Hello all... i'm just getting started with speed bagging and picked up this setup:
It seems to be pretty sturdy (for the price), but my problem is mounting it. I'd like to mount it in my basement but all the walls are metal studs. The platform has lag bolts for mounting into wood studs, but those will probably just strip right out of the metal studs.
What i was planning on doing was taking two horizontal strips of 1x4 (or 2x4) and mounting those across 3-4 studs with toggle bolts, then using the lag bolts to screw into those wood strips.
I inquired about this at my local Home Depot and they told me that they wouldn't recommend the toggle bolts with steel studs.
a) does the guy i talked to at Home Depot have any clue what he's talking about?
b) what is the recommended setup for steel studded walls - i know it's less than ideal, but i really dont have any other choice in terms of locations for mounting.
Thanks!
It seems to be pretty sturdy (for the price), but my problem is mounting it. I'd like to mount it in my basement but all the walls are metal studs. The platform has lag bolts for mounting into wood studs, but those will probably just strip right out of the metal studs.
What i was planning on doing was taking two horizontal strips of 1x4 (or 2x4) and mounting those across 3-4 studs with toggle bolts, then using the lag bolts to screw into those wood strips.
I inquired about this at my local Home Depot and they told me that they wouldn't recommend the toggle bolts with steel studs.
a) does the guy i talked to at Home Depot have any clue what he's talking about?
b) what is the recommended setup for steel studded walls - i know it's less than ideal, but i really dont have any other choice in terms of locations for mounting.
Thanks!
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