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Posted by Rudy on July 21, 2008, 5:40 pm
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>My big corded Bosch hammer .. running Tapcons into limestone
Sounds like Heavy duty work, what size are those Tapcons (DIA.) ?
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Posted by SteveB on July 21, 2008, 7:00 pm
Rudy wrote:
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> > My big corded Bosch hammer .. running Tapcons into limestone
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> Sounds like Heavy duty work, what size are those Tapcons (DIA.) ?
1/4" x 2 1/2"
The blue paint on the screws is a glue that melts from the friction of
driving the screw, then sets to hold the screw in place. On the big
Tapcons, technique is important. If I don't drive the screw all the way
home without slowing down, the glue will grab hold when I'm only partly
done, and then I twist the head off the screw. That happens easily when
I put big screws into deep holes. Oh, and I _do_ use the correct Tapcon
bits to go with the screws. They're an odd size.
--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX
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Posted by TonyG on July 21, 2008, 10:16 pm
SteveB wrote:
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> Rudy wrote:
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>>> My big corded Bosch hammer .. running Tapcons into limestone
>> Sounds like Heavy duty work, what size are those Tapcons (DIA.) ?
>
> 1/4" x 2 1/2"
>
> The blue paint on the screws is a glue that melts from the friction of
> driving the screw, then sets to hold the screw in place. On the big
> Tapcons, technique is important. If I don't drive the screw all the way
> home without slowing down, the glue will grab hold when I'm only partly
> done, and then I twist the head off the screw. That happens easily when
> I put big screws into deep holes. Oh, and I _do_ use the correct Tapcon
> bits to go with the screws. They're an odd size.
>
Hey Steve, I bought an 18v at HomeDespot. I didn't know about the bit
thing and bought a standard sds 3/16. If it doesn't work I will post
about it. I am screwing down 2x4 to hold the bottom of a 7' wall in
place. I put them on 2' cntrs. The bit that comes with tapcons is not an
sds bit so I don't know how "I" would use it anyway. Thanks for the
comments. TonyG pt.townsend,wa.
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Posted by willshak on July 22, 2008, 12:07 am
on 7/21/2008 10:16 PM TonyG said the following:
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> SteveB wrote:
>> Rudy wrote:
>>>> My big corded Bosch hammer .. running Tapcons into limestone
>>> Sounds like Heavy duty work, what size are those Tapcons (DIA.) ?
>> 1/4" x 2 1/2"
>> The blue paint on the screws is a glue that melts from the friction of
>> driving the screw, then sets to hold the screw in place. On the big
>> Tapcons, technique is important. If I don't drive the screw all the way
>> home without slowing down, the glue will grab hold when I'm only partly
>> done, and then I twist the head off the screw. That happens easily when
>> I put big screws into deep holes. Oh, and I _do_ use the correct Tapcon
>> bits to go with the screws. They're an odd size.
> Hey Steve, I bought an 18v at HomeDespot. I didn't know about the bit
> thing and bought a standard sds 3/16. If it doesn't work I will post
> about it. I am screwing down 2x4 to hold the bottom of a 7' wall in
> place. I put them on 2' cntrs. The bit that comes with tapcons is not
> an sds bit so I don't know how "I" would use it anyway. Thanks for the
> comments. TonyG pt.townsend,wa.
So, you are securing the 2x4 sill plates to a concrete floor.
I installed 2x4 sill plates all around the perimeter of my basement
using a Remington hand held powder actuated fastener tool.
http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/18284/
Much faster and simpler than all that drilling, cleaning out of the
holes, and the screw driving.
Load the special nail and a special .22 caliber load, place the fastener
on the plate, and hit it with a hammer. I used the cheaper hammer
operated fastener rather than the trigger operated one since I thought I
would never have to use one again, so I saved myself about $50 for the
hammer one, which is only about $25 or so. It takes as much time to
drive a nail as you need to load it, hammer it, and move to the next
bay. Besides, you don't have to vacuum up a whole lot of concrete dust
afterwards, and it's kinda fun shooting things in the house. I secured
200' of sill plates in about 15 minutes.
But, you're probably set on the tapcons and bought the hammer drill and
all, so carry on. Someone else may use this info for a similar job,
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County
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Posted by Tony Goldenberg on July 22, 2008, 9:07 am
willshak wrote:
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> on 7/21/2008 10:16 PM TonyG said the following:
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>> SteveB wrote:
>>> Rudy wrote:
>>>>> My big corded Bosch hammer .. running Tapcons into limestone
>>>> Sounds like Heavy duty work, what size are those Tapcons (DIA.) ?
>>> 1/4" x 2 1/2"
>>> The blue paint on the screws is a glue that melts from the friction of
>>> driving the screw, then sets to hold the screw in place. On the big
>>> Tapcons, technique is important. If I don't drive the screw all the way
>>> home without slowing down, the glue will grab hold when I'm only partly
>>> done, and then I twist the head off the screw. That happens easily when
>>> I put big screws into deep holes. Oh, and I _do_ use the correct Tapcon
>>> bits to go with the screws. They're an odd size.
>> Hey Steve, I bought an 18v at HomeDespot. I didn't know about the bit
>> thing and bought a standard sds 3/16. If it doesn't work I will post
>> about it. I am screwing down 2x4 to hold the bottom of a 7' wall in
>> place. I put them on 2' cntrs. The bit that comes with tapcons is not
>> an sds bit so I don't know how "I" would use it anyway. Thanks for the
>> comments. TonyG pt.townsend,wa.
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> So, you are securing the 2x4 sill plates to a concrete floor.
> I installed 2x4 sill plates all around the perimeter of my basement
> using a Remington hand held powder actuated fastener tool.
> http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/18284/
> Much faster and simpler than all that drilling, cleaning out of the
> holes, and the screw driving.
> Load the special nail and a special .22 caliber load, place the fastener
> on the plate, and hit it with a hammer. I used the cheaper hammer
> operated fastener rather than the trigger operated one since I thought I
> would never have to use one again, so I saved myself about $50 for the
> hammer one, which is only about $25 or so. It takes as much time to
> drive a nail as you need to load it, hammer it, and move to the next
> bay. Besides, you don't have to vacuum up a whole lot of concrete dust
> afterwards, and it's kinda fun shooting things in the house. I secured
> 200' of sill plates in about 15 minutes.
> But, you're probably set on the tapcons and bought the hammer drill and
> all, so carry on. Someone else may use this info for a similar job,
>
No, I am securing temp. plates to secure the bottom of concrete forms. I
need to get the screws out to strip the forms. I hope to be able to
reuse the screw 2 or 3 times. T
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