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March 10, 2009, 11:17 PM
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All over T's last nerve
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Posts: 7,154
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anchor away
Ok so I need to anchor a naildown transition on conete fer whatever reason...  ...so I get my hammerdrill and make my anchor holes...but a funny thing happened, I aint got no plastic or wood dowels to put in the holes...  ...so I get out my hotmelt gun and WALLA !!!...I got anchors...  ...just fill the hole let it cooldown and hammer drive nails into it...anchored real good.... 
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March 11, 2009, 12:28 AM
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one floor at a time
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Portland Oregon
Posts: 46
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Re: anchor away
ohh... why havent i thought of that....
im gonna try a few and see how well they hold...
thanks for posting that!
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March 11, 2009, 08:29 AM
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All over T's last nerve
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Posts: 7,154
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Re: anchor away
be sure and vacumn out the dust first... 
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March 11, 2009, 08:41 AM
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The One and Only
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Davison,Mi
Posts: 5,660
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Re: anchor away
I've done that a few times myself. I still preferr the toothpicks myself as I'm addicted to toothpicks since I quit smoking 24 years ago.
The hotmelt in the hole works great though. Did you do a test hole and put a nail in and try to pull it out?
Daris
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March 11, 2009, 01:04 PM
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Tile Expert
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NW Arkansas
Posts: 2,361
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Re: anchor away
I bet if you wallered the bit around a little and made it an odd-shaped hole, possibly a little bigger at the bottom than at the top, it would make an even stronger anchor.
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March 11, 2009, 05:42 PM
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PRO CARPET
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 761
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Re: anchor away
Good idea. Did you use kool stix made for the kool glide system  .
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March 11, 2009, 05:45 PM
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All over T's last nerve
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Posts: 7,154
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Re: anchor away
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March 11, 2009, 05:46 PM
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All over T's last nerve
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Posts: 7,154
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Re: anchor away
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March 13, 2009, 03:04 PM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: May 2006
Location: washington state/everett
Posts: 1,561
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Re: anchor away
good idea,i use chopsticks. when i'm out next time i'll think of you cp  
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March 20, 2009, 11:08 PM
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Fuzz on the brain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: NW Montana
Posts: 2,266
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Re: anchor away
I'll have to try that. When I need it I don't have it and usually use my pencil.
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March 21, 2009, 03:03 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,939
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Re: anchor away
Good tip cp, I have been using hot glue for backing up starting rows on concrete glue downs. I think SK taught me that. 
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March 21, 2009, 06:34 AM
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The One and Only
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Davison,Mi
Posts: 5,660
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Re: anchor away
I just got to thinking about the using the Kool sticks and making the anchor in the concrete. Well my seat belt on my van broke- the male end has a smaller little bar that keeps the buckle from falling all the way to the bottom of the strap. The smaller part of it broke off. Anyway I took some 1/4" copper pipe and cut it to size filled the ends with Kool Stic and drilled holes in the buckle and put in screws. Works like a dream been there almost a year now and no sign that it is going to let go. They wanted $150 to replace the whole assembly.
Daris
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December 18, 2009, 08:01 PM
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san diego jim
Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Diego
Posts: 149
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Re: anchor away
That is a good "Trick of the Trade". It would be nice to have a section where there are tricks like this posted with no comments (for easy reading)
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December 23, 2009, 03:00 PM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Coal Region, Pa
Posts: 49
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Re: anchor away
The glue idea is a good one. I will also use pencils if I don't have dowel rod. I also cut tackstrip and hammered it into the holes already.
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April 24, 2010, 08:36 AM
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polestretch
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Quakertown PA
Posts: 1,363
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Re: anchor away
Captain Ruggy said
The glue idea is a good one. I will also use pencils if I don't have dowel rod. I also cut tackstrip and hammered it into the holes already.
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I have done that with tackstrip B4!
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