Timber Post Fitting Lag Screw M6 x 55mm

Product Description

High quality lag screws for heavy duty fixing rigging screws, forks and pre swaged assemblies to timber posts. Manufactured from 316 grade stainless steel for maximum corrosion protection, M6 diameter 35mm long wood screw thread plus 20mm exposed plain shank and small diameter eye for an asthetically pleasing finish once fitted.

Features include:

• Suitable for coastal, marine and long service life applications.
• Designed for simple cost effective installations using either timber or steel posts.
• No special skills required for installation.

How many do I need?

Regulations for wire balustrades mostly relate to wire tension, typically the underside of a handrail will be 960mm or slightly above and so to achieve the required tension the space between wires should be around 80mm, therefore most balustrade sections consist of 11 runs. To maintain the required regulatory tension the distance between end or intermediate posts should typically be no more than 1.5 metres with a maximum run length of 7 metres if using only 1 rigging or turnbuckle screw to tighten.

For long lengths your total metre-age may be split into 2 runs - we'd reccomend trying to keep runs under 7m in length where possible as tightening up runs over 7m becomes difficult.