On 2008-04-12 18:20:30 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:



Andy Hall wrote:
SNIP

You fit shelves to walls using 6mm plugs?

As opposed to what? No need for anything larger than that unless you have a
very heavy load.

A shelf of books? Several shelves of books?


6mm Fischer plug & a 40 x 4 screw gives an incredibly strong fix

That depends on the load and on the nature of the wall to which it is
being attached.

- easier to
get a sailor off your sister than pull that out.

Sounds like a Chatham phrase.