I need a wall mount according to the attached sketch, either in the form of something resembling a towel rack or in the form of two "hooks" according to the picture. The mount must be strong enough to bear some load both vertically (downwards) and horizontally out from the wall (pull).
After checking the support handle, I conclude that it probably works but it's not ideal.
I'm making an attempt with a new sketch. What is this type of fitting called and where can I get it?
The important thing for me is to have a pivot point for an item that should be able to fold up along the wall. In this sketch, the bolt serves as the pivot point.
What do you think of something like this? But of course not a bolt, rather a screw to the wall? Or is it too coarse and rough if it’s meant to be indoors?
@Maveric77 - good thinking there. The appearance is not a problem. However, the post shoes might be a bit long, meaning they stick out too far from the wall
@Janus82 - absolutely. That might be the route I have to take in the end.
Am I the only one who thinks it's strange if there's no standard product of this type? It can't possibly be that humanity never has a need for a pivot point in a plane?
I've even checked boat accessories because I thought my fitting resembled what is used to attach a fixed block to a boat deck, but no luck...
Of course, there is a standard product for pivot points in a plane: Hinges!
However, I get the impression that you need something that is a bit more coarse and robust than a traditional hinge, but they come in almost all sizes, so some variant should perhaps work.
By the way, I am almost bursting with curiosity about what you are going to mount. Please share to satisfy my curiosity.
Have you been browsing at, for example, Bauhaus? They have quite a wide range of fittings. There's also always Lundell and Zetterberg.
In its simplest form, it's just a U-bent sheet metal with some holes you need. Couldn't you bend a spiked plate to the right shape and drill the 8mm hole?
Otherwise, a lighter joist hanger should work if you can adjust the protrusion from the wall by cutting it off.
@Janus82 and toolman77 - I have acquired for my home gym a genuine classic bellyback frame model fire station 1976. See attached sketch. The vertical support legs can be folded in toward the horizontal pipes so the construction becomes flat.
My model has two hooks on the wall side, which were probably used to fasten the wall end to a stall bar. I don't have a stall bar and would instead like to hang the hooks over a pair of plugs, bolts, etc. so that I can fold up the frame against the wall when not in use. To prevent the hooks from coming off the plugs while exercising, the opening of the hooks facing downward can be closed with a suitable metal plate and an M10 screw.
Ooh. Now I'm jealous!
Many years ago, I had the opportunity through contacts to train in a prison that had such a stand, and they are fantastically simple in construction yet stable and great to train with. A few years ago, I set up a small home gym in the basement, and I've been looking for such a stand since then precisely because they are so compact and effective in smaller spaces.
Contact some metalworkers or blacksmiths and check what it would cost to manufacture those brackets you sketched in post #4. It's such a simple construction that it shouldn't cost very much to make.
