Phil
Just finished renting a similar powder actuated gun. Works great.
At the rental yard they'll tell you what you need, then test and see
if you either need to change shot size or hit it twice. Age of the
concrete is very important. recently poured concrete is much easier
to shoot into with the gun.
Tell me more about the leaf vacuum. I have a neighbor with about 50-60
tall poplars, guess who gets all the leaves<G>. It's my major bitch about
living in this house and I hate to leave it, especially since we recently
built
a 2,000 sqft shop/garage with two-post electro-hydraulic lift.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: Salvation, now concrete anchors
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>From: Malaboge@aol.com <Malaboge@aol.com>
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>>Suddenly, an epiphany, the words "air compressor" are spelled out in the
>>heavens. I follow, as if a Magi, to the shop, hook all the hoses together
>and
>>repair to the aforementioned pathway. Guys, I gotta tell ya, this works
>great.
>>I'm blowin leaves into big piles, gettin all the leaves you can never
reach
>>with a rake,
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>I don't have "mines" in my yard. One of the better things about moving is
>that there seem to be no loose dogs as there were at my old place.
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>Anyhow, I tried the compressor trick once, and it didn't work for me. Too
>small a compressor, maybe. My wife bought a combo leaf-blower / yard vac.
>Never bother with the blower. The vac yanks the leaves off the grass,
>shreds them and throws them in a big cloth bag (which rides behind my back,
>suspended from a strap which hangs over my shoulder). This reduces the
>volume about 10/1. I just pour them into paper bags, toss 'em in the
>Bourbon and pour 'em out at the county compost site.
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>Salvation for me is that the contractor got my garage addition up before it
>got REALLY cold, which it is slated to do within the week. Now I can start
>on the interior. First, I need to build the wall to separate the garage
>from the shop. I will need to put treated 2x6s on the floor to be the sole
>plate of this wall. What's the best way to fasten? A powder-charge gizmo?
>How do I know what fastener and charge to use?
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>Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>Europa, Quantum Syncro, Suburban
>LOON, VTR, TCVWC, MAC
>pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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