Yep, plain ole Home Depot 18V Ryobi rechargeable drill. We used something like 1/4" or 3/8" zinc lag screws <https://www.fastenersuperstore.com/products/lag-screws-steel-zinc?pid=5987>, 12" long. They were so goddamn firm in the ground that I concluded 10" would work fine.
On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:31 PM Paul Crowley <p...@ciphergoth.org> wrote: > Steve - just a rechargeable drill? Not an impact driver? Wondering whether > my 12V drill would do it - or maybe a combination of that and a ratchet. > > On 14 July 2017 at 12:08, Steve Upstill <upst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Lag bolts! Lag bolts! Lag bolts! Last year I drove and removed 50+ lag >> bolts with my 18V rechargeable drill, along with many other demands on the >> drill, without even going to my spare battery. >> >> Cost: about $1.20 each, plus about $.15 for chain. Effort/annoyance >> saved: priceless. Every person who has seen lag bolts being >> installed/removed, if they've ever touched rebar, has had an enlightenment >> experience. >> >> I'm never going back to rebar. >> >> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 11:38 AM Oz <ozpo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I just use 2 5 foot lengths of gas pipe with coupling fittings threaded >>> to the ends to minimize damage to the pipe. The first bend starts with the >>> pipes flush, then I move them about an inch apart to complete the nearly >>> perfect U bend. When the rebar is driven, the two legs give you immediate >>> stability, the legs spread for more gripping power, and the rebar is flush >>> to the playa for no tripping/ripping damage to altered hippies. A little >>> digging with a claw hammer and a few lateral pounds and the rebar comes >>> right up. >>> >>> I've been using this system for 15+ burns with no issues. Some years you >>> do have to move the loose playa out of the way to get to the hard pack. I >>> know this isn't as sexy as lag bolts, but it's cheap and has no power >>> requirements. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM, ken winston caine < >>> ken.winston.ca...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Was really impressed with this suggestion back in 2010. Commented as >>>> much then, so I must have understood what KrazyKorny meant. But today I am >>>> staring at a bunch of 2' long pieces of 3/8" rebar wondering how I am going >>>> to use a bumper jack to bend them to form hooks on one end? >>>> >>>> Can anyone explain? >>>> >>>> Or is there an even better way to make the bends? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 2:12:06 PM UTC-6, KrazyKyngeKorny wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Two lengths of pipe will facilitate bending the bar. >>>>> >>>>> A bumper jack will make it easy to pull the "U"s. >>>>> >>>>> KrazyKorny (Krazy, not stupid) >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:06 PM, ken winston caine < >>>>> k...@mindbodyspiritjournal.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Two things: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "hexayurt" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "hexayurt" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
