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The Medway Handyman August 10th 09 12:19 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind by
contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk




geoff August 10th 09 12:27 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind by
contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Self drilling screws ...


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geoff

The Medway Handyman August 10th 09 12:40 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind
by contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Self drilling screws ...


....into what oh learned buddy? :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



ARWadsworth August 10th 09 12:48 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
om...
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind
by contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Self drilling screws ...


...into what oh learned buddy? :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



Into what ever you want screw:-)

http://www.thesitebox.com/Category/5583/tek-screws.aspx

With a good driver they are not bad.

Adam


geoff August 10th 09 12:51 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind
by contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Self drilling screws ...


...into what oh learned buddy? :-)


Into whatever

1st google hit ...

http://www.shop4fasteners.co.uk/acat...Cladding_Screw
s.asp


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geoff

Matty F August 10th 09 02:54 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
On Aug 10, 11:19 am, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind by
contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../boltything001...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../boltything002...

Sorry about crap photo's.


Doesn't your Nokia have a macro button? :)

Kipper at sea August 10th 09 07:55 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
On Aug 10, 12:19*am, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind by
contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../boltything001...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../boltything002...

Sorry about crap photo's.

--
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk


Its a Tack self drilling screw. Some have a metal washer and others
have a rubber type. Used for fixing to metal the latter for fixing
cladding on roof sheeting. There is a special drill with a clutch for
the use of theses screws.


Laurence Payne[_2_] August 10th 09 12:44 PM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:19:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Why didn't you take better ones then?

The Medway Handyman August 10th 09 09:48 PM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
Laurence Payne wrote:
On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:19:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Why didn't you take better ones then?


Because all I had available was a shoebox with a pinhole in one end.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



Andrew Mawson August 10th 09 11:12 PM

What kind of fixing is this?
 

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message om...
Found a box of these in the store at the Uni I work at, left behind

by
contractors after completion of some new buildings.

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk




Self drilling screws commonly used for ducting and roofing. The fellow
who put up my latest lean too to the barn was cheerfully popping them
through big six cement roofing sheets and through 1/4' steel 3x3
angles used as purlins - highly effective and quick.

nb a tip I picked up from him - if one blunts, use a fresh one to
create and tap the hole, unscrew it then pop the blunt one in it's
place.

Also, they are so hardened that if you tap the underneith protruding
bit you can snap them off ( as I did when mounting fluorescents on the
same purlins)


AWEM




Andy Dingley August 11th 09 12:10 AM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
On 10 Aug, 00:48, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../boltything002...


Self drilling screws ...


Into what ever you want screw:-)


Anything? These look like they have extra-long reamer sections,
compared to the threaded length, so AFAIR these particular ones are
for putting steel corrugated sheets onto thin folded steel purlins.

They'll probably work into wood, but there's not much length of thread
to hold.

Old Git[_2_] August 11th 09 04:16 PM

What kind of fixing is this?
 
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:48:24 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Laurence Payne wrote:
On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:19:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Never seen the like before, any ideas what they are for?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything001.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tything002.jpg

Sorry about crap photo's.


Why didn't you take better ones then?


Because all I had available was a shoebox with a pinhole in one end.


Did you mean pinhole or arsehole?
Just jesting.


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