What about that then

[cliffed]

How neat,remember when that looked really good.View attachment 55007View attachment 55007
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[Pete999]

How neat,remember when that looked really good.View attachment 55006View attachment 55007View attachment 55007
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Socket is on the skew a bit though!!!!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Back in the 1950s and 60s that would have been the muts nuts

 

[lozarus]

Back in the 1950s and 60s that would have been the muts nuts

It still looks great today. I appreciate a good conduit install and using many of the trendy techniques - but clipped direct is perfectly appropriate in many situations - and this is exactly how to do it properly. Looks better than much of the clipped direct I come across.

 

[pirate]

Ah...buckle clips...very neat.
Socket a bit askew, and the faceplate screws should be horizontal!

 

[telectrix]

Ah...buckle clips...very neat.
Socket a bit askew, and the faceplate screws should be horizontal! vertical

corrected that for you , you philistine pirate.

 

[Dustydazzler]

corrected that for you , you philistine pirate.

Screws should always be on the diagonal (at a forward slash orientation) , anything else is just badger rough...

 

[telectrix]

Screws should always be on the diagonal (at a forward slash orientation) , anything else is just badger rough...

and i called pirate a philistine.... sheesh.
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once saw a job done by a driving instructor. all the socket screws were at 10 to 2.

 

[Dustydazzler]

The art of clipping direct to brick walls almost seems lost these days...
You very rarely see it. But when done correctly looks nice and neat imo.
Its all sticky mini trunking now and surface plastic boxes

 

[Baddegg]

Screws should always be on the diagonal (at a forward slash orientation) , anything else is just badger rough...

Screws finish at the positions the impact driver stops surely? ?

 

[Pete999]

Screws finish at the positions the impact driver stops surely? ?

Impact driver used on machined accessory fixing screws surely not?????

 

[freddo]

Impact driver used on machined accessory fixing screws surely not?????

Well it's already in your hand from tightening the terminal screws, so why not?

 

[telectrix]

all depends on whether the screws twist as you hammer them in.

 

[Zerax]

Impact driver used on machined accessory fixing screws surely not?????

I saw a job a few months ago... brand new rewire... and every single faceplate was cracked by both the screw holes !

 

[Lister1987]

Surely you just rely on the silicone to stick it on, I mean you've gone around the accessory and give it more than a good wipe with the finger....

 

[Baddegg]

Impact driver used on machined accessory fixing screws surely not?????

I’m joking Pete I’m joking

 

[pirate]

Can't believe you guys haven't grasped the new terminology...it's a "rattler" and is used to tighten everything!
Philistine, eh? Moi?
Nicest thing anyone's ever said about me!

 

[Lister1987]

Can't believe you guys haven't grasped the new terminology...it's a "rattler" and is used to tighten everything!
Philistine, eh? Moi?
Nicest thing anyone's ever said about me!

I admit, nOt 5 mins ago I was assembling my 2yo's wooden toy garage with my rattler because the Bosch Ixo driver was dead and I cba finding a screwdriver...

 

[john waters]

so would a return to buckle clips meet the new fire regs

 

[Pete999]

I saw a job a few months ago... brand new rewire... and every single faceplate was cracked by both the screw holes !

Torque set to high