I’ve searched and just can’t find information on how to fit my newly acquired Audiotech wall mount, which I hope to use with my Linn LP12. It comes with new Fischer fittings, but I can’t fathom how to use these. I’m generally quite DIY savvy, but these are quite unusual.
Once the plastic plug is in the wall, I guess the large washer will fit flush up against the wall, then gets tightened by the nut in front of it. That would then have the nut flush up against the wall bracket; bolt through the wall bracket then tightened against the washer and nut on the outside?
I imagine you attach it exactly as you suggest: fix the fitting to the wall - I’ve never used an Fischer bolt so that’s a mystery to me - and then use the nut and smaller washer to attach the bracket.
If it’s the one that sold recently on eBay, why not check with the seller, as they were clearly using it.
Not mine but found a pic.
Looks like solid wall drill fit wall bolt add big washer tighten up then add shelf then another washer and nut.
I’ve seen them just sitting on the wall fittings then fitted with big wing nuts.
You are correct re how they are installed. They are not, as people are suggesting, cavity fixings, they are plugs for solid masonry walls. I believe they were supplied with rubber washers intended to provide some sort of anti vibration.
You need reasonably good masonry to install them so that you can drill holes in exactly the right position. If the walls make this difficult I would replace them with resin fixings.
The fixings you have will be fine for breeze blocks unless they are dry lined in which case there will be a small cavity behind the plasterboard which isn’t ideal. Don’t be tempted to use cavity fixings on plasterboard, it’s not strong enough to hold such a shelf reliably.
That’s not really relevant, as the OP has solid wall fixings and a solid wall. Remember also that a mirror hangs flat against the wall, so the fixings won’t pull out if used on a cavity wall. But when you fix a turntable bracket, the weight is much further out from the wall, which massively increases the force on the fixing. The fact it may be supporting a £10,000 turntable rather increases the jeopardy.
Thanks. And without getting into another debate, I’m no builder but I do know that the bolts shown in the OP’s first post are for solid walls. Anyway, the OP seems to know what they are doing.
It’s such a shame that the Audiotech shelf is so long unavailable. Years ago I owned an Audiotech table that I used for my LP12, along with the little Pico that fitted between the frame and supported the original Lingo. An absolutely brilliant TT support.
It was a great table. I still have a couple that I use. The one I would love to find is the related Archidee table, which some reckoned was even better…
