On 11/09/2010 19:32, harry wrote:
On 11 Sep, 19:29, wrote:
On 11 Sep, 12:52, (Richard Tobin) wrote:

How do you attach cable clips to a stone wall? If I manage to hit the
nail hard enough to make any impact on the stone, it makes a hole so
big it falls right out.

-- Richard

ISTR the proper way to lay small cables, that normally have nailed
clips, on hard walls, is to first screw a strip of wood to the wall,
and nail to that. Or you could fit a length of conduit, you won't need
bends or conduit boxes for sheathed cable, just straight lengths to
provide support and protection where necessary.

You can drill a hole and fit the smallest plastic plugs. They will
hold a nail.

I've never seen anything smaller that a yellow plastic plug. Is that the
one?

Dave

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On 11/09/2010 19:32, harry wrote:
On 11 Sep, 19:29, wrote:
On 11 Sep, 12:52, (Richard Tobin) wrote:

How do you attach cable clips to a stone wall? If I manage to hit the
nail hard enough to make any impact on the stone, it makes a hole so
big it falls right out.

-- Richard

ISTR the proper way to lay small cables, that normally have nailed
clips, on hard walls, is to first screw a strip of wood to the wall,
and nail to that. Or you could fit a length of conduit, you won't need
bends or conduit boxes for sheathed cable, just straight lengths to
provide support and protection where necessary.

You can drill a hole and fit the smallest plastic plugs. They will
hold a nail.

I've never seen anything smaller that a yellow plastic plug. Is that
the one?

The small yellow one is OK for the smaller OBO nails, but the hole is
too big for the pins of 'normal-sized' cable clips. You have to plug
them - which rather defeats the object of using them in the first place.
--
Ian