Yeah, that type of plug in particular is really flimsy, just but some new ones that are a bit more sturdy
Comment on ribbed plastic anchor in brick not holding -- what screw diameter do I need?
im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 16 hours agoYoure right about the wings.
Youre right the thing shouldn’t spin.
Why were you drilling if it’s an existing hole? You’re using a masonry bit with a hammer setting right?
I wouldn’t re-use this thing. This is the cheap type that comes free with things that need to be fixed to a wall.
Get a new plug matched to the hole and a new screw matched to the plug.
Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
diyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
It was not a freshly drilled hole. I would always use the same size bit as the anchor diameter so I remembered that. A 10mm anchor in a 12mm hole would also be very loose which is not the case here.
I just now drilled a bit more after realising that the anchor should probably be flush with the brick, not the 10mm of plaster layered on top of it.
Yeah, and in fact it’s not just a hand drill with a hammer setting but a proper hammer drill with a shock absorber, a grease reservoir, and STS mounted bits (or whatever they are called). Before I bought the big gear I used a standard drill with hammer setting on poured concrete and it melted one of my bits because it had a weak hammer and spun fast enough to make the bit molten red hot.
Maybe too late to change now but I might consider a different anchor if it fails to hold my bicycle. I ended up drilling 10mm deeper so that I could push the anchor to be flush with the brick (thus 10mm recessed below the plaster layer). I also added a metal shard about the size of a toothpick between the anchor and brick. It’s holding for now but does not feel rock-solid.