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On Sep 11, 9:12*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:16:16 +0100, Peter Scott wrote:
I use hammer-in cable tie bases, for example eBay 250694479160.

Also available from Toolstation, Screwfix, TLC etc. I have
Toolstation ones, they need a 9mm hole in sandstone. 9mm SDS drills
are not carried in any of the sheds I looked in...

Great thing is when you want to change the cable you just cut the cable
tie and use a new one around the new cable.

And being all plastic won't rust and fail like nails will. Only use
plastic, brass or stainless steel for fixings outside or in places
that may get even slightly damp.

Normal cable clips have normal steel pins, and I've never known them
fail due to rust.

But are they 'normal' steel? They seem a minty bit harder (a bit like
OBO masonry nails) - apart from those you buy in the 'pound' shops!

BTW, I'd never heard of 'pin plugs'. I have used the smallest size
plastic 'Rawlplug' type, but the hole is usually too large for small
pins, and need plugging (hence my laborious directly plugging of the
hole first with decay-proof Plastic Padding (instead of wood).

Pin plugs sound ideal - if B&G really have them.
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Ian