anchors for standoffs

[bigben]

It may be a stupid question, but I was wondering what is your favorite commercial drywall anchors for your standoffs? I will soon fix some 48inX96in acrylic using 1in standoff. I normally use 1 5/8 self-drilling metal anchors with #8 screws but sometime I have problems with the metal studs behind the wall. I'm looking for any suggestions.

Thanks.

 

[J Hill Designs]

It may be a stupid question, but I was wondering what is your favorite commercial drywall anchors for your standoffs? I will soon fix some 48inX96in acrylic using 1in standoff. I normally use 1 5/8 self-drilling metal anchors with #8 screws but sometime I have problems with the metal studs behind the wall. I'm looking for any suggestions.

Thanks.

I like the same anchors. might be good to just do a tiny pilot first, and if you find a stud, just screw direct to it and skip the anchor on that standoff

 

[bigben]

I like the same anchors. might be good to just do a tiny pilot first, and if you find a stud, just screw direct to it and skip the anchor on that standoff

This is what I'm doing right now. but for metal studs, I must use self-piercing screws. The regular ones do not work.

 

[J Hill Designs]

This is what I'm doing right now. but for metal studs, I must use self-piercing screws. The regular ones do not work.

correct.

 

[Brink]

Or pre-drill a pilot hole into the metal stud and your regular screws will work.

 

[Moze]

I guess I'm a little confused...

I would assume you're pre-drilling the acrylic where the standoffs are going. If so, you're not always going to hit a metal stud. In that case pretty much any standard wall anchor will work, but I like the TripleGrip anchors from Home Depot.

Typically the standoffs come with screws meant for use in drywall. So in the rare instance that you actually hit a metal stud, drill a small pilot hole and then just run the screw into it. Not that it would fail, but even if it did, the other standoffs will hold the weight of the panel. Each standoff can generally hold around 50 pounds. So if you have six standoffs in that size sign (I wouldn't use less), you're technically covered for a few hundred pounds - plenty for what you're doing.