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1. 
   mike_maines | Sep 18, 2007 04:23am | #1

   Yeah, those things work great.

    

   I can't remember what they're called either.

1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 05:40am | #2

   well at least I'm on the right track!

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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2. 
   BillHartmann | Sep 18, 2007 06:02am | #3

   They are deformed "nails".

   But since it is not a point I am not sure if they are called nails or not.

   Google did not find then under Deformed concrete Nails/Achors/Pins.

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   A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 06:32am | #8

   I "googled" the heck outta them on Yahoo and couldn't dig anything up.

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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1. 
   MarkH | Sep 18, 2007 06:54am | #10

   Rawl concrete spikes

   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi/104-1083192-9002365?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dtools&field-keywords=Spike+Concrete+Anchor+&Go.x=7&Go.y=10

1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 07:01am | #14

   even better ...

   amazon.

    

   I tried a search there too ...

    

   oh well ... now they can't escape.

   Thanks.

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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2. 
   Blacky | Sep 18, 2007 06:55am | #11

   deformed shank,
   on a sidenote, ya ever go to station square and rent them segways?
   what a blast haven't had that much fun in a while.
   take care
   Dan

   Edited 9/17/2007 11:56 pm ET by Blacky

1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 06:59am | #12

   didn't know station sq had them!

    

   when U were there ...

   and turned around and looked up that big hillside ...

    

   that's my neighborhood!

   used to rent right on "Grandview Ave" ...

    

   now we live over the hill a bit and around the corner ...

   thanks for the tip!

    

   and if ya went down on the docks and had a beer ... that used to be my old work station ... worked the boats for a coupla yrs ... loved tending bar at the dock bar.

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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3. 
   donpapenburg | Sep 18, 2007 06:22am | #4

   I have seen them in catalogs , under concrete fastners . I don't recall the name either .  try granger , farmtec , or Mcmaster carr.

4. 
   RW | Sep 18, 2007 06:26am | #5

   splits?

   http://www.split-drive-anchor.com/

   Real trucks dont have sparkplugs

1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 06:31am | #7

   no ...

   but might be close enough.

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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        Pittsburgh Pa

5. 
   RedfordHenry | Sep 18, 2007 06:27am | #6

   I've never tried it, but have seen somewhere along the line a "tip" to accomplish the same thing.  Drill a 3/16-1/4" pilot hole, insert a common steel nail, then drive another alongside it.  I guess the key factor is the malleablity of the steel nails.  In a hollow block wall (vs. solid concrete), will probably have to match the pilot holes and nails very carefully to avoid cracking the block.

1. 
   SamT | Sep 18, 2007 01:52pm | #15

   I've done it a few thousand times. 1/4" hole, two 16d GVC's, drive both at the same time.Takes a four foot pry bar to get 'em out, jumping on yer flat bar ain't gonna do it.SamT

6. 
   reinvent | Sep 18, 2007 06:52am | #9

   Found them. Do I get a milk bone?

   http://www.barnhillbolt.com/index.php?root=menu&level=&menu=873&catid=-1&custid=723825717

   http://www.barnhillbolt.com/specs/75-76.pdf

1. 
   JeffBuck | Sep 18, 2007 07:00am | #13

   Yes ...

   yes U do.

    

   Thanks.

   Jeff    Buck Construction

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        Pittsburgh Pa

7. 
   rnsykes | Sep 18, 2007 09:19pm | #16

   http://www.powers.com

    

   click on the mechanical fasteners link, and scroll down to the impact fasteners section.  They call them spikes, but I've always called them bent nails.

8. 
   CAGIV | Sep 18, 2007 09:35pm | #17

   Just call your yard/hardware supplier and describe them, yeah you might sound like an idiot for a moment, but you're ego will recover I promise.

   

9. 
   ronbudgell | Sep 19, 2007 12:38am | #18

   Jeff,

   A hole a little bit bigger than a common nail and a piece or even two of tie wire. Tighter'n something I can't say here.

   Ron