or just buy one from a hardware store.

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          Mitchfarino Module Developer @bhepler
          last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 3:04 PM

          @bhepler And it’s strong enough to hold it up?

          I think that might be the route I’m gonna take to hang mine

          Any chance of a pic of the back of yours?

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            Cato Module Developer
            last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 3:17 PM

            I blogged about building MY mirror here: https://catoantonsen.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/magic-mirror-version-1.

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              yawns Moderator
              last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 3:19 PM

              Basically like this: https://docs.smart-mirror.io/docs/hardware.html (scroll down to the last but one picture)

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                bhepler Module Developer @Mitchfarino
                last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 5:03 PM

                @Mitchfarino Oh yeah. The cheap-ish french cleat I bought from Home Depot claims to be rated for 100 lbs. If you mount it on a wall stud, you’ll have no problems whatsoever.

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                  Mitchfarino Module Developer @bhepler
                  last edited by Oct 26, 2016, 6:47 PM

                  @bhepler it’s a dot and dab wall, so I need to go through to the brick (UK)

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