Mount Power Strips Without Drilling Holes by OTB Thinker
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- OTB Thinker. Let me show you an easy way to mount your power strips without drilling holes in less than 1 minute.
Link to mounting with screws video:
• Mounting Power Strips ...
So refreshing to hear someone use the word, "tip", instead of the word, " hack".
thanks
You AbSoLUTE Legend.
Thankyou so much for the tip.
My buddy just moved into a new space and only has one outlet in his entire kitchen.
I was just going to screw a board to the wall but he is worried about damaging the wall, upsetting the landlord etc. etc..
This is the perfect midway point of permanent/temporary, and is such and easy fix I'm annoyed I didn't think of it.
Thankyou!👍
Thanks for the kind words, Rick. I have used this tape and glue trick on woodworking projects for years. Why didn't I make the jump to this idea sooner annoys (& baffles) me, too :>)
Sticky Velcro Tape works really well and is easy to take down and put back up and is pretty strong. We used to use a lot in a IT office with loads of the things, including those big extension sockets.
Velcro is the best thing to come along since tape. Thanks for the idea, Phil
I have it on good authority (a Star Trek Enterprise episode) that velcro was a timeline contamination (future technology released into the past) by a Vulcan anthropologist stranded on Earth.
@@rwind656 Hey Windy, you wouldn't happen to have his phone #, would you? I would love the opportunity to discuss some of my ideas with him :>)
Russ, never found any tape that can hold any power strip I have used, even tried that expensive clear gel double side tape that loads of people use, lasted a day before it crashed to the floor. This was the one I spoke about in another post, cost a fortune nearly 15 years ago.
Went back to the old way of doing it with screws and stick on rubber feet.
The power strip in question is built like a tank, the plastic is about 5 mm thick, cant remember the brand of the strip now had it so long but the advert for it was it's unbreakable, and they drove a car over it to prove how tough it was. It is mounted behind a desk with remote power sockets, as is impossible to get too, another feature of it was a push button to reset the surge protector, thankfully I haven't had to reset it, would mean a nearly total strip down to move the desk to reach it.
Just looked on Amazon, they have a newer model to my old power strip, unless it's a Chinese knock off as it looks same, cant believe they are still £39, think this thing with the 5 remote HBN Remote Control Plug Sockets must weigh a few Kilos.
What I did with keyboard stands, was to use the masking tape to mark the holes as I mentioned in your other video, drilled all the way through the metal legs of the stand, then used bolts large washers and nuts to still use the keyhole cutouts.
The way was bolt into the keyhole then a large washer then 1 nut tighten it up as much as possible, then put the bolts through the metal stand then another washer then a nut, it will never move, the same idea works well for mounting on metal cabinets.
Hope you find some of this useful, Russ.
Excellent tip - I’ve got a couple of locations in the shop where this will work perfectly.
Me too ! :>) Now I'm interested in how long it will last.
Great video Russ!! I must have a dozen or so of those outlet strips around my shop. Using them thinking I'm trying to avoid overload. 😄 Sometimes it's looking like a Griswold Christmas. 🤣 Mounting those outlet strips is a pain. Thanks for the great idea!!
Thanks Gary. BTW, I have been thinking about your Zyliss idea. I'll email you my thoughts soon :>)
Heck of an idea this is why I like watching your vids
thanks Stacy.
I just used rubber cement to glue my power strips to a wood strip 1” longer at the top and bottom of the power strip. I cut the wood strip to the exact width and drilled a hole at the top and bottom. It’s practically the same size as the power strip so it’s not bothersome. Now I can screw it into any surface and it’s as secure as any outlet.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing your version, Lou
Great idea Russ!
I'm still not sure why I didn't see this before yesterday :>) Thanks Tim
@@russveinot5754 I know, I have mixed epoxy on wide painters tape for years but never made the connection to use it foe a removable glue joint to attach things.
@@timbering4744 Me too :>) BTW, I used CA glue. Epoxy works too
Thank you for recording and posting this valuable educational video.
I'll have to try it. Thanks Russ.
thanks Joel. Let me know if you find issues or new twist on this :>)
guy's got a strong heartbeat
G;reat tip, I'll use it! I'm really tired of farting around with my power strip on my charging station!!!
Oh yeah. One minute and problem solved :>)
Good one Russ. You come up with great ideas . Love watching your show.
Thanks Bill, not sure why it took me so long to think of this (years). I have been using this idea to stick identical pieces & templates together for a long time.
Just did this underneath my aquarium stand using gaffer's tape. Now I have a mounted power strip. We'll see how long the tape lasts. So far, so good.
I'm interested, too. I will assume if you don't comment later, it never fell off :>)
@@russveinot5754 Day 3 and it's still up.
Do you know what spray he is using?
Like before start the video. Thank you so much sir for the ideas. Actually I glue it with hot glue and I putted first a plastic surface at both sides, power strips and a wooden wall, as you show it, but it didn't take for permanently as I wrote you. Here in Greece, we haven't exactly the same glues as the USA. If you want, please, write to me what type of glue you use. Thank you very much for everything.
I used "CA" glue. As long as you use any quality adhesive and good quality tape, it should hold up. My experience with hot glue is the same as yours. hot glue loses its adhesive qualities over time. A good 2-part epoxy would work. Thanks Santa
@@russveinot5754 Thank you very much sir for your interesting and your great advises. Be well.
Thanks! Do you use this method with any of your jigs, or do you feel it might let go?
I just figured it out myself (yesterday). I did pull apart, glue and tape this strip several times and it seems very strong. I doubt it would come apart on its own
@@russveinot5754 Thanks, then I'd like to use this method with some jigs, also thinking of jigs where we need to attach pieces at different places for each project.
GOOD IDEAL RUSS THANK YOU
Thanks Stan
Genius idea 💡!
How do you keep the hole open on the CA bottle? Mine seal themselves up and i end up poking with a needle.
I don't. I have been researching CA brands with my focus on the best dispensing bottle. I assume they all work about the same. I just want one that the bottle keeps working properly (no stuck lid). Let me know of any videos out there about this idea :>) Stay tune, I will be doing a video once I figure something out.
Hi Russ. Just wondering if the painters tape is for easy removal later when we decide to change the power strip? Why do you not use ca glue directly to the wood and power strip surfaces?
The tape will help with cleaning the surface and reglueing. if there is ever CA glue failure or if you want to move the outlet, reglueing is cleaner and easier with the tape. It seems to help with the holding strength, but I haven't done any testing to prove or disprove that theory.
@@russveinot5754 I was intrigued and inspired and ultimately tried your technique. I am baffled at the results i got. The damn thing sticks like stone. I used it with the writing tape and c a glue on painted metal. I did notice that the tape yields its own strength owing to its lengthwise strength when pulled as a whole rather than the edge wise removal. Just the previous time i was frustrated with how even the 3m mounting tape fails after just a few hrs on painted metal. Experience trumps technology!! Thanks a lot, sir! 🙏
Maybe an obvious question - but what holds the painter’s tape to the wooden board? Need to mount surge protector on wood wall and if later decide to remove the surge protector from wall , don’t want to have harmed the nice wood paneling. Seems like the use of painters tape in the equation might be a “solution” to avoiding harm to wall…
Nice idea these all help Sir
Thanks Clem
BTW, what brand CA glue do you buy? How do you store it?
I buy off Amazon. I'll leave a link below. I store the CA bottle in fridge until I open it.
Link to Amazon:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y6GM45Y?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
I use two way sticking tape
I found this method is much stronger and I have had no failures since doing it this way.