I do believe that they do come in different sizes. Looking at one I am not sure how it works. It has two different thread patterns. They have a coarse thread with a fine thread inside the coarse threads.. They are quite interesting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:34 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Auto Hammers
Lenny, Thanks for this, I'll have to check one out at the store. I'm assuming they come in different sizes and lengths? Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Auto Hammers This past summer I had a contractor doing some siding work. He showed me the tapcon screws. I was quite impressed. That is all that he now uses. The Tapcon® anchor was patented in 1976 by ITW Buildex as the first masonry screw. The revolutionary fastener quickly became the Professionals Choice for its installation ease and holding strength when attaching items to concrete, block, and brick. So what makes a Buildex Tapcon blue screw blue? The product is made with a Climaseal® coating, applied in multiple stages using dip-spin technology, to provide extra corrosion resistance. The color of this coating created a new term in the fastener industry-the blue screw. Do you know? Tapcon stands for "An anchor that TAPs its own threads/grooves into Concrete." Others have since imitated, but no other product can match the performance of the original concrete anchor. Ask for Buildex Tapcon by name-The True Blue ScrewT. excerpt taken from: http://www.tapcon.com/history.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Rossi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:33 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Auto Hammers Al, I would not expect one of those auto hammer deals to be good for nailing a 2X4 to concrete. I've been doing something similar in my basement, but opted for drilling into the concrete with a hammer drill and using Tapcon screws to screw the boards to the floor. My brother-in-law who is a contractor recommended doing that over shooting nails. Good luck. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081 ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view _page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4636 (20091125) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4636 (20091125) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
