Nail/fastener ID
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Topic: Nail/fastener ID
Posted By: iowallis
Subject: Nail/fastener ID
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 1:38pm
My son was out scrapping and cleaning out a guy's work shop. Bunch of different screws, nails, and other fasteners he was getting rid of. Got a 2 1/2 gal bucket of these, my son asked what they are for and I have no clue. Magnet sticks to them. Any ideas? |
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 2:36pm
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How long are they? looks like they could be landscapping spikes
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 2:41pm
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very symetric and machine made..... not much of a point if your driving into a wood plank... ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: iowallis
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:13pm
About 4 1/2".
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tadams(OH) wrote:Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:35pm
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crucifiction fasteners ?? yuck ,I know..... hay, I've had a lousy day and that's the 1st use that comes to me.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:38pm
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actually they might be good for driving into a tree or the butt end of a log, etc... Probably not so good into a 2 x 4. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 7:41pm
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Do they seem hardened? Can you bend one? I’m m thinking some type of cut nail for concrete? |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 8:37pm
| Was thinking same but the cut nails I have seen for concrete were shorter and more stout than these. Maybe framing nails for a period restoration project? |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 8:46pm
Boat nails...
Square shank lessens splitting...  ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2022 at 6:41am
I figure you’re about right on this. There’s a reason railroad spikes are square and tapered only one way. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2022 at 12:50pm
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square nails such as these are often called "coffin nails" simply due to their age and style, it is the type of nail that would have been used for the construction of coffins. ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |