Multi and Chipboard Fasteners Installing Timber or Thin Metal
Recommendations when using Multi and Chipboard Fasteners into Timber or Thin Metal.
It is recommended when installing a Multi and Chipboard Fastener into steel that the length and size of the fastener must compatable with type and thickness of the timber and the thickness of the steel.
| Problem | Cause | Remedy |
| The two pieces of material separate when drilling and installing into the timber or metal | No clearance hole in the top piece of timber. | Refer to the Buildex Thread and Clearance Hole chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. |
| If it is not practical to drill a clearance hole in to top piece of timber the apply heavy pressure when installing the fastener and till the two pieces of material are in contact with each other. | ||
| Fastener difficult to start and slides on the top material. | Fastener not driven at right angles to the material | Hold the fastener at 90 degrees to the cladding. |
| Too much pressure is applied to the Driver Bit. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to install into the material. | |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| Fastener drill point breaking or burning. | Too much pressure is applied to the fastener. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to install the material. |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| The thickness of the steel being installed into is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer the Multi and Chipboard Data Sheets | |
| Fastener drills thru material but will not install into timber. | The thickness of the timber being installed into is too hard for the fastener being used. | Refer the Multi and Chipboard Data Sheets |
| The thickness of the steel being installed into is too thick for the fastener being used. | ||
| Driver Tool is lacking in power to install the fastener | Check the driver tool power rating. | |
| Check battery on the Cordless Driver Tool | ||
| Fastener Head breaks or twists off during installation. | The embedment into the timber is too great for the fastener being used. | Refer the Multi and Chipboard Data Sheets |
| The material being drilled into is too hard or not compatible with Buildex Fasteners | ||
| Over tightening of the fastener | Release the trigger on the driver tool as the fastener meets the timber surface being fixed into. | |
| Driver Tool over powered for the fastener | Reduce the power (torque) setting on the Driver Tool. | |
| Use a lower powered Driver Tool | ||
| No clearance hole in the top piece of material. | Refer to the Buildex Thread and Clearance Hole chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. | |
| No countersink on the hole in the top of material. | Countersink the hole on the top material to a size which suits the fastener head. | |
| Fastener Head does not embed into the top material installation. | No countersink on the hole in the top of material. | Countersink the hole on the top material to a size which suits the fastener head. |
| Fastener thread strips during installation. | Material being installed into is to thin for the fastener being used. | Refer the Multi and Chipboard Data Sheets |
| Over tightening of the fastener | Reduce the power (torque) setting on the Driver Tool. | |
| Use a lower powered Driver Tool | ||