How easy to hang a heavy bag?!!

[tim1a1]

Hey Guys, the wife s going to get me a heavy bag for crimbo, with a bracket to hang it, simple question: How easy is it to put up?!
Will I need any Heavy duty bits to stop it ripping the ceiling down?!
I feel a bit ****** asking, but I'd feel even more ****** if I didn't, and *****d it up!

Any advice greatly appreciated!

[2swell k-wells]

Hey Guys, the wife s going to get me a heavy bag for crimbo, with a bracket to hang it, simple question: How easy is it to put up?!

Its this easy to put it up<----------------------> Simple question, simple answer.

Until Next time, Keep fit and have fun.

[fraidycat]

Depending on your bracket type, you may have to mount the plywood to your ceiling. There should be instructions with it.

If it's a wall-mounted bracket, here's how you do it:

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED:

- Pencil
-Tape measure
- Screw gun with 3/16" drill bit, a Phillips bit, and whatever bit is recommended for the bolts that come with the bag bracket
- A handful of 3" wood screws
- Plywood, about 2' X 2'
- Stud finder, or friend who works construction
- Beer


1.) Determine the location of the studs in your walls. In the U.S., they are 16" on-center in newer construction, but may be 12", 18" or 24" on-center if you're in an older house.

-> CARPENTER ****: "On-center" means the distance from the center of one stud to the center of the next. The stud is typically a 2X4, which is actually 1.5" by 3" (don't ask why; it just is), running from floor to ceiling just behind the drywall. The drywall is screwed to the 1.5" face of the studs. Can you visualize that? Good. You will need to find the studs without removing your drywall. You can do this with an electronic stud finder (begin laughing here but there IS such a thing; any handyman friend will have one or you can even rent one at some tool-rental places) or a friend who's worked construction will know how to find the studs by tapping. When he locates your studs, give him the beer. If you find them on your own, have a beer to celebrate. <-

2.) Take a piece of 3/4" plywood, at least one foot high and 3" longer than the distance between your studs. Drill four holes in the wood, two on each side, exactly as far apart as your studs are. make the holes about 2" from the upper and lower edges of the plywood.

3.) Drill the appropriate holes and bolt the bag bracket to the center of the plywood.

4.) Use 3" wood screws to mount the plywood to your studs.

If you're in Europe or Canada, disregard the above because you're ****ed; everything's metric and your building codes are insane. The principle is the same -- you want to mount the bracket to plywood, and mount the plywood to your studs -- but other than that, you're on your own. Cheers.

[2swell k-wells]

Depending on the bracket, you may want to do this:

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED:

- Pencil
-Tape measure
- Screw gun with 3/16" drill bit, a Phillips bit, and whatever bit is recommended for the bolts that come with the bag bracket
- A handful of 3" wood screws
- Plywood, about 2' X 2'
- Stud finder, or friend who works construction
- Beer


1.) Determine the location of the studs in your walls. In the U.S., they are 16" on-center in newer construction, but may be 12", 18" or 24" on-center if you're in an older house.

-> CARPENTER ****: "On-center" means the distance from the center of one stud to the center of the next. The stud is typically a 2X4, which is actually 1.5" by 3" (don't ask why; it just is), running from floor to ceiling just behind the drywall. The drywall is screwed to the 1.5" face of the studs. Can you visualize that? Good. You will need to find the studs without removing your drywall. You can do this with an electronic stud finder (begin laughing here but there IS such a thing; any handyman friend will have one or you can even rent one at some tool-rental places) or a handy friend will know how to find the studs by tapping. When he locates your studs, give him the beer. If you find them on your own, have a beer to celebrate. <-

2.) Take a piece of 3/4" plywood, at least on foot high and 3" longer than the distance between your studs. Drill four holes in the wood, two on each side, exactly as far apart as your studs are.

3.) Drill the appropriate holes and bolt the bag bracket to the center of the plywood.

4.) Use 3" wood screws to mount the plywood to your studs.

If you're in Europe or Canada, disregard the above because you're ****ed; everything's metric and your building codes are insane. The principle is the same -- you want to mount the bracket to plywood, and mount the plywood to your studs -- but other than that, you're on your own. Cheers.

Damn man..I just put some rope around the chain and hung the bag up, works.

[fraidycat]

Damn man..I just put some rope around the chain and hung the bag up, works.

Amateur.

j/k. Sorry; I was a maintenance man for years. Hung a lot of heavy ****.

[2swell k-wells]

Amateur.

j/k. Sorry; I was a maintenance man for years. Hung a lot of heavy ****.

did ya hang any light or possibly green ****?