The simplest option is to take a slightly larger drill and countersink the screw a bit into the stud. Exactly how much is needed you'll have to determine through trial and error, but stud+plasterboard is almost 60 mm, and the thread doesn't sit flush on the back either, so there's an additional few millimeters there, totaling maybe 65 mm? If you have a 50 mm screw, you need to countersink at least 15 mm.

The second option is to buy a longer screw, which can be found at real building supply stores. Essve sells M4x80 and M5x100. If that's not enough or they can't be obtained, you can cut a piece of threaded rod from Biltema and attach a nut.
 
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Now I'm giving up. I can't even put up a damn rule without totally failing. I've bought different mollys, even some kind of wood screw molly variant that wasn't supposed to fail with (according to the guy at the store), I've tried EVERYTHING. The damn rule won't attach. It doesn't work. How damn useless can you be? How sealed too. It won't attach!
 
The thread itself goes quite far in as someone wrote above: Expansion anchor bolt with a diagram showing its installation in a wall, highlighting the screw thread position far inside.
 
What is the rule you want to attach to a gypsum wall? What's it for? Do you feel the screw catching the thread when you drive it in?
 
Kieron Kieron said:
What is the rule you want to attach to a plaster wall? What is it for? Do you feel the screw threads when you screw it in?
Yes, it expanded. But the rule still refused to set.
 
M Förstagångsköparen said:
Yes, it widened. But the regel still refused to fit
Ok. If you screw in the screw so it just catches the threads without the regel, how far out does it stick from the wall and is it secure enough that you can't pull it out at all?
 
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I mean, I'm itching all over!!!!! If you live around Gothenburg, I really want to come and take a look (fix it)!!!

I’ve probably installed 5000 molly plugs... have encountered most issues... but this feels suspicious??

Are the threads maybe bad on the plug?

Have you tightened the screw in the plug using only the screw until it grips? So we (you) at least know it's not bad?
 
Pear4Life Pear4Life said:
I feel so restless!!!!! If you live around Gothenburg, I really want to come and take a look (fix it)!!!

I've probably installed 5000 molly plugs... have come across most things... but this feels suspicious??

Are the threads on the plug perhaps bad?

Have you tightened the screw in the plug with only the screw until it grips? So we (you) at least know that it isn't faulty?
I live in Blekinge:rofl:. Nothing wrong with the Molly. But the rule refuses to attach.
 
M Förstagångsköparen said:
Lives in Blekinge:rofl:. Nothing wrong with the Molly. But the rule refuses to attach
But does the screw reach the threads then?

How long is your screw?
 
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Buy gipsankare instead
 
zarkov zarkov said:
But does the screw reach the threads then?

How long is your screw?
Yes, it does!

I also bought one like this, but the screw didn’t even want to attach without a frame.
 
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If you screw the screw into the plug without a stud, will it stay in place or will it slide out if you pull on it a little?

Are the screws in the picture the ones you used for the molly plugs?
 
zarkov zarkov said:
If you screw the screw into the plug without a rule, does it stay or does it slide out if you pull it a bit?

Are the screws in the picture the ones you used for the molly plugs?
Yes, then it goes into the plug. And stays there. No, it's the screws I got with the molly that I used.
 
M Förstagångsköparen said:
Yes, then it goes into the plug. And stays there. No, it's the screws I got with the molly that I used.
And how long is the screw you got with it?
 
zarkov zarkov said:
And how long is the screw you received?
74!
 
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