Is Jonathan
Safe?
YES
The wall hasn't even woken up yet.
Structurally Unadvisable
On the bar
135 lb
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The bar hangs 43" off the wall, so it works like a crowbar. The top screws take the whole argument.
Top-board screws
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Wall's opinion
31% used
In case he asks
The lever
The bar hangs a long way off the wall, so it pries. That force lands on the top board:
T = W × d × shock ÷ h
- d 43" the bar sits off the wall
- h 65" between the two 2x6 boards
- shock 2× for setting it down like he means it
315 lb on the bar works out to 417 lb trying to peel the top board off.
The screws
Holding power, per inch of thread actually buried in the stud:
pull-out = 2850 × G² × D
- G 0.42, spruce-pine-fir, the usual stud
- D shank diameter, so thicker beats more
A 3" screw spends 1.5" crossing the 2x6 and 0.5" in drywall, leaving 1" of grip. A 5" one gets 2.75". That's the whole toggle: 356 lb of holding power becomes 1,942 lb.
The feet
Planted, they send roughly 40% straight into the floor instead of the screws. Hovering, they send nothing anywhere.