A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall for
a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt doing
something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry drill
as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end put the
bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks out. When I
tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead of tightening.
Did I miss a step somewhere?

ss wrote:
A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall
for a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt doing
something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry
drill as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end
put the bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks
out. When I tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead of
tightening. Did I miss a step somewhere?

I remember those things - stopped using them about 14 years ago when
something better came along...I honestly thought they'd stopped making them!

Just throw them away and get some self tapping screws:

http://www.ukfixings.net/Concrete-Screws/

£8 a hundred for 100mm ones - you'll find that you can use them for all
kinds of things - they are practically all that is used these days for door
and window frames, wallplates, posts etc etc

On 28/08/2012 19:50, Phil L wrote:
ss wrote:
A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall
for a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt doing
something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry
drill as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end
put the bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks
out. When I tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead of
tightening. Did I miss a step somewhere?

I remember those things - stopped using them about 14 years ago when
something better came along...I honestly thought they'd stopped making them!

Just throw them away and get some self tapping screws:

http://www.ukfixings.net/Concrete-Screws/

£8 a hundred for 100mm ones - you'll find that you can use them for all
kinds of things - they are practically all that is used these days for door
and window frames, wallplates, posts etc etc


£8 a hundred? Good price that.

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

On 28/08/2012 19:27, ss wrote:
A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall for
a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt doing
something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry drill
as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end put the
bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks out. When I
tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead of tightening.
Did I miss a step somewhere?


You need to 'set' the anchor by doing it up until it expands, remove the
bolt, position the post, tighten up.

Better to use something like this
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Scre.../sd2040/p77797

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

The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 28/08/2012 19:50, Phil L wrote:
ss wrote:
A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall
for a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt
doing something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry
drill as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end
put the bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks
out. When I tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead
of tightening. Did I miss a step somewhere?

I remember those things - stopped using them about 14 years ago when
something better came along...I honestly thought they'd stopped
making them! Just throw them away and get some self tapping screws:

http://www.ukfixings.net/Concrete-Screws/

£8 a hundred for 100mm ones - you'll find that you can use them for
all kinds of things - they are practically all that is used these
days for door and window frames, wallplates, posts etc etc


£8 a hundred? Good price that.

plus vat...although you do get a free t30 torx bit in every box

On 28/08/2012 20:07, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 28/08/2012 19:27, ss wrote:
A question re these bolts. I was using them to fix a post to a wall for
a gate, I eventually got it sorted but suspect I maybe wasnt doing
something right as I had to fiddle about to tighten them.
I drilled the hole into the wall using the correct size of masonry drill
as per the instructions (14mm), I engaged the bit at the end put the
bolt in the hole and then the post onto the bit that sticks out. When I
tried to tighten them the bolt just pulled out instead of tightening.
Did I miss a step somewhere?


You need to 'set' the anchor by doing it up until it expands, remove the
bolt, position the post, tighten up.

Better to use something like this
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Scre.../sd2040/p77797


Yip some good alternatives but I had bought them and so they were going
to be used :-) but for the future....

Medway....just to clarify...should I have inserted the full thing `set`
the anchor and withdrawn the bolt part which would leave the anchor in
the wall? Apologies if I am being a bit naive but I am not quite
understanding this.