Re: [bolger] Re: Composite nails
Predrill is best for bronze boat nails, they have a tendency to bend if you don't.
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From:oddbjornjonassen <oddbjorn.jonassen@...>
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent:Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:12 AM
Subject:[bolger] Re: Composite nails
Myles,
Thank you for the information. I have a couple of additional questions if you permit:
When using the bronze nails, did you have to prebore for the nails or could you just hammer them in?
What thickness of plywood was used and what was the average distance between the nails when gluing two layers of plywood?
Regards
Oddbjørn
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "MylesJ. Swift" wrote:
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> Oddbjorn,
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> You can also consider bronze ring shank nails, available is small, short
> sizes. That is what I used when I doubled the bottom of my Micro.
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> These were the least expensive I found. If you are building and want to keep
> working these stay in permanently and you can sand them a bit.
> http://www.rjleahy.com/Store/nails/silicon.htm
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> MylesJ
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Myles,
Thank you for the information. I have a couple of additional questions if you permit:
When using the bronze nails, did you have to prebore for the nails or could you just hammer them in?
What thickness of plywood was used and what was the average distance between the nails when gluing two layers of plywood?
Regards
Oddbjørn
Thank you for the information. I have a couple of additional questions if you permit:
When using the bronze nails, did you have to prebore for the nails or could you just hammer them in?
What thickness of plywood was used and what was the average distance between the nails when gluing two layers of plywood?
Regards
Oddbjørn
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "MylesJ. Swift" wrote:
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> Oddbjorn,
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>
>
> You can also consider bronze ring shank nails, available is small, short
> sizes. That is what I used when I doubled the bottom of my Micro.
>
>
>
> These were the least expensive I found. If you are building and want to keep
> working these stay in permanently and you can sand them a bit.
>http://www.rjleahy.com/Store/nails/silicon.htm
>
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> MylesJ
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Oddbjorn,
You can also consider bronze ring shank nails, available is small, short sizes. That is what I used when I doubled the bottom of my Micro.
These were the least expensive I found. If you are building and want to keep working these stay in permanently and you can sand them a bit. http://www.rjleahy.com/Store/nails/silicon.htm
MylesJ
There have been some discussions about composite nails in this group. I would very much like to have an update on this.
More specifically i am wondering if anyone has any experience on using such fastenings (e. g. Raptor nails) when doubling the bottom of, for instance William D. Jochems, or other sailing yachts of Bolger design. I would like to avoid having to remove a lot of drywall screws , especially since some of them often is broken when driving or removing and might rust in the years to come. I know that they are capsuled in epoxy but I think it is better to avoid the risk and perhaps also reduce the time taken to build the boat.
An other use I also would like to try is to fix the plywood skin to the framework with such nails. I also hope that one could save some time and avoid the epoxy starting to set off before I have finished driving the temporary drywall screws.
Pardon my English.
Regards
Oddbjørn
More specifically i am wondering if anyone has any experience on using such fastenings (e. g. Raptor nails) when doubling the bottom of, for instance William D. Jochems, or other sailing yachts of Bolger design. I would like to avoid having to remove a lot of drywall screws , especially since some of them often is broken when driving or removing and might rust in the years to come. I know that they are capsuled in epoxy but I think it is better to avoid the risk and perhaps also reduce the time taken to build the boat.
An other use I also would like to try is to fix the plywood skin to the framework with such nails. I also hope that one could save some time and avoid the epoxy starting to set off before I have finished driving the temporary drywall screws.
Pardon my English.
Regards
Oddbjørn