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Ah, ....Now i know what your talking about!! lol!!
Only trouble with them is that if you over tighten them even slightly they just rip the board to bits.
I once saw a storage heater fixed on with "twirlies". All was going well until it was filled with bricks, front put on, and the sparks used it as a hand rest to pull himself up off his knees.
I once saw a storage heater fixed on with "twirlies". All was going well until it was filled with bricks, front put on, and the sparks used it as a hand rest to pull himself up off his knees.
Lucky it was the numbty who fixed it and not a kid.
Always amazes me the things i find when i strip out jobs. yesterday i took down a s/s chimney type cooker hood, we wanted to re-use it in new kitchen fit. i unscrewed top two chimney retaining screws, went to lift chimney off of hood, crash, hood fell off of wall. it was 'secured' to wall with 'twirlies' and a bead of silicone.God knows what would have happened if it had come off wall when the lady of the house had a hob full of boiling pans.Twirlies have their uses ie hanging pictures/ornaments but never cabinets or equipment or shelves that are going to be positioned in an area where the failure of said fixing could cause harm. I always make a hole in p/board slide in batton and secure and fix and repair hole if it shows ,and walk away knowing ive done the best possible. I have before now removed large sections of p/board and put in a noggin to secure equipment. Its not worth the sleepless nights not to. Some people call me fussy, but i'm still working and plenty more lined up. PS. i was only on this job to rewire kitchen, they asked me to take out hood because they wanted it done carefully.:28:
I once saw a storage heater fixed on with "twirlies". All was going well until it was filled with bricks, front put on, and the sparks used it as a hand rest to pull himself up off his knees.
We use these, on pretty much everything in plasterboard, much better than toggle bolts as when you unscrew them you don"t end up losing the sprung loaded nut down the cavity. We've just hung a 85kg Monitor with them though it was 8 of them lol.
Toggler Snaptoggle | Anchor Bolts,Toggle Bolt, Toggle Bolts
Where do you order them from?
We usually got them with the American products we install. This is where I've found them in the uk, they are the main importer. They where at the elex show last year too.
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