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of the strew then engage the toggle and draw it tight to the back ol Ihe wall Self drilling toggles are moie expensive rivan toggle hoi is (about 75 cents). But they have become a goto anchor in my shop. About the only downside to self-drilling toggles is that they aren't ;is strong •is toggle bolts 1 only use them up lo ^r'fi lbs. per anchor.

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For those tunes when you want to hang heavy lixtds without a lot ol hassle, consider using a as in Ihe photo above. In my book, it combines dv wst of a traditional toggle bolt {high loan limit - 60 lbs.) with the ease ol use ol a self-drilling toggle (sraysin place).

Ihe threa photos ;il right show ">i iw ifs installed. Strength and convenience like this come at a pries, though. Tlx* S^WvK'^.i;.''.' sells tor a little more than a dollar.

Armed withanyol these a n.hors, you sixiuld have no traubTe having heavy objects. And the}¹ give you the freedom to mount a cabinet right where you want it. A

Solutions for:

Solid Walls

The anchors shown above work just fine in slud walls- Rut what if your walls masonry? Don't worn-, here wrv rhrvc great options.

Expansion Bolls. The. solution I jse most often to provide a sure grip in a solid wall is an expansion bolt It has a cone at one end that forces three meal tins to expand against the inside of die piiol hole, as in the lop photo.

Expansion Inserts. Along the some lines as expansion bolts are expansion inserts (middle photos). They're uuxle rram soft metal tocon-fomi to In-? shape of the pikrt hoJe. There are two ere is desigi nxl for use with (VOodscrcws, nnd the other is a threaded, two-piece inset-made lor machirv v rews.

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A SnapToggte. Hero's oris enchor fnsr woo* till into ihe wall Tr^ •'zrge. rhicv:cgglo :$ tarftf'«v? place t>y,a piastic collar.

Thick toggle is threaded for a machine scr&w

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Expansion Bolt. &tfd-out tins wedge the bolt iry&o't/ ihe pilot lxiii3 lev a wrong grip <r, solid. rvacoivy

Expansion Inserts

Tapcon Screws. Ihe simplest solid wall anchor is a tapcon screw (bottom). Although it looks similar to a woodsorew, tlx* coating -mc tiireads are designed for holding in masonry. The advantage is that you can drill one size hnle right titrough the back of your project and into the wall al Ihe siite time.

Mo matter which of tlvse opt ions you choose. youH need to drill a properly sized pilot hole (check the package). To do this, you'll need a carbide masonry bit arid .i corded drill. (A hammer drill works best)

Screw threads -expand insert to anchor In mil

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- Hurden&d thread?, are designed to bllC into masonry walls

Tapcon Screw