Alligator AF8 Anchor

These work well to mount55 inches tvs on flat or tilt brackets without hitting a stud on Sheetrock, do not recommend for full motion brackets or tv bigger than 55 inches.

I’m installing a set of tub doors with a standard Delta kit, and it uses Toggler anchors, but not this kind. The kind it uses is really stiff and irritating to use, hard to get into the hole they tell you to drill, and you need a small pin tool to set the anchor, before the screw goes in. Delta neglects to provide that tool or mention this process, so my first attempt at screw placement resulted in a stripped screw head, with it stuck at half in, half out position, unwilling to go further. Not good for a sliding shower door rail. I let out a few choice expletives, had to get a vise grip to twist out the darned screw, and needed a better answer. The provided Toggler anchors from the shower kit don’t have enough of a shoulder to leave space for the thickness of the acrylic walls; not surprising that the screw cried uncle.I have a different style tub door for the other one that needs doing (dream liner), and it had these Toggler Alligator anchors, or some variant thereof, in the package. I haven’t installed that one yet, but if they allow those for the install (and they’re notoriously particular), I have to think that means these will work in the other one, too, so it gave me the courage to order these instead of suffering through the other ones, though I ordered a few of them as a backup (with the pin). The other door kit has a swing door, more torque on the fixation than for slider rails; if the alligator kind is good enough for that, it’s going to be fine for a slider siderail assembly.Bought the 5/16 size to match the holes I’ve already drilled, and they went in easily enough with a rubber mallet; not so easily as to discourage or worry me, but easier than those beastly other kind did, even in the holes I hadn’t used yet. Suddenly, the project that was taking me forever sped along nicely; the rails are up, and feel really solid.A note: these come with #12 screws that are beefy, but didn’t work for my project. The screws that came with the kit were #8, but these anchors say they work with those, too, which is a relief; the 12s didn’t fit through the various accessory bits/bumpers, and they really need to be recessed for the glass doors to slide by uneventfully.These things saved my bacon today. I’m hoarding the rest of them for the next time I have some nutso project where the kit supplied doesn’t work... Delta, I’m looking at you... These have a nice long shoulder that is wide enough to go through tile or through acrylic before the flanges start. It’s a bit scary loose when you put in a #8 at first, but then the bite starts and it’s reassuring. And the rails are solid. I tried to rattle them, but they won’t budge. Now let’s hope the rest of the install goes better; I’m not optimistic, from what I can see so far! But these anchors are really good, so much easier to use than the other kind Toggler makes.

I use them mostly on masonry projects and very pleased with the results.

In 40 years of working in the trades, these are the best wall anchors I have ever used. Get some in each size and throw away the rest of the little plastic aggravations in a pouch. These work beautifully in everything from drywall to concrete.

Not that I'm a handy person, but these are the first anchors I've ever tried that didn't smash into a weird, useless shape at the tap of a hammer. The recommendation of what drillbit size to get was super helpful! I drilled the holes into the drywall, the anchors went in completely flush to the wall with just a couple of light hammer taps, and the sturdy screws drilled into that perfectly. (These self-drilling screws worked great on the studs, too!) I attempted to hang an adjustable shelf rail-system with the brand-recommended #12 screws and anchors that were "made" for that and they were terrible. So I ordered these and they made the job SO easy at such a great price! Now I have sturdy, secure shelves in my laundry room and I am super happy. Thanks!

I have plaster walls. These anchos are very easy to insert into the wall and because they have tiny “fins” at the open end they hold in the plaster so that they do not spin as you set a screw in them. Plus the alligator design allows you to use any length screw. ( I have tried the “screw” type anchors (both plastic and metal) and neither works consistently well in my plaster.). Would recommend for plaster walls.

These anchors are well made and hold tight! Unlike cheap anchors that feel flimsy and often break while putting them in, these made in the USA anchors have a nice quality feel to them. I have not had a single one start to bend of break while going in.These particular ones are also beasts! I have them securing a TV wall mount. I was only able to hit a single stud directly in the middle so I used these as added support on all four corners. After months these have no signs of slippage. Pulling on the mount after installation showed no sign of pulling away and was holding fast. I would never suggest using any wall anchor without some kind of stud attachment, however I feel confident in these as secondary wall attachment to ensure a nice tight fit, something I wouldn't do with standard big box store anchors!

These by far are the best anchors that you can use in concrete for mounting cameras, metal raceway and even the garden hose reel that I mounted to the brick on my house. The typical "blues and screw" will not hold like these. I have been doing control work for a little over 30 years and these by far are the best. The AF6's work great in sheet rock. as long as you drill the right size hole, they will not twist when you start to tighten the screw.