It's probably already been said but worth repeating. You are producing videos which are interesting, entertaining, informative, funny, varied and professional. But most of all they are highly enjoyable, without the often boring, monotonous voiceover or lack of detail. The editing is not intrusive and so well done it is usually virtually invisible. Lastly, I absolutely love your relaxed approach to everything, which comes across as if you are talking to one of your friends. I can't get enough of them and always look forward to the next one! Thank you.
No need to buy an expensive flat screen TV mount!!! 😂😂😂 I have an observation from all the way over across the pond in California. You mentioned heavy plaster over the drywall. I would that would make these hangers more effective. Even several coats of paint may improve the density of the wallboard which is actually what failed. Your tests were already so high above the limit that it doesn't matter though.
Thx so much for this video! Yesterday, after watching this video, I mounted a 36"×24" magnetic whiteboard in my office using a couple of 11kg (25lbs) 3M claws for the first time, plus a spirit level. Easiest mounting job ever! I even removed and repositioned the board higher. Again, EASY! Cheers!
I am looking at a clock I bought a few years ago, that I deemed too heavy for my wall- it's 7kg so you've just solved that problem for me. Thanks again for enlightening me.
I don't know what I'm more excited by: this new wall fixing (I have about 20 picture frames that I was literally about to start hanging up around my flat, and am so glad I now won't be having to drill 6mm holes all over the walls), or the ingenious dust collection device at 1:19.
@@lovelyyy7573 Good morning! My mirror weighs about 30 lbs. I've yet to hang it though because honestly, I chickened out. I began the project but decided not to because I felt wall anchors would be a better choice and the mirror belonged to my beloved mom & dad and it's very special to me so I chose the old but reliable method. Hope this helps!🌞
Thank you! Having watched this, I overcame my anxiety and installed one of these claws. I did need to persuade it to go with with a hammer, but it went in without incident.
This is a fantastic product which, if I can still buy them a year on from your review, is going to change my life in the house I have just moved into!! Dot and Dab cheese walls throughout and a hundred paintings and pictures, mirrors and prints to get hung. Off to the shops in the morning !! Thanks. 😊
As with most of the best things in life this is such a simple idea (wish I'd thought of it) but for its simplicity it works beautifully. Thanks for bringing this to our attention and I'm sure that 3M's sales are about to go up. I know that I'll be buying some. Cheers.
It’s amazing how I was just looking at these hooks yesterday, deciding whether or not they would suit my needs and then boom your video comes up with all the evidence I need. I guess I might be going back to the store to buy. 😂 thanks
I use Hard wall picture hooks on regular plastered walls. They will take quite a bit of weight and only leave tiny holes if you want to move them later. Not seen this product before but based on your recommendation, which I trust, I will be getting hold of some.
It just goes to show how we over engineer things. A simple no fuss solution like these are great. I will certainly be buying some. Another great video Stuart.
Omg the music is so tense while the final weight test is being done 😂 Great video. I bought some of the 7kg ones a while back and haven’t got around to using them yet, but now I am going to make use of them.
My preference is the Takker pins, same design of the downward force rating, but they come as just the pin first then you can add on a couple of different types hooks if wish to. So on the wall they have a much smaller profile. But I use them without the hook and they hold pictures (glass clip frames and large framed canvas).
Perfect timing - I've got a 1m x 2m painting to put up and wasn't looking forward to using rawlplug(s). I'll give these a go, probably the larger one "just in case". Thanks.
I've only got solid walls but these look very useful. You could put a couple side by side a few inches apart for heavier loads. I have a very large and heavy mirror that is hung on two double pin X hooks. These appear to be the modern equivalent.
Wow thank you so much for you sooo great vidéo I tried it and magically was able to do a good job truly Merci! I used a 65 lbs claw hook for a heavy! Frame picture print
Thanks Stuart, I hadn't come across these before, they look like a simple effective solution so well worth knowing about ! I have always used "Toly" hooks, and they're pretty effective and reliable for most pictures and can be used on other types of wall as well. I still tend to use a plug and screw for Mirrors though as they can be very heavy - we have one that is around 20kg. I have also used expanding hollow wall anchors for this, but I have a love hate relationship with these fixtures, so now avoid them if possible !
3M always produce some amazing products and this is no exception. But, just like you, when it comes to heavier frames I would prefer something a bit more substantial, purely for peace of mind. On the other hand, for smaller frames I will confidently stick to the method that I have been using for many, many years and my father before me, of just using a 30mm pin nail tapped in at a 45 degree(ish) angle to do the trick. It works on the same principle of the 3M hooks of transferring the downward pressure to the plasterboard and it leaves an even smaller hole when removed. The pin nail doesn't look particularly pretty, but neither does the 3M hook, and they are hidden behind the picture anyway.
The strength of plasterboard never ceases to amaze me. though for sub 1kg pictures a simple small nail would do just fine. I'd only ever use these fancy brackets for something more substantial like a large mirror maybe.
If you're gonna knock them in with a hammer then it's better to use a socket (the type you'd use for nuts & bolts) as a drift. This enables you to spread the impact more evenly & prevents damage to the hook
So as these don’t go very far past the drywall layer, does that mean there is less risk of hitting a pipe or wire, i.e. can be placed pretty much anywhere? EDIT: you just covered it! 7:48
They're really clever, I picked some up the other week. For heavier stuff, I got some Fischer Duotec pulltoggles, 10 mm - should hold stuff like TV's just fine. And I also picked up some GeeFix UK made ones... they're ludicrous overkill but my home has a long way between studs for some reason, the builders probably skimped... (was before my time). So I may use the preposterously huge GeeFix ones to fasten tool racks in the garage or something.
Thank you Stuart. We dont have any plasterboard in our house. These old houses are built many many years ago and the bricks are very hard. Drilling a hole in them is a nightmare. But thanks for the video
I know I'm a year late but thanks for uploading this. I just saw these and thought what are the chances someone has put out a vid like this. But seeing this has given me the confidence that they'll actually hold the picture's the missus bought about 6 months ago and I still haven't hung them for her😂
Hi I enjoyed the test you made. It would be interesting to twist the barbs Horizontal to see it the increased area on the plaster bird made a difference. I must admit I would have thought that 3 M would have done this as a twist at the mid point I think would give greater load bearing on the plaster board.
Wow! Thank you for this share! I've got an upcoming craft room project this year and this is super useful. I've not seen these yet in the UK (but not recently looked either). I'll be checking in my local spots for these. I've got a mix of plasterboard stud walls and plasterboard over stone walls. I like to have a "working wall" in front of my craft space for tools; much like in my she-shed workshop with a wall of tools behind my workbench. Like you said, I've had enough of the command adhesive things! I've gone a mix of hooks/pegs/magnetic/cleat in my outdoor workshop. My indoor craft 'tool wall' needs a different kind of thinking and planning. So, Diolch yn Fawr for sharing this tip! My creative thinking is away now with ideas 🤓
Just for the fun of it you might try to use 2 of them, say 30 cm distance to see if it will double the load 🙂 Haven't seen them in the Netherlands though..
BTW, if you have bigger pictures, use two hangers Equispaced, and your picture will not keep going crooked, height isn’t as important as getting them equal either side of the centreline.
Yes, they should really make a double hanger as one unit so you don't have to match the height. It's much easier to keep a picture straight when using two hangers.
If you had a picture that heavy you could use two or more of the hangers to distribute the weight over two or more places on the wall. Just use multiple shorter string or wire assemblies on the picture to catch each of the hangers.
I like the "way of the hammer". Most likely the company puts the "insert with out hammer" type of instruction because they don't want people that have tried to put them in with a hammer and have hit the hook, trying to return them for a refund. I have the full plaster walls because my house was built in 1948 and then they did a full 1 to 2 inch coat of plaster. Wow, the weight they will take is amazing. I usually use 2 on large pictures. Another good thing I can see is that they can easily be set in line level with each other.
Thank you very much, really informative and entertaining to watch. I’m moving in a couple of months time so these claws will come in very handy indeed. 👍👍
I was just about to say that you should be wearing safety goggles and then i noticed that you put a pair on, a wee bit late though, but great video and nicely demonstrated, i think i prefer the double sided picture hangers, maybe you could do a test on these, it would great to see how they perform, all the best.
I used to have a print ( on paper) but the frame had a thick glass front panel and weighed a lot. It once fell off the wall on to my gas fire which caused some consternation at the time. This would have been a superb way to prevent that!
Great video about a handy little bit of kit. A video suggestion. How to drill holes in very hard bricks. As well as how to recover from a hole where you can't see the mortar lines behind plaster and the drill bit catches the edge of a brick and then drifts off course into the mortar leaving a wonky or out of alignment hole. This is very annoying when you are drilling the last in a series of holes for brackets or something similar and the last hole just doesn't line up with the rest.
If you do want to exceed the stated load, you could always use 2 fittings and loop the string/wire over both of them, or have two strings/wires. Angles and forces are then involved, and I don't know enough physics/maths to know how much extra load you could attach with 2 fittings, other than 'more than with just one'!
I know you probably know this but you (UK) call them fixings we (US) call them fasteners (along with many other thing) but we do have fixings too, It's a general word for the sides that go with an entree, so every time you say it I get a little hungry. The first time I watch one of your videos when you said fixings, I though you were going to attach something with an asparagus spear. :)
Well overpriced for a bit of pressed, bent steel. One of those backstreet workshops in Asia would knock them out for 10pence each and still make a profit. Two quid a pop is paying for the 3M name.
I would be very likely to stick scrum tape (mesh tape) to the wall where the bracket is going to go and skim over it to reinforce the wall although after watching this video i dont think it would change the outcome as it pulls out when it fails. , it is typically one third of the failure rate that the load capacity is set at.
Several YT channels have proven the vertical weight loads. The only reason I don’t use these, is if the hanging point is a stud. Brad nail cheaper…Lowe’s sells 5 pack $12. And you can reuse them so take them when you move.
My Dad used to go nuts when every time Mum bought a picture, instead of asking him to put it up she'd just whack a nail in the wall, usually straight above a light switch or socket, as that would look neater ! 🤣
Regarding test, please make s follow up video where you had them loaded around max for long time, like s month or so, preferably on a wall that sees small vibrations, like steps on a staircase, or heavy traffic nearby. If loading it close to the stated load, I wold mainly be concerned with the long term endurance.
im curious, in all your years searching for a decent way to hang picture frames and landing on wall anchors (prior to these 3M things) had you ever considered an actual purpose built picture hanger? like Floreat? it would seem to have all the same advantages of these claws and more - they leave behind one small hole in your wall vs two. and they're designed to be installed with a hammer so no issues straining to push in by hand or using off label methods to install. what's better about the claw than a standard picture hanger? this all said, id encourage you to check out beehive picture hangers. in particular if you've got a grouping of frames to hang. newer invention but been out for awhile now and quite good.
Another point, it does not state how much weight the usual brass single pin/hook will take or the double pin brass standard picture hook...which is why I usually put up extra!
the most impressive thing in this video is the fact a sainsburys shopping bag can take such weight without the handles failing. As for the picture hook, obvious from the word go that the weak point is the plasterboard, not the hook. Those narrow hooks under a downforce are acting like knife blades cutting their way down. They may be easy to insert but I would not use them - then again I've always been sceptical about fixings that are stronger than the plasterboard in terms of the extra damage that will occur when they fail.
Most picture hangings are wildly exaggerated, a picture Weighs as you say almost nothing. Been there done that. 😊 My mom taught me to just use a pin needle, stick it in at a step angle so it just goes behind the wallpaper, looks fragile but i have used it for many of those light weight pictures, and are yet to see one fail. Pin needle == one of those thin needles used to fixate fabric when sowing.
It's probably already been said but worth repeating. You are producing videos which are interesting, entertaining, informative, funny, varied and professional. But most of all they are highly enjoyable, without the often boring, monotonous voiceover or lack of detail. The editing is not intrusive and so well done it is usually virtually invisible. Lastly, I absolutely love your relaxed approach to everything, which comes across as if you are talking to one of your friends. I can't get enough of them and always look forward to the next one! Thank you.
15 minutes on such a simple product, but I didn't lose interest once.
Amen
Agree - the overall style is great and keeps you interested without being obnoxious like some other DIY channels suffer from.
No need to buy an expensive flat screen TV mount!!! 😂😂😂
I have an observation from all the way over across the pond in California.
You mentioned heavy plaster over the drywall. I would that would make these hangers more effective. Even several coats of paint may improve the density of the wallboard which is actually what failed.
Your tests were already so high above the limit that it doesn't matter though.
yes he is a breath of fresh air
The mirror which I should have hung 6 years ago is now on the wall thanks to this video. Thank you.
Thx so much for this video! Yesterday, after watching this video, I mounted a 36"×24" magnetic whiteboard in my office using a couple of 11kg (25lbs) 3M claws for the first time, plus a spirit level. Easiest mounting job ever! I even removed and repositioned the board higher. Again, EASY! Cheers!
I am looking at a clock I bought a few years ago, that I deemed too heavy for my wall- it's 7kg so you've just solved that problem for me. Thanks again for enlightening me.
I don't know what I'm more excited by: this new wall fixing (I have about 20 picture frames that I was literally about to start hanging up around my flat, and am so glad I now won't be having to drill 6mm holes all over the walls), or the ingenious dust collection device at 1:19.
I just ordered the 65 lb one for hanging a heavy vintage vanity mirror. Your video is super helpful! Many thanks from across the pond! 😀🇺🇸
How much does your mirror weigh? I want to hang a 35 lb full length mirror and am wondering if the 65lb ones will work or if I should get wall anchors
@@lovelyyy7573 Good morning! My mirror weighs about 30 lbs. I've yet to hang it though because honestly, I chickened out. I began the project but decided not to because I felt wall anchors would be a better choice and the mirror belonged to my beloved mom & dad and it's very special to me so I chose the old but reliable method. Hope this helps!🌞
@@anneaires3984 good advice! I will stick to the old method too. Thank you for your help 😊 💕. Have a blessed day
@@lovelyyy7573 Best wishes and you have a lovely blessed day as well friend! ❤️🙏🏼🕊️
Thank you! Having watched this, I overcame my anxiety and installed one of these claws. I did need to persuade it to go with with a hammer, but it went in without incident.
Stuart would make watching paint dry interesting. I am addicted to your videos and you're not late to the party, I didn't know these existed!
This is a fantastic product which, if I can still buy them a year on from your review, is going to change my life in the house I have just moved into!! Dot and Dab cheese walls throughout and a hundred paintings and pictures, mirrors and prints to get hung.
Off to the shops in the morning !!
Thanks.
😊
What a wonderful product! Just finished hanging a small grandfather clock, Solved a problem with toggle bolts.
As with most of the best things in life this is such a simple idea (wish I'd thought of it) but for its simplicity it works beautifully. Thanks for bringing this to our attention and I'm sure that 3M's sales are about to go up. I know that I'll be buying some. Cheers.
THANKS...moved during COVID & haven’t hung a thing on my walls yet... 3M The Claw just made that thing on my TO DO LIST... a lot SIMPLER !!
It’s amazing how I was just looking at these hooks yesterday, deciding whether or not they would suit my needs and then boom your video comes up with all the evidence I need. I guess I might be going back to the store to buy. 😂 thanks
I use Hard wall picture hooks on regular plastered walls. They will take quite a bit of weight and only leave tiny holes if you want to move them later. Not seen this product before but based on your recommendation, which I trust, I will be getting hold of some.
What an amazing timing for me to find this video I have like 10 frames to hang this week. Already order some.
Great content thanks for the video.
I'm impressed by the strength of the string & the bag 😂
It just goes to show how we over engineer things. A simple no fuss solution like these are great. I will certainly be buying some. Another great video Stuart.
These look amazing. I've been putting off hanging some pictures because I'm terrible at DIY, but these are definitely getting purchased.
Omg the music is so tense while the final weight test is being done 😂
Great video. I bought some of the 7kg ones a while back and haven’t got around to using them yet, but now I am going to make use of them.
My preference is the Takker pins, same design of the downward force rating, but they come as just the pin first then you can add on a couple of different types hooks if wish to. So on the wall they have a much smaller profile. But I use them without the hook and they hold pictures (glass clip frames and large framed canvas).
Great little invention, I wish there was something so simple for traditional brick/plaster walls
Literally thinking the same thing as I watched this video
Fischer has a similar product (in German "Bilderkralle"). I'm using them on a traditional wall with thin plaster and wallpaper. Works like a treat.
There are perfectly good fixings for plastered masonry in the form of small plastic hooks held to the wall with masonry nails
Perfect timing - I've got a 1m x 2m painting to put up and wasn't looking forward to using rawlplug(s). I'll give these a go, probably the larger one "just in case". Thanks.
I've only got solid walls but these look very useful. You could put a couple side by side a few inches apart for heavier loads. I have a very large and heavy mirror that is hung on two double pin X hooks. These appear to be the modern equivalent.
Brilliant videos, thank you. Easy to follow, entertaining and informative. Please keep going!
Wow thank you so much for you sooo great vidéo I tried it and magically was able to do a good job truly Merci! I used a 65 lbs claw hook for a heavy! Frame picture print
Thanks Stuart, I hadn't come across these before, they look like a simple effective solution so well worth knowing about !
I have always used "Toly" hooks, and they're pretty effective and reliable for most pictures and can be used on other types of wall as well. I still tend to use a plug and screw for Mirrors though as they can be very heavy - we have one that is around 20kg. I have also used expanding hollow wall anchors for this, but I have a love hate relationship with these fixtures, so now avoid them if possible !
Your video is so well done and informative, we embedded it on our website. Look forward to your other awesome videos.
for the advice for the quality for the early dead pan gags - just class
What a great idea. I normally use the normal rawl plugs but will use these in future. More stuff like this on the channel for sure
Like you i have only recently discovered these and i thought they looked brilliant. Your testing has confirmed that!
Fair play to the unsung hero in this video....the Sainsbury's bag.
3M always produce some amazing products and this is no exception. But, just like you, when it comes to heavier frames I would prefer something a bit more substantial, purely for peace of mind.
On the other hand, for smaller frames I will confidently stick to the method that I have been using for many, many years and my father before me, of just using a 30mm pin nail tapped in at a 45 degree(ish) angle to do the trick. It works on the same principle of the 3M hooks of transferring the downward pressure to the plasterboard and it leaves an even smaller hole when removed. The pin nail doesn't look particularly pretty, but neither does the 3M hook, and they are hidden behind the picture anyway.
Would be interesting to see you hang the max rated load overnight or even longer and see how it holds up.
The strength of plasterboard never ceases to amaze me. though for sub 1kg pictures a simple small nail would do just fine. I'd only ever use these fancy brackets for something more substantial like a large mirror maybe.
There's no downside to using these, though, and they are way more guaranteed to hold.
If you're gonna knock them in with a hammer then it's better to use a socket (the type you'd use for nuts & bolts) as a drift.
This enables you to spread the impact more evenly & prevents damage to the hook
So as these don’t go very far past the drywall layer, does that mean there is less risk of hitting a pipe or wire, i.e. can be placed pretty much anywhere?
EDIT: you just covered it! 7:48
They're really clever, I picked some up the other week. For heavier stuff, I got some Fischer Duotec pulltoggles, 10 mm - should hold stuff like TV's just fine. And I also picked up some GeeFix UK made ones... they're ludicrous overkill but my home has a long way between studs for some reason, the builders probably skimped... (was before my time). So I may use the preposterously huge GeeFix ones to fasten tool racks in the garage or something.
Thank you Stuart. We dont have any plasterboard in our house. These old houses are built many many years ago and the bricks are very hard. Drilling a hole in them is a nightmare. But thanks for the video
I know I'm a year late but thanks for uploading this. I just saw these and thought what are the chances someone has put out a vid like this. But seeing this has given me the confidence that they'll actually hold the picture's the missus bought about 6 months ago and I still haven't hung them for her😂
Great little products. If it says 3M on it then I tend to buy it. Is an incredibly trusted brand
Hi I enjoyed the test you made.
It would be interesting to twist the barbs
Horizontal to see it the increased area on the plaster bird made a difference. I must admit I would have thought that 3 M would have done this as a twist at the mid point I think would give greater load bearing on the plaster board.
Considering you weren’t sponsored that was a good review of what seems a good product
Wow! Thank you for this share! I've got an upcoming craft room project this year and this is super useful. I've not seen these yet in the UK (but not recently looked either). I'll be checking in my local spots for these. I've got a mix of plasterboard stud walls and plasterboard over stone walls. I like to have a "working wall" in front of my craft space for tools; much like in my she-shed workshop with a wall of tools behind my workbench. Like you said, I've had enough of the command adhesive things! I've gone a mix of hooks/pegs/magnetic/cleat in my outdoor workshop. My indoor craft 'tool wall' needs a different kind of thinking and planning. So, Diolch yn Fawr for sharing this tip! My creative thinking is away now with ideas 🤓
Was considering these, your vid has ‘nailed it’ for me. Thanks for the great vid.
Very impressive, and minimal damage to the plasterboard after failing. I'll be getting some of them fittings
Will have to see if they are available in Australia, thanks for the preview Stuart,
I've seen these advertised, but your impartial tests show that they are pretty awesome 😊. Thank you Stuart for sharing!
Pretty impressive actually. Thanks for the heads up Stuart.
this video was more exciting than some of the marvel movies. thanks for testing :)
Just for the fun of it you might try to use 2 of them, say 30 cm distance to see if it will double the load 🙂 Haven't seen them in the Netherlands though..
BTW, if you have bigger pictures, use two hangers Equispaced, and your picture will not keep going crooked, height isn’t as important as getting them equal either side of the centreline.
Yes, they should really make a double hanger as one unit so you don't have to match the height. It's much easier to keep a picture straight when using two hangers.
@@stephenschmid492 you don’t need to match the height, only the distance from nominal centre. Try it.
@5:54 is that being hung directly on the canvas or is there a wire to hold it? thanks
If you had a picture that heavy you could use two or more of the hangers to distribute the weight over two or more places on the wall. Just use multiple shorter string or wire assemblies on the picture to catch each of the hangers.
I like the "way of the hammer". Most likely the company puts the "insert with out hammer" type of instruction because they don't want people that have tried to put them in with a hammer and have hit the hook, trying to return them for a refund. I have the full plaster walls because my house was built in 1948 and then they did a full 1 to 2 inch coat of plaster. Wow, the weight they will take is amazing. I usually use 2 on large pictures. Another good thing I can see is that they can easily be set in line level with each other.
If you've got a Painting weighing 40+ Kg, then I would say you DON'T have plasterboard on your Walls in your Stately Home
Thank you very much, really informative and entertaining to watch. I’m moving in a couple of months time so these claws will come in very handy indeed. 👍👍
Most splendid Stuart. A good job.
I've never drilled a hole to put a picture up. How are these better than normal brass picture hooks with a couple of pins to hammer in?
great video and a great product, thanks. I'll be ordering some of these
Thanks for the demo. It's refrehing to see a company playing down the strength of their product in the name of safety.
Thank you a brilliant demonstration and at last I can hang my mirror and paintings
Nice recommendation, never knew these existed 👍
Just "WONDERFUL" video. Nicely done.
I was just about to say that you should be wearing safety goggles and then i noticed that you put a pair on, a wee bit late though, but great video and nicely demonstrated, i think i prefer the double sided picture hangers, maybe you could do a test on these, it would great to see how they perform, all the best.
These are bloody genius!
I used to have a print ( on paper) but the frame had a thick glass front panel and weighed a lot. It once fell off the wall on to my gas fire which caused some consternation at the time. This would have been a superb way to prevent that!
What a great simple solution😊
Great video about a handy little bit of kit.
A video suggestion. How to drill holes in very hard bricks. As well as how to recover from a hole where you can't see the mortar lines behind plaster and the drill bit catches the edge of a brick and then drifts off course into the mortar leaving a wonky or out of alignment hole. This is very annoying when you are drilling the last in a series of holes for brackets or something similar and the last hole just doesn't line up with the rest.
I think this is a video potential. I've had the same problem and wound thick electrical tape around the screw to raise it by a few mm.
Takker system is also excellent!
Hello. Love watching all your videos. I'm an old bloke but have never done DIY embarrassingly. Have you got a video on preparing and painting a room?
Brilliant, as always Stuart. You should add Canadian Amazon links in the future as well. There are dozens of us Canucks! :)
Brilliant test for these remarkable fixings.
Definitely worth trying for future pictures etc
Great content as always 👍👍
I think I like these because you don't have to worry about the studs behind the DW.
Thanks for this, was a bit concerned it would not go into a UK plasterboard so you can imagine my relief when I heard the good old blighty accent ;-)
So you could use two with heavy mirrors etc. to spread the load? I think our 60" TV is 23kg in comparison.
@11:13 Dont forget the safety glasses, boots and high vis to go with the hard hat 😂
You forgot the ear protectors... :-)
@@zeno2712 and gloves
And toe protection
All my walls are brick/block so unfortunately, can't use these. Such a pain to have to get the drill out everytime. Thanks for videao!
Thanks for showing this. Just what I need.
If you do want to exceed the stated load, you could always use 2 fittings and loop the string/wire over both of them, or have two strings/wires. Angles and forces are then involved, and I don't know enough physics/maths to know how much extra load you could attach with 2 fittings, other than 'more than with just one'!
I love that you took the them to failure for a true engineering test
I know you probably know this but you (UK) call them fixings we (US) call them fasteners (along with many other thing) but we do have fixings too, It's a general word for the sides that go with an entree, so every time you say it I get a little hungry. The first time I watch one of your videos when you said fixings, I though you were going to attach something with an asparagus spear. :)
This product looks good but not cheap for what they are . Excellent as always Stuart 👍
Well overpriced for a bit of pressed, bent steel. One of those backstreet workshops in Asia would knock them out for 10pence each and still make a profit. Two quid a pop is paying for the 3M name.
I would be very likely to stick scrum tape (mesh tape) to the wall where the bracket is going to go and skim over it to reinforce the wall although after watching this video i dont think it would change the outcome as it pulls out when it fails. , it is typically one third of the failure rate that the load capacity is set at.
Several YT channels have proven the vertical weight loads. The only reason I don’t use these, is if the hanging point is a stud. Brad nail cheaper…Lowe’s sells 5 pack $12. And you can reuse them so take them when you move.
You can also use two for split weight distribution
My Dad used to go nuts when every time Mum bought a picture, instead of asking him to put it up she'd just whack a nail in the wall, usually straight above a light switch or socket, as that would look neater ! 🤣
The addition of a small nail in the bottom v-notch would be a third point of resistance and help prevent downward migration.
Great video, ordering some of those immediately!
Regarding test, please make s follow up video where you had them loaded around max for long time, like s month or so, preferably on a wall that sees small vibrations, like steps on a staircase, or heavy traffic nearby.
If loading it close to the stated load, I wold mainly be concerned with the long term endurance.
I enjoyed your proper dubai vids. I didnt know you do DIY vids.
im curious, in all your years searching for a decent way to hang picture frames and landing on wall anchors (prior to these 3M things) had you ever considered an actual purpose built picture hanger? like Floreat? it would seem to have all the same advantages of these claws and more - they leave behind one small hole in your wall vs two. and they're designed to be installed with a hammer so no issues straining to push in by hand or using off label methods to install. what's better about the claw than a standard picture hanger?
this all said, id encourage you to check out beehive picture hangers. in particular if you've got a grouping of frames to hang. newer invention but been out for awhile now and quite good.
Interesting. I like the experimenting. I wonder if using multiple claws would share the load and allow it to hold more weight.
You don't want them too close, they'd rip up the plasterboard.
You could hang TVs off two claws.
Another point, it does not state how much weight the usual brass single pin/hook will take or the double pin brass standard picture hook...which is why I usually put up extra!
the most impressive thing in this video is the fact a sainsburys shopping bag can take such weight without the handles failing.
As for the picture hook, obvious from the word go that the weak point is the plasterboard, not the hook. Those narrow hooks under a downforce are acting like knife blades cutting their way down. They may be easy to insert but I would not use them - then again I've always been sceptical about fixings that are stronger than the plasterboard in terms of the extra damage that will occur when they fail.
The damage here looks way less than a regular drill in wall hook
Be interesting to see how they compare to a regular 2 pin picture hook
Great video, got all the information I need 👍
Enjoyed your video.
Was that pic a “Davinici” 😂😂. As Del Boy would of said 🤣🤣🤣
Most picture hangings are wildly exaggerated, a picture Weighs as you say almost nothing.
Been there done that. 😊
My mom taught me to just use a pin needle, stick it in at a step angle so it just goes behind the wallpaper, looks fragile but i have used it for many of those light weight pictures, and are yet to see one fail.
Pin needle == one of those thin needles used to fixate fabric when sowing.
Thanks for another great video
Wallboard is 9mm, so would the pins come through? If you use a hammer, then conventional single pin would leave less mess on removing