Female resin anchor in small size - say M5-M6

[Tim S]

Anyone got any ideas how I could source or make an M5 ish sleeve to take a machine screw such that the sleeve could be set in a wall with resin mortar?

I need to mount a shower valve on a crappy celcon block wall. I would be happiest with a machine screw into something metal bonded into the block as the shower valve is bloody heavy (about 5kg heavy - it's machined out of a solid lump of cast brass or something).

There isn't enough room to put a nut on a stud and I'd barely trust a screw into a brick wall let alone block.

One thought is to drill and tap a thick brass rod, but as I'd have to then buy a metric tap set, I was wondering if something ready made existed?

Threaded spacers came to mind, but they tend to be chromed and I don't recall seeing as big as M5 ish.

Ta

Tim

[The Natural Philosopher]

I know those. Dont panic..

The answer is actually simple. First of all a deep screw with the correct drill and the correct Rawlplug is actually adequate BUT if you don't trust me, then the next easiest thing is to make a big hole and wigghe t drill a bit so its not a cylinder, but conical, and fill the ruddy thing up with car body filler, which will bond to the block, and take woodscrews just fine after a pilot drill. Even bonding plaster is strong enough actually..

Or get some internally threaded tube, rough up the outside and stuff that in the filler before it sets.

[Cicero]

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One of these, bonded deeply rather than screwed in might work:

[Dave Plowman (News)]

There are usually single taps for sale on Ebay. But Lidl had a set which included M5 for under a tenner - and they'd be fine for brass.

But wouldn't something like rawlbolts do the job?

[Tim S]

Dave Plowman (News) coughed up some electrons that declared:

Interesting - ta.

Possibly - but I'm not sure as the celcon is so crushable.

[Tim S]

The Natural Philosopher coughed up some electrons that declared:

Interesting

Threaded tube might be a good option - I'll have a look and see if I can find some.

Cheers

Tim

[Dave Plowman (News)]

They might still be available since it was only last week they were on offer. But it depends on the individual store.