WoodlinkMulti-Position Wall Bracket Model WL13107

This is a review of two similar products intended for hanging bird feeders or potted plants, the Stokes Select 18" Multi-position Metal Wall Bracket (cost $8.88 on Amazon) and the Woodlink Multi-position Wall Bracket WL 13107, which costs $22.27 at the time of this review. I ordered both because I couldn't find enough information from questions and online reviews to compare them, aside from the obvious difference in the end hook design. Both could have been made in the same factory. Both have nearly identical mounting brackets with screw holes in identical places. The metal gauge (thickness) of both is the same and both have the same thickness of metal rod. Stokes is powdercoat painted black and Woodlink is more heavily powdercoat painted in garden green.The main differences are illustrated by the photos below. Many reviewers of the Woodlink mention that the rod going into the bracket is too short, which allows the rod and bracket to accidentally disengage when changing the rod position in the 5-position bracket. This criticism is valid. The Woodlink rod is too short within the bracket and lacks any mechanism to prevent accidental disengagement. On the other hand, the Stokes model has a longer rod and also has a clever detent (a "stop") formed into the rod which effectively solves the accidental disengagement problem. You can see the pinched metal stop and the slot it goes through in the comparison photos. The Stokes model is the obvious winner in rod and bracket design.The upward angle of the Stokes rod is higher than the Woodlink rod angle, which would result in the birdfeeder or hanging plant being about 1-1/2" closer to the wall than the Woodlink model. The lower angle of the Woodlink would give it longer extension. The comparison photos show this rod angle difference against a floor tile grid. The rod lengths are the same, aside from the angle.The rod end hooks design is aesthetically a matter of preference. I think the Woodlink design is more secure against hazards like raccoons detaching my birdfeeder, but my wife preferred the simplicity of the Stokes design. The open top Stokes design would be easier in use if you detach the birdfeeder or hanging plant regularly. My raccoon hazard concerns could be resolved with a wire tie, so we felt that Stokes had better end hook design.Specifically, the unnecessarily short rod and lack of a mechanism to prevent accidental rod detachment from the bracket was the deal breaker for the Woodlink hanger, also that it costs nearly three times as much for an inferior design. The powdercoat paint was also thicker than needed on the Woodlink model, which caused the rod to stick and show wear at the bracket, and mine arrived already chipped in a few places. Overall, the Stokes hanger is better designed and has a nicer look and feel than Woodlink.

My friendly birds were making a mess of my porch. But like many others, I was not convinced that clamp-on bird feeder swing arm hooks were very sturdy. So I searched Amazon for one you all said was sturdy and that mounted on the wall with screws...and ordered this one. It can take a BIG-A** bird feeder filled with seed and birds, and handle it all without a complaint and hardly a wobble. Love it, love it. Ordered two the first time and very glad I did. I would have had to turn around and order another one if I had only ordered one. Note: I pre-drilled the holes with a bit that matched the screws the kit came with because old houses can have really hard wood that cracks easily. If you pre-drill with too small of a pilot hole bit, you will end up striping the screws as you try to seat them in. Use a small drop of wood glue on the screws before you screw them in to make everything secure. My porch is clean and the feeder is easy to swing back over the porch for re-filling. Being on the SHORT end of the stick, this is a very BIG plus in my book.I gifted my last house I rented with these lovely brackets. The birds were used to being fed there and I didn't want the new renters to not use them. So I left them attached to the front porch. I have since bought my own house (two years later). I love this hanging bracket so much I just bought two more for my new house. I can't wait! Won't put my feeders on anything else.

This bracket is not squirrel proof. I had hoped it would be. As a last resort, we purchased a metal mesh ball to hold sunflower seeds. Had high expectations that because this bracket sat at a steep angle and the diameter of the rod was what we thought was thinner than most, our Ninja Squirrel would not be able to get to the seeds. It took him twenty minutes of being draped on the bracket with his little butt up against the tree to figure out if he bounced on the rod the ball would swing and seeds would fall out. That was yesterday. Today he can shimmy along the rod, grab the ball and open it up (Have since used duct tape to secure the lid.) He has now learned to hang from his back feet from the bracket's rounded end and eat seeds at his leisure or grab the ball and shake seeds out.My squirrel for President! I am amazed at how he can overcome anything to reach his goal.Bracket is really well made. Used our longer screws because we screwed it into dead tree trunk. We are thinking of bringing the bracket indoors. We have a large window in our den. Securing this bracket to one of the sides would allow a plant to catch light from about center of the window rather just the edge as a regular, smaller bracket. Love that it is adjustable. Would recommend.

I examined the local selection of wall brackets at Home Depot but determined the design made them incredibly difficult to install. The arms were in a fixed position and in the way of a drill or screw driver.On this model, the arm can be removed from the bracket. So it was very easy to drill the bracket into place. I have 2 of these that are holding up wind chimes and are perfect.The price is good too. Just a little bit more than the ones from Home Depot that don't work.Updated 11/28/2014:I've downgraded my review from 5 star to 4 star after noticing the screws are rusting. The screw slots will probably strip out if I ever have to unscrew this thing. I would have liked to take these with me when I move, it will probably be impossible.How hard would it have been for the manufacturer to drop an appropriate screw into the bag.

It’s a whole lot better than the panacea one that we returned. The only comment on this one is the part of the rod going thru where the bracket is screwed to the wall needs to be longer. But it’s up and working and the seed is off the deck and the birds are enjoying the feeder. So for us it’s a minor inconvenience to have to take the feeder off entirely to fill the feeder up.

Quite simple It matched a bracket we all ready had

Hang flower basket or hummingbird feeder