BATODA Floating Shelf Bracket (8 pcs Hardened) - Blind Shelf Supports - Hidden Brackets for Floating Wood Shelves – Great Invisible Support for Thin Shelf – Screws and Wall Plugs Included

I decided to not use the drywall anchors since my shelves would be a permanent decoration. I used a 1/4 inch drill bit to drill hole into stud and 7/16 inch drill bit to drill holes in my wood shelves so they fit tight on the support rods. The rods are sturdy and hold great when mounted in studs.

These couldn’t hold up a thing. The plugs that came with it just spun and offered zero support so these didn’t work at all. I’m hoping in some way they may be better if directly used with a stud, but don’t always expect to find another stud where you need it. I tried other ways to attach directly to drywal and to make something else, all of which completely failed and this just fell out. Buyer beware, only good for studs.

(1) Found two wall studs & predrilled. (2) Very, very carefully marked the edge of the shelf with the location of the drilled holes. (3) Screwed these shelf brackets into the predrilled wall studs. I had to use locking pliers to turn the brackets. (4) Very carefully drilled, freehand, into the edge of the shelf at the alignment marks from the wall studs. (NOTE: The recommended diameter of 27/64 would be too large and awkward to drill without working up to it. Started with a more accurate and manageable small bit and increased until the 24/64 bit was just a slight increase in diameter. Worked like a charm.) (4) Painted shelf while being careful not to get paint into the newly drilled holes. (5) When paint was dry the shelf slid right onto the pegs. Smooth and uneventful. The shelf is sturdy for my needs. Although for seriously heavy loads I would still use stud mounted, right angle shelf brackets.

Some of the reviews were expecting white glove service. These are exactly what they say they are, wish they were a little stronger, but they’re plenty strong. You’ll need a 7/16 bit and some sort of jig to drill 90° holes. All in, you can get nice shelving for cheap.

My experience echos other reviews on here and I wish I had read the reviews more thoroughly before purchasing. As others have stated, these floating shelf brackets are not stable when mounted to drywall. I was initially planning to use two of these brackets to mount a floating shelf to drywall. Not only would it not have supported any weight on the shelf, the anchors provided did not hold the brackets tightly at all. I could move the end of the bracket about a quarter inch which would have resulted in a shelf that sags downward since the anchors were so weak. Fortunately I was able to add a third floating shelf bracket to the middle of my shelf and secure that one in a stud rather than just the drywall. This held the shelf nice and tight against the wall. Had I realized these did not work well in drywall I likely would have gone with another option that uses multiple fasteners per bracket to provide a more secure fit. The next thing to be aware of with this type of bracket is you need to be extremely precise with your hole drilling on your item that is being mounted. Ideally you’ll want to have a drill press or another way of ensuring your drill angle is accurate or your item will not sit level on the wall.