I need some s/tapping screws, 2" no8s would be perfect, but I can't find
anything longer than 1.5". Any suggestions?

BTW, they're to fix up a curtain rail. In our house the lintels have a
small wooden batten clipped to them, just below the plaster skim coat,
but if you fix into the batten the curtain weight eventually moves it a
little and the plaster cracks. I always drill through the lintel and use
long s/tappers - but now I've used them all. This type of lintel must be
fairly common, what do other people do?
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Dave S
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:53 +0000, Dave
wrote:

I need some s/tapping screws, 2" no8s would be perfect, but I can't find
anything longer than 1.5". Any suggestions?

BTW, they're to fix up a curtain rail. In our house the lintels have a
small wooden batten clipped to them, just below the plaster skim coat,
but if you fix into the batten the curtain weight eventually moves it a
little and the plaster cracks. I always drill through the lintel and use
long s/tappers - but now I've used them all. This type of lintel must be
fairly common, what do other people do?

Have you tried this:
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...sfile=1&jump=4

(That's for T-star which I think is fantastic :-))

or this if you want "normal" screws:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...sfile=1&jump=4

No 8s are about 4mm aren't they? :-)

Markus

Derek * wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:53 +0000, Dave wrote:


I need some s/tapping screws, 2" no8s would be perfect, but I can't find
anything longer than 1.5". Any suggestions?

BTW, they're to fix up a curtain rail. In our house the lintels have a
small wooden batten clipped to them, just below the plaster skim coat,
but if you fix into the batten the curtain weight eventually moves it a
little and the plaster cracks.


Never seen that problem. The batten must be loose behind the plaster...

All the windows in the house have been the same. When we had a wndow
moved I saw that the batten just clips to the lintel, so I guess it's a
duff design.

I always drill through the lintel and use
long s/tappers - but now I've used them all. This type of lintel must be
fairly common, what do other people do?


Drill and tap the lintel with an M5 tap. The length of the tap can be a
problem but usually something workable can be sorted out.

DG

I'd wondered about tapping but, as you say, it's a bit deep for standard
taps. If I can't find any 50mm s/tappers I'll look-around for a long tap.

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Dave S
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Markus Splenius wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:53 +0000, Dave
wrote:


I need some s/tapping screws, 2" no8s would be perfect, but I can't find
anything longer than 1.5". Any suggestions?

BTW, they're to fix up a curtain rail. In our house the lintels have a
small wooden batten clipped to them, just below the plaster skim coat,
but if you fix into the batten the curtain weight eventually moves it a
little and the plaster cracks. I always drill through the lintel and use
long s/tappers - but now I've used them all. This type of lintel must be
fairly common, what do other people do?


Have you tried this:
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...sfile=1&jump=4

(That's for T-star which I think is fantastic :-))

or this if you want "normal" screws:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...sfile=1&jump=4


Thanks but these are wood screws rather than self tapping screws -
despite that I'll probably buy some for other uses so thanks for the link.
No 8s are about 4mm aren't they? :-)
Yes, old habits die hard.

Markus




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Dave S
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"Dave" wrote in message
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I need some s/tapping screws, 2" no8s would be perfect, but I can't find
anything longer than 1.5". Any suggestions?

BTW, they're to fix up a curtain rail. In our house the lintels have a
small wooden batten clipped to them, just below the plaster skim coat,
but if you fix into the batten the curtain weight eventually moves it a
little and the plaster cracks. I always drill through the lintel and use
long s/tappers - but now I've used them all. This type of lintel must be
fairly common, what do other people do?
--
Dave S
(The return email address is a dummy)

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Have look at: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...59781&id=28630
These are 12s but may be suitable.

Watch out for the postage if you're not already aware of it!

Cic.