custard
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Anyone know what is the thread size/type for the screws that fit into this type of cavity wall fastening?
https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/pro ... ing-580204
https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/pro ... ing-580204
ColeyS1":1rta1prj said:I think they'll take either a 4mm or a 5mm. The trick is to get them in a pair of mole grips first, and wind in and withdraw the screw. If you put it in the plasterboard first, then try putting the screw in, more often than not it'll just mangle the plasterboard without ever getting the screw in as much as you'd like.
Coley
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Togalosh":3p9mxf4c said:The ones I buy come with the screws & have found that using anything else is a recipe for a mess.. they are 4mm x 35mm.
(As said above they awful to use because that end tab fouls the tip of the screw making you overtighten the whole thing right through the board leaving a great big hole. I use 1 intact fixing to make a pilot hole & fit 1 with that tab snapped off.
I have seen these but yet to try them .. https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/pro ... ack-986184 )
HTH
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