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| Plasterboard Screws Buildex® self-drilling Plasterboard screws feature a bugle shaped head which countersinks neatly into plasterboard without crushing the core, or tearing the face paper. Available in a zinc-plated finish. | |
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Selection Guide | | Bugle Head (Needle Point) For general fixing to timber and thin steel up to 0.6mm thick, e.g., walls and ceilings, partitions, etc.
|  | Bugle Head (Needle Point) Laminating Screw Laminating screw for attaching plasterboard to fire rated walls | | | Bugle Head (Hi-Teks® Point) For fixing plasterboard to steel from 0.8mm to 2.5mm thickness |  | | |
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How to use |
FIXING TO STEEL
- Measure the total thickness of the material to be fastened.
- Choose a screw long enough to allow at least three threads to protrude beyond the steel being fastened to.
- Drive with a #2 Phillips bit fitted to a power screwdriver set to a high speed - approximately 2500rpm. Do not overdrive.
FIXING TO TIMBER
- Measure the total thickness of the materials to be fastened.
- Choose a screw long enough to provide at least 20mm of thread embedment into the timber being fastened to.
- Drive with a #2 Phillips bit fitted to a power screwdriver set to a high speed - approximately 2500rpm. Do not overdrive.
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