Hercules Hooks - Part IV
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
About an eighth of an inch deformation of the hook
After 2 weeks with 23.5 pounds hanging from one hook, I inspected the Hercules Hook. It had straightened out ever so slightly. About 1/8″ deformation of the Hercules Hook was observed. I measured deformation by placing the hook next to an unused hook. The Hercules Hook from this experiment is shown next to an unused hook in the photo on the left.
I placed the Hercules Hook back into the drywall with the 23.5 pound weight back in place.
With what I know now, I would not recommend hanging extremely heavy objects (over 20 pounds per hook) from a single Hercules Hook in a drywall wall as I would expect deformation to continue with time. I would, however fully recommend this product for hanging lighter objects like framed photos weighing less than 10 pounds.
In two months I will check on this hook again and see if there is any further deformation. I will then post my findings.