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    How Can I Mount my smart mirror to a wall?

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      sdetweil @Dentrax
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      @dentrax last pic, correct, in that 10mm space.

      you want the weight to be hanging, so the mounts nearear the top

      and for 1st pic, no C, just wire from A to center point and back down to A on the other side,
      the A closest to the top

      A will rotate a little on its screw to point to the center of the cable

      you could use C as well, using only the bottom screw… so it rotates…
      this would allow the loop of cable at C to be in the open space behind the mirror, reducing the protusion from the wall to just the thickness of the mounting flange

      strong screws, yes, but make it long too… at least 1/2 the thickness of your side panel
      they make them for holding kitchen cabinets which are indestructible…
      but this is not much weight

      u want a flat head screw , to keep the protrusion small as well
      Screenshot at 2021-05-27 07-27-22.png

      there is not much force pulling away from the back surface, only sideways to the center

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        Dentrax Module Developer @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil said in How Can I Mount my smart mirror to a wall?:

        you could use C as well, using only the bottom screw… so it rotates…
        this would allow the loop of cable at C to be in the open space behind the mirror, reducing the protusion from the wall to just the thickness of the mounting flange

        Thank you so much! I’m just thinking if I don’t want to use a “hanger wire”, can i do it this way? And for the wall (hanging) side, I can go with something like “L screw hook hanger”, as the following in the second picture. What do you think?

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          sdetweil @Dentrax
          last edited by sdetweil

          @dentrax the smaller screw, flat head, maybe longer. at least 1/2 the size of the side

          drill a pilot hole so u don’t crack the material.

          hanger wire for sure, and a picture hook. they can hold up to 25kg.! the cable gives you the ability to balance and straighten

          Screenshot_20210527-154558_Chrome.jpg

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            doogy_rev @sdetweil
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            I used a French cleat on mine, one top and bottom

            https://images.homedepot-static.com/productImages/798600fb-cfa2-45b3-87a5-f19be3a097cc/svn/hangman-picture-mirror-hanging-cbh-30-64_1000.jpg

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              sdetweil @doogy_rev
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              @doogy_rev because of his sliding back panel he has no material on the top to used one of these

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                doogy_rev @sdetweil
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                @sdetweil

                Could always put a piece of batten across to fill the gap, just screw through that in to the frame it will then sit flush

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                  OberfragGER @Dentrax
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                  @dentrax What about french cleat?
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cleat

                  Thats the way i mountet my MM. Its vers stable and always horizontal.

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