IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down13
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareter_maxima@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoI’ll look for metal ones next time. Getting real tired of everything being plastic these days…
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSeeing the other comments here, definitely make sure that they are suitable for your walls. What works well for drywall, might be terrible for lath and plaster walls.
I’ll look for metal ones next time. Getting real tired of everything being plastic these days…
Seeing the other comments here, definitely make sure that they are suitable for your walls. What works well for drywall, might be terrible for lath and plaster walls.