"BobK207" wrote in message
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On Jul 22, 2:28 pm, "Eigenvector" wrote:
"willshak" wrote in message

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on 7/22/2007 4:28 PM Eigenvector said the following:
I'm planning on mounting an oak DVD rack on my wall, 3 studs wide -
about
36" assuming 18" centers.

Where do you live? Here in the US, studs are usually 16" on center (or
24") which would be 48" for three studs (48" for 2 studs 24" OC).

Well like I said the numbers aren't important, besides the stud spacing
in
my house isn't consistent enough to rely on. It'll all get measured out
when I build the rack.

This is just guesswork for now so the numbers aren't that important.
Anyway, so I'm going to hang a single shelf 36" oak DVD rack, assume
it
will be filled with DVD's. The plan is to mount it directly to the
studs, but that's not something I can necessarily count on in case I
move
the rack in the future. So I'm wondering whether or not drywall will
be
able to hold that much weight if I use drywall anchors. I actually
don't
know how much it will weigh I'm guessing less than 50 lbs.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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IMO molly toggles & molly bolts suck.
They're a PITA to work with, I hatethem, never use them.

I think your weight estimate ( 50 lbs) is good. SO even if you only
use three screws the withdrawl load on the center screw (worst case)
is less than 25 lbs.

I would use plastic wall anchors, I know they're not all that strong
but the loads in your situation are pretty low.


OR

use threaded drywall anchors (plastic or zinc); quick, easy, strong

http://www.artistcraft.com/Sealants/Anchors_Bits/210

Mollys are overkill for you application; too much work & harder to
remove & patch

cheers
Bob

I've never actually used a moly bolt. I can see how they'd be a bear to
patch and use, but my experience with plastic anchors is pretty ugly. I can
try what you have there, also perhaps may try those drywall toggles - they
seem a bit more solid - but probably won't work as well if there's
insulation behind the wall.

I know it's not a lot of weight per screw - I'm thinking 4 holes myself - so
that's less than 15 lbs per hole