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Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog How To Remove Stripped Screws How To Remove Stripped Screws   Stripped screws happen. Old screws, over tightening screws, screws that have been installed for a long time – even the best screws can have their head stripped, and then you’re stuck. So, what to do next? All […]

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog What are Dynabolts or Sleeve Anchors? What are Dynabolts or Sleeve Anchors?   What are Dynabolts or Sleeve Anchors?   Firstly it’s important to get the naming conventions resolved. Sleeve anchors are a type of expansion bolt for masonry and concrete whilst dynabolt is a brand name. Dynabolt

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog What are Chemical or Chemset Anchors? What are Chemical or Chemset Anchors?   Chemical Anchoring   You’ve probably heard the term chemical anchors, chemset (brand name) or resin fixings before but maybe not sure what they are, well here’s a brief guide.  There is 3 main types of

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog How To Use Hollow Wall Anchors How To Use Hollow Wall Anchors   How to use Hollow Wall Anchors   Hollow wall anchors are very popular cavity type fixings for plasterboard, drywall and general board materials. Hollow Wall Anchors are expansion cavity fixings for use in plasterboard walls

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog Type 17 Screws What Are They Type 17 Screws What Are They       Type 17 Technical   Although we often use the term Type 17 Screw or T17 in reference to a specific screw, it doesn’t really refer to the fastener as a whole, the type

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog Self Tapping Screw Gauge to Metric Chart Self Tapping Screw Gauge to Metric Chart We’ve covered what are self tapping screws in a previous blog post. But if you’ve wondered what the measurements on them are all about, here’s a handy table to convert a self tapping screw

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog The Best Fibre Cement Screws The Best Fibre Cement Screws   What are the best fibre cement sheet screws to use?   There’s a lot of confusion out there in which type of screw should you be using to fix your fibre cement sheeting or cladding boards. Screwing

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog Screw Conversion Table Screw Conversion Table Screw Chart   Here’s a handy screw conversion table to quickly help you convert metric screw sizes and diameters to imperial gauge and vice versa, guaranteed to save all that head scratching. Print it out and stick it in your toolbox ….

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog Common Bolt & Spanner Size Table Common Bolt & Spanner Size Table Bolt & Spanner Size Table   Here’s a handy table for bolts and nuts with basic dimensions, thread pitches (all metric coarse) and spanner sizes etc, it covers Australian standard metric fasteners (not structural bolts), so

Home Scrooz Fasteners Blog Scrooz Fasteners Blog How to Countersink Screws How to Countersink Screws To countersink a screw, you’ll need to purchase a drill bit that drills a pilot hole and creates the countersink divot at the same time. A quick and easiest way to countersink a screw, especially if you’re having to drill