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Tapered or parallel plugs for screws in masonry?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:09:41 +0100, Bill Woods
wrote: Which sort of wallplug for brick/masonry do posters here prefer? My personal preference was for the plastic 'stick' type plug that you had to cut to length yourself, like the one two-thirds of the way down this page: http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/diy/w...32_233_234.htm I liked them because you could use a longer plug/screw if the wall was a bit dodgy. Haven't seen them for a few years, though. Anyone know if any of the sheds stock them? sponix |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:34:42 +0100, --s-p-o-n-i-x--
wrote: I liked them because you could use a longer plug/screw if the wall was a bit dodgy. Slice the flange off another wallplug and shove that in afterwards. Or else just poke them down with a drillbit. Unless you're using huge screws, you only need one plug's length of grip, you just need it further in where the wall is stable. Haven't seen them for a few years, though. Anyone know if any of the sheds stock them? I saw them recently, but the price was ridiculous. I also saw "Rawlplug compound", or at least a modern version of it recently. A compound-filled paper "coffee filter" that you wet, then shoved down the hole. -- Cats have nine lives, which is why they rarely post to Usenet. |
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In article , Andy Dingley
writes I also saw "Rawlplug compound", or at least a modern version of it recently. A compound-filled paper "coffee filter" that you wet, then shoved down the hole. Recently found some of the old stuff in my dad's shed, ingredients: Asbestos Fibre 100%, I remember him mixing it with a gob of spit in his hand when making fixings, ah, those were the coughcoughspit days :-) -- fred |
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Recently found some of the old stuff in my dad's shed, ingredients: Asbestos Fibre 100%, I remember him mixing it with a gob of spit in his hand when making fixings, ah, those were the coughcoughspit days :-) And what did he die of? I'll bet it wasn't lung cancer. --Goedjn |
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In article , Goedjn
writes Recently found some of the old stuff in my dad's shed, ingredients: Asbestos Fibre 100%, I remember him mixing it with a gob of spit in his hand when making fixings, ah, those were the coughcoughspit days :-) And what did he die of? I'll bet it wasn't lung cancer. Correct :-) -- fred |
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