What to use as packer?

[Rick Hughes]

On advice here I went and bought a load of :

Bolting down with 10mm Thunder Bolts

First off impressed Toolstation didn't have the 22 of them I needed ... they took order for 17 shortage for free delivery to home address ... don't offer Sat delivery, but I asked customer service and they said .. OK - sorted delivered today (BH weekend)

Anyway the Q ..... For 18 of posts they fit perfect as the posts are 100 x100 sawn

4 of the posts though are regularized planed as these are 2.4m long and will be on show (sawn posts all hidden)

Unfortunately being planned means they are 92 x 92 ... so I need to fit an 8mm packer between post & fixing, and then screw through fitting/packer into post. Has to be something that will last years out doors.

Any suggestions of what to use ?

I could cut some strips of code 5 lead flashing ?

Seems a waste to go buy a sheet of 8mm wbp just to make four 35 x 100 packers.

[Jim K]

Plastic packers ? Screwfix / toolsatan. Cut to fit neatly.

Jim K

[Bill Wright]

There are lots of things kicking around that are made of plastic about

4mm thick. Fish boxes, water tanks, etc. Put some of that all round each post.

Bill

[Rick Hughes]

I have a spare CW tank ... I'll go measure that

[John Rumm]

Hammer flat a scrap of copper pipe - that will make about 2mm, fold once for 4 ;-)

[Nthkentman]

On advice here I went and bought a load of :

Bolting down with 10mm Thunder Bolts

First off impressed Toolstation didn't have the 22 of them I needed ... they took order for 17 shortage for free delivery to home address ... don't offer Sat delivery, but I asked customer service and they said .. OK - sorted delivered today (BH weekend)

Anyway the Q ..... For 18 of posts they fit perfect as the posts are 100 x100 sawn

4 of the posts though are regularized planed as these are 2.4m long and will be on show (sawn posts all hidden)

Unfortunately being planned means they are 92 x 92 ... so I need to fit an 8mm packer between post & fixing, and then screw through fitting/packer into post. Has to be something that will last years out doors.

Any suggestions of what to use ?

I could cut some strips of code 5 lead flashing ?

Seems a waste to go buy a sheet of 8mm wbp just to make four 35 x 100 packers.

Double glazing frame wedges.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , John Rumm writes

Make a nice battery with zinc plated bolts outdoors! Otherwise a stack of washers?

I would extend the thread and shorten the bolt but realise the OP may not have access to the tackle.

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[Rick Hughes]

there are no bolts ? ...

[F Murtz]

whatever is the modern equivalent of fibro (used to be asbestos)

[Rick Hughes]

assume you mean Asbestolux boards ?@

I have some of that but it is quite brittle, didn't think it would work if compressed.