Discovered that one of my lights was getting dimmer because halogen bulbs were burning out. This is a new house and I thought it was already an LED fixture. Got 3 new LED bulbs to make that area nice and bright.

Also discovered the house has metal studs when I went to mount the TV. bought some metal anchors. Never worked with metal studs before. Hope it turns out.

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I’ve never had metal studs before. I bet you’re a metal stud, too!

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Well, ahem… I did just pick up Guitar Hero Aerosmith for Playstation 2. So yeah, I consider myself something of a metal stud now.

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Metal studs scare me. For the amount of weight, one would hang off a regular stud, like a t.v. A metal one seems way to thin a material for any significant thread engagement on a faster, for load bearing.

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It is too thin for thread engagement. You need to use an anchor.

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Yeah, I bought a set of 4 toggle bolts rated at 88 lbs each. Should easily handle a 59" TV and mount, although the mount is articulating… maybe I should have gone with the 100+ lbs anchors.

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Do you save the halogens for use in other places, like sheds or outdoor lights, where uniform brightness is less a concern?

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2 of the 3 bulbs were burnt out so I expect the last one didn’t have much time left. They’re also a weird G9 type that won’t fit anywhere else.

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