Fischer duopower wall plugs

[MattF]

Those containers are a nice size for bit storage.

 

[knighty]

I suppose not if you're using a 16mm wall plug...

What it does give you is the option of having a female insert to take a machine screw rather than a wood screw without using a resin socket (I'm all ears to other options too!)

They are intended to bridge the gap between plasterboard and solid wall so that the wall is bearing the load, not the plasterboard.

Just sharing my experience of a good product.

as I didn't get the bridge-the-plasterboard-wall-gap idea

they look hand :-)

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

The real problem i find is internal walls are often only a few inches thick...really constrains my ability to over engineer things

I had to confess I did resin fix threaded bar into a brick wall for a triple radiator once...sadly the radiator came off the wall (when a car drove through it!) but that resin fixed rod was still firmly attached to the individual bricks which was rather impressive.

I'm also going to admit using 60mm-70mm screws and then double plugging the holes with brown plugs....you can never be too safe...especially with thick plaster over brick/block

 

[sparkysy]

I've had to do that in the past with the old's red/brown plugs with some soft block two plugs and a very long screw.
The Fischer plugs don't seem to pull out like traditional plugs do thank goodness!
Sy

 

[brightspark]

fixing on dry lined walls i use a 6,0mm drill. then drill through in to the block or brick push a red plug in the hole and put a 2 and a half or 3 inch 10 screw on the end and tap it though so the plug goes well in to the block leaving about one and a half inches of screw stuck out

I've had to do that in the past with the old's red/brown plugs with some soft block two plugs and a very long screw.
The Fischer plugs don't seem to pull out like traditional plugs do thank goodness!
Sy

i use red plugs and a no 6 drill . shove the red plug well in to the block and use 3 inch 10 woodscrews .you can get them tight enough to virtually snap the screw sometimes the screwdriver struggles to put em in . just done a job for someone putting 6 large mirrors up 6 pictures 5 sets of curtain poles up and 4 tv s on the walls. along with bog roll holders and door hooks . some dry lined and some plasterboard partition a few days work wasnt a bad job 30 quid an hour .she couldnt get anyone else to do em

 

[sparkysy]

@brightspark that's a good trick I keep some no10 screws for the occasion when you need a bit more grip!

On a side note anyone using these?

D-Line D-Fixing Fire Rated Screws

Working with the Safe-D range cable fasteners from D-Line? Make sure you use these D-Fixing screws for a solid and secure fire-rated fix.D-Fixings can be used in plasterboard, wood and masonry – stone, brickwork, breeze blocks or concrete aren’t a problem for these 40mm countersunk screws...

www.toolstation.com

I've had mixed results with them shattering bricks and the heads on them are horrible, would be much better as a torx or something!
Anybody else had a use of them?
Sy

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Anybody else had a use of them?

I've tried them (not that particular brand)...they either work perfectly...or they create a bigger problem. I prefer something that just works even if it take a bit longer.

On solid walls I know someone who uses resin fix...waits till its semi hard and then sticks a screw in...apparently it works well but the timing has to be right!...i've never tried it but I imagine it'd be similar to the self drilling.

 

[sparkysy]

they either work perfectly...or they create a bigger problem.

That's the trouble I was having, sometimes on softer material they weren't gripping and making the hole bigger, I use them quite often and had found them very hit or complete miss! I have not used resin fixings for many years and those were for bolts into concrete will have to look at it. Thanks for your reply!