in this video we're going to test out these bullfix fixings we've got the standard ones
and we've also got the extra ones because these have come supplied with the screws i do want
to use the screws that they have supplied with the pack for that reason i'm using the bullfix
extra rather than the standard one because look at the length of the screws in there
the guy that invented these and his marketing they should get a special award for annoying people on
youtube he actually posted comments on several of my plasterboard fixing videos linking to his video
which annoyed the hell out of me i deleted all the links he then went and emailed me twice i ignored
both emails so then he sends me a letter and two of these one of these standard ones and one of the
bullfix extra so i'm going to test these out on a standard piece of 12.5 millimeter plaster board
one fixing can support the weight of a man it probably can but i wouldn't risk it in
12.5 mil plasterboard so we're going to test these out the pack comes with all the fixings
you get the screws and you also get the 20 millimeter drill bit so i'm going to
test these out i will test them fairly and we'll see just how much weight the shelf can
take before the plasterboard fails this is the setup that i've used for testing all previous
plasterboard fixings i'm just going to put that on there and then i'll mark two holes
i'll use the supplied drill bit just pop two 20 mil holes through there
we then need to insert the collar that way up
we just need to tap that in
then we push that through the hole and then that will open up on the back i just like to point
out that if you're annoyed by plasterboard fixing videos just don't watch the video
hey
if you look at the back of this sheet of plasterboard it actually says on it so i
know this one's upside down but it has the weight on and it says the manufacturer so if anybody's
making a video showing you something and you can't see anything like that you've always got
to be skeptical of what they're using because they may not be using a standard plasterboard
so i've now used the four bullfix extra fixings and i put the shelf on the two brackets there
so i'm now going to start loading up the shelf and unfortunately i've actually run out of block
and everything because every time i use block it gets smashed so i'm going to use bits of
steel scrap steel but i have actually weighed them first so i do know how much they weigh
i'd have to say that they are performing quite well but it is making some creaking noises
normally when you hear that noise it's getting ready to fail
and it is actually amazing that that is still uh holding up because it has pulled away from the
plasterboard considerably
and it does look like it's going to fall any second
but so far it is actually holding on
and it is actually going now
so that was creaking for a considerable time and it looked like it was going to fail for a long
time but it did actually hold up so despite being harassed by the guy that's invented the bullfix
fixing or his marketing the fixings or whatever the fixings do perform quite well and they are
very easy to use in this test they actually held 143 kilograms before the plasterboard failed
what i'm going to do is i'm going to put a link in the description and i'm going to
put a post on the forum and it will have all the information and all the previous videos
and then everything is there in one place for everybody to find i'd just like to
point out that i started doing plasterboard testing videos because there were so many
manufacturers that were all claiming to make the best plasterboard fixing and a lot of
that is complete and utter nonsense that is the only reason why i started making these videos
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