what are batten screws ?

Batten screws are pretty much an Australian invention, as an ‘outdoor’ nation we’re big into hard landscaping, decks and outdoor furniture and structures and we consume huge volumes of heavy duty fasteners for bolting timber together. Traditionally, coach screws have been the fastener of choice for a lot of timber joints but either the [...]

raptr screws : for fixing to hollow block and brick walls

We’ve just launched our new product raptr screws and we’re really excited about them so thought I’d let you know what they’re all about.

They are screw anchors designed to fix straight into masonry and concrete by cutting or sawing a thread as you drive [...]

common bolt and fastener spanner size table

here’s a handy table for bolts and nuts with basic dimensions and spanner sizes etc, it covers Australian standard metric fasteners, so sorry rest of the world, the spanner sizes may be slightly different for you.

what are dynabolt or sleeve anchors

a  reasonable and popular question … and deserving of an answer I think.

First off, lets get the names right, sleeve anchors are the description of a type of expansion bolt for masonry and concrete while dynabolts are a brand. Dynabolt is made by Ramset in Australia and the name has taken on every [...]