Hillman 121127 Picture Hanging Kit (20lb), No Size, Zinc, 5 Count

Definitely holds more weight than expected

I grew up with a painter (my grandmother), so I have enough experience with hanging paintings... but when I moved to a new city, I didn't have any of the tools I needed to hang paintings on the wall. This kit is perfect! The wire is very sturdy yet surprisingly light weight, and bends easily so it's no problem to wind it around itself at the back of the picture to secure it. I hung a couple very heavy acrylic paintings on canvas with solid wood frames, and have had no problems at all (I used two hooks on the wall to hold up each painting since they were so heavy). Nailing the hanger hook to the wall is very simple and straight forward. I haven't used the eye hooks yet, since the frames I bought already had hooks on the back (just no wire), so I can't comment on how to get those in or how well they work. Just one note, make sure you have some wire cutters (many sets of pliers have wire cutters on the inside hinge), as the metal wire would be too strong to cut any other way, but cuts easily with wire cutters.

You will need wire cutters! Depending on the size and weight of your frame or frames, you may want to use larger screw eyes than the ones in this kit. You will probably need wall anchors, too, and I suggest Hillman Group 591516, which contains dozens of anchors and screws in varying sizes. So, I basically ended up paying for the wire, which is of a larger gauge than you usually see in these kits (which is a good thing.) There is also a decent amount of it, maybe enough to hang up to four 18" x 24" pictures, but use your own judgment. Err on the side of caution, and always leave slack in the wire.

I am not good at hanging things and I had a picture to hang with no hardware attached to its frame. I had to learn how to change a drill bit, which was easy, but after I did I was able to drill two small holes in the frame and screw the little eye screws that came with this set into either side of the frame. Then I googled how to tie a knot in picture hanging wire, and this was easy, too. So, even for me, this was an easy to use set.

The picture frame with three photos inside, is still on the wall!!! Three thumbs up!!!

This thing totally hung a mirror on my wall. It was amazing! I put the mirror up on the wall...and it stayed there. It was the most extreme experience of hanging something on a wall that I have ever had. Changed my life. I can't wait until I have to hang something up on the wall again.

Has everything I needed to hang an item on the wall. The wire is thick enough to take some weight, but flexible enough to be shaped. The price is good, and buying it on Amazon saved me a trip to the hardware store.

Not very sturdy. I had to double string my heavy picture frame . After that, no problem