Back box sliding hole thingie (technical term)

[ma701ss]

Hi, I've got a back box buried in the wall and one of the little screw hole sliding thingies (see photo) is damaged (hole's burred). Does anyone recognise the brand so I can buy a replacement back box and transplant this bit of metal!?

Thanks

 

[Knobhead]

Why do you need a back box for the arm of you're sofa?

 

[Rockingit]

Most likely Appleby by the looks of it, but most LUGS can be made to fit.

 

[tazz]

Ask those nice guys in B&Q....im sure they will be able to help you

 

[Geordie Spark]

Why do you need a back box for the arm of you're sofa?

So he can connect the cpc to it.

The latest EU directive says "All sofas shall be earthed - BY ORDER!!"

 

[Geordie Spark]

Most likely Appleby by the looks of it, but most LUGS can be made to fit.

There's no way you or anybody else is gonna start buggering aboot with MY lugs bonny lad!! :32:

 

[ipf]

There's no way you or anybody else is gonna start buggering aboot with MY lugs bonny lad!! :32:

Why not ? You can always get replacements from Appleby:tongue3:

 

[KevinS]

**********CONGRATULATIONS MR ma701ss YOU HAVE JUST PASSED THE 1ST WEEK OF YOUR 5 WEEK COURSE. INFACT YOU ARE DOING SO WELL WE ARE LETTING YOU JUMP TO WEEK FOUR.**********

no offence ma701ss - just a little joke amongst us sparks

 

[KevinS]

Grip the lug with a pair of pliers so you can deform the bolt hole to an oval shape, then force the bolt in causing it to cut a new thread.

 

[markc123]

So he can connect the cpc to it.

The latest EU directive says "All sofas shall be earthed - BY ORDER!!"

Calm down David W.Cockburn 'wanna-be'

 

[HandySparks]

Grip the lug with a pair of pliers so you can deform the bolt hole to an oval shape, then force the bolt in causing it to cut a new thread.

Better still, sort the thread out with one of these (M3.5 tap): 3.5mm Re Threader

 

[Stroppy]

Drill a 3mm hole in the back of the box directly behind the defective lug, thread that out to 3.5mm with your rethreading tool, then your front plate screw can go into that. I did this for the first time a few weeks ago on a box where the bits of metal that held the movable lug broke off, and felt smug that it worked.

 

[RyanCheetham]

Or a kitchen fitters favourite put a blob of silicone on each corner of the socket

 

[telectrix]

nah, dis. that useless gn/y sleeved cable, remove sleeving, put 1 through each screw hole and bend over.

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awaiting the buggery comments.

 

[Stroppy]

One of my customers routinely comes up behind me when bending down at sockets and says "you've got a nice tight ar$e - have you been working out?"