Submitted by sillysampiper t3_z54mqg in DIY
gendabenda t1_iy2gdsn wrote
Dude you are way over-thinking this and so is most of the thread (and no one has looked at this specific mount as it's not a normal TV mount). Because it's actually two separate mini-mounts, all you need to do is fire four screws into each bracket in the outside corners.
Now, because the brackets aren't 16-18" long, no matter how you slice it, 2 of 4 screws on each bracket will always go into raw drywall. So, hit up Homedepot, buy the 75lb EZ Anchor 10 pc kit (like $10 tops) and then screw in this pattern (based on your pic):
Left Bracket: Two wood screws into the STAR-highlighted Stud, Two EZ Anchors and wood screws into the Triangle highlighted area to the RIGHT of the STAR.
Right Bracket: Two wood screws into the TRIANGLE-highlighted Stud, Two EZ Anchors and wood screws into the STAR-highlighted area.
This will give you four stud connections across the TV (two per bracket) and an additional 300lb of anchors as extra protection (150lb per bracket). You could just about hang off this TV with this much engineering (plz don't unless you use lag bolts)
This would also be a whole hell of a lot easier if the bracket was in one piece instead of two, but there you go.
A video from Samsung showing you:
sillysampiper OP t1_iy2qbrv wrote
Thank you for this. I appreciate all the suggestions in this post, half stud half anchors looks like the way to go. Regarding anchors, I'm curious about one of the suggestions in this post to use toggle bolts. Would you recommend these over the EZ Anchors?
gendabenda t1_iy3lzrc wrote
You could use whichever you're more comfortable with and nothing will happen either way because the brackets are already hitting the stud in two locations. The two non-stud anchors on each bracket are really only there to stop the bracket from flexing/twisting under the weight. I personally like EZ Anchors because you just screw them into the wall where you want and are done. Toggle bolts are very strong but definitely more tricky to do through TV brackets if you've never done something like that before.
To put your mind at ease, I have a 30lb articulating mount on a 100lb TV and only use four screws for the entire thing and my bracket can come out almost 2 feet. Now they are lag bolts (thicker screws) but if you're using the flush-mount samsung kit you're looking at maybe 50-60lb total for the TV and the brackets are maybe 2-3lbs on an install that never moves. You could probably fire two 3" deck screws screws into the middle of each bracket on the stud and the TV would never move. Don't do this, but I want to make you more comfortable with the amount of support you're throwing at this TV with 4 75lb anchors and 4 stud-screws.
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