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Summary: Nuts, bolts, washers & threaded bar. Fixings for heavy duty construction

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Nuts and Bolts from The Site BoxBolts are used to join pieces together either permanently or temporarily. Many steel structures, including buildings, are simply bolted together. For example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris was originally a temporary structure and after twenty years it was to be dismantled. For this reason most of the steel components were bolted together. However, the tower has lasted well over a hundred years. Much of the structure of the Empire State Building in the USA is also bolted together. Nuts and bolts can also be used to fix together small structures such as furniture. Nuts and bolts come in many different types and sizes and some are shown Safe Buy from The Site Boxbelow. We have teamed up with thesitebox.com to offer you a vast range of fixing which can be bought and delivered from their one-stop site shop.

Anchor Fixings

To buy anchor fixings from thesitebox.com click here

Anchor fixings are mostly used to fix timber and steel to masonry or concrete.

 

Coach Bolt

Coach bolts have a square collar under the domed head and this locks into the wood when the nut is tightened. A washer is normally placed Socket set from The Site Box before the nut to stop it sinking into the wood as it is turned. Socket sets and Spanners can be bought from thesitebox.com

 

 Plasterboard Fixing

 To buy plasterboard fixings from thesitebox.com click here

Plasterboard fixings come in all shapes and sizes and the weight of the object you are trying to fix usually determines which type you use. Click through to thesitebox.com for a full range of items for fixing to plasterboard.

 

 Chemical Fixing Kit

Click here for chemical fixings, threaded bar, eye bolts, sleeve anchors, rawl bolts, magnetic catches, concrete screws, jubilee clips, frame fixings, rivets, galvanised bolts, zink bolts, hammer screws and wood biscuits.

 

 

 

 

Machine Bolt and Hexagonal Nut

Two spanners are needed to tighten this nut and bolt. The first spanner fits round the hexagonal head of the bolt and a second spanner is used to tighten the hexagonal nut.

 

 Frame Fixing

Follow this link to buy Frame Fixings

Frame fixings are pushed through a pre drilled hole in the frame and surrounding structure. They are then pushed in so only the metal screw is showing. The screw is then screwed in. Hammer Screws are inserted the same way but the screw is hammered in rather than screwed.

 

Machine Screw and Wing NutThe countersunk machine screw fits level with the surface of the wood/metal/plastic. A screwdriver is used to keep the bolt still whilst the wing nut is tightened by hand.Countersinking can be done with ordinary wood screws also.

 

 

 

Aercon Anchor

 Follow this link for Aercon Anchors

The Aercon Anchor designed to be screwed into airated concrete or blocks to provide a threaded socket enabling a Secure Fixing Point.

 

Tightening a Wing Nut

 

 

 

 

 

For Wing Nuts and all other types of Nut to fit all types of bolt, click here. Wing nuts are used to make the adjustment of a secured object as easy as possible.

Wood Nails

 

THESITEBOX.COM supplies a large range of Wood Nails

 

 

Plain Washer

A plain washer prevents the nut sinking into the surface of the wood/plastic/metal.

 

 

 

Wall Plugs

Follow this link for Wall Plugs

 

 

Spring Washer

If there is a need to prevent A nut and bolt loosening a spring washer is used.

For concrete bolts click here

Concrete Bolt

With thanks to V. Ryan from  www.technologystudent.com who has copyright on all of the images shown here.


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