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DavidEscapes Inner circle I'm Special! 1003 Posts |
Hi everyone
I am looking for a supply of long nails (9 inch minimum, 12 inch prefferably), for a bed of nails. I don't know about anywhere else but they sure seem hard to come by here in the UK! Does anyone have any potential leads, prefferably here, but in the US might be my only hope. Cheers David
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Slim Price Inner circle 1935 - 2006 1326 Posts |
What you are looking for is gutter nails. I'll look for an US source. Here they are easy to get... In a nailboard, the length makes them unstable...
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
There is a rock band called "Nine Inch Nails"...I'll bet they would know.
:band: Regan
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Slim Price Inner circle 1935 - 2006 1326 Posts |
http://www.triggind.com/nails_&_spikes.htm
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DavidEscapes Inner circle I'm Special! 1003 Posts |
Thanks for the help Slim, and for the bad joke Regan
From what I can gather they are much easier to come by in the US, most of your houses being made of wood. In the UK most houses are brick, so long nails are much harder to come by. Gutters here are attached with screws or shorter nails. No gutter spikes at all a far as I can tell. If I have to I will order from the US, but I suspect the postage would be huge. Cheers David
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
The nails aint cheap either. Hows about cutting 3/8th steel rod to length then turn them on a grinder till "blunt" although they would have no heads for a one off they should hold with a thick (Very thick base)To stop the wobble. Should work out a lot cheaper.Why 12" nails 6" seems plenty long enough for effect and I have a Diamond model you can borrow.
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DavidEscapes Inner circle I'm Special! 1003 Posts |
Hi Ken
I might go with the rods idea, I might also give myself a kick for not thinking of it! Now all I need is a grider, they sell them at Macro for 20 quid too, not the best on the market for sure, but good enough for this job Cheers David
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paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Hi
Cut them quickly to length with bolt croppers, cut on the angle 45 degrees. Paula
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