chiloschista setup

[growver]

New to the forum but looking forward to exchanging experience and knowledge.
Newest addition to the menagerie is Ch. Virdiflava with a generous bulk of roots and with a diameter of about 6-7 cm. It came mounted on a birch slice that had a very nasty stale sappy smell, so i decided to replant. The question i can't answer with none of the sources i went through is this : how in the word do I get a plant that big to stick to it's mounting surface? i have seen specimens that wrap around their bases twice and have very secure bond to the mount. This is my first plant of that kind. Is it just patientce or is there a trick to making it stick faster and more secure. Currently it is mounted on a coconut shell (convex side) held together with surgical silk thread through the holes i drilled in the shell. it hangs suspended inside a glass jug similar to a vanda delivery cylinder. About two inches of bark chips and moss to provide some kind of stable moisture. Container is loosely plugged with a cork lid.
Loooking forward to discussing.