On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:48:37 +0100, george [dicegeorge] wrote:

I need some more slates so will see if the builders merchant has
some
nail in slate hooks of the right length or the black plastic
strappy
things.

they are also called tingles.

Which they? the slate hooks or black plastic strappy things?

FX: google "tingles" really refers to copper or lead strips that
would traditionally be used to fix a slipped or replacement slate.
The black plastic strappy things are Ubbink Sim-fix.

The ones I bought are the wrong length,

Slate hooks have a fixed length, strips of copper or lead and the
Ubbink thing are adjustable. Plenty of places selling slate hooks on
the web.

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Cheers
Dave.