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A workbench?
IraIII
Bearcat
Drive tools for lead anchors
IraIII
Bearcat
flyingtiger
Single-Sixer
Lead anchor set tool for 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 lead anchors. Used for fastening in masonary
OP
You don't recognize a reloading bench when you see one?A workbench?
Good call guys. Had to go to McM to confirm. Spent half my career in Industrial Maintenance & never used one. Set hundreds if not thousands of anchors & never used the tool .
The introduction of wedge anchors was a breath of fresh air for sure. I put a hex on lead shielded. LOL.
The introduction of wedge anchors was a breath of fresh air for sure. I put a hex on lead shielded. LOL.
OP
Ah.... I never thought that. Thought they may be for grommets but they weren't quite right.
I am a little confused though. Do lead anchors sit proud of the brick? These have a pretty deep cavity around the post.
I am a little confused though. Do lead anchors sit proud of the brick? These have a pretty deep cavity around the post.
You don't recognize a reloading bench when you see one?
I don't know - if my reloading bench had holes in it, like the ones in the photo, my bullets would escape!
OP
Secondary presses, trimmers etc... There is a press and priming tool permanently mounted to the right
RugerForMe
Blackhawk
Bushing/Bearing installers or maybe Tampin Punches for installing tampin anchors in concrete
I am always amazed at the scope of knowledge on this forum.
I used to have a few tools that looked like that- but they were factory Ford tools to install various seals in transmissions if I remember correctly…
Acorn
Buckeye
No, you have to drill a hole, insert the anchor, then use the tools shown with a hammer to pound and expand the anchor to set.
OP
I got that but at some point the tool hits the out side of the hole and you 3/4" of anchor sticking out. At that point is it strong, or supported, enough to finish with just the hammer?
Acorn
Buckeye
The center pin of the tool pilots in the anchor. The outside of the tool is approximately the outer diameter of the anchor.
When you hammer the tool it upsets the lead anchor to fill the hole.
If done correctly you wind up with the anchor flush or slightly below the surface.
I helped my Dad set a bunch of these probably almost 60 years ago drilling with a star drill and an engineers hammer.
When you hammer the tool it upsets the lead anchor to fill the hole.
If done correctly you wind up with the anchor flush or slightly below the surface.
I helped my Dad set a bunch of these probably almost 60 years ago drilling with a star drill and an engineers hammer.
It has been a long time since I've heard anyone talk about using a star drill & a hammer to drill a hole in concrete. You are making me grateful for hammer drills.
The first thing I thought when I saw the pic was that they were set tools. I have sat a lot of shields with an alignment tool & a hammer. The reason a set tool is better is if someone drills the hole too deep & you use a line up tool it is possible to knock the plug that is supposed to go up & expand the anchor all the way through & then the anchor wont hold. I've only seen that happen with the anchors that have a flange on them. If the anchor is straight the whole anchor will just slide up to where the hole ends. A while back I was working on a job & bumped an all thread hanger for sprinkler pipe with my elbow & it fell out. The anchor had not been properly sat. It was not our stuff but we fixed it before we left the area. You don't want sprinkler pipe falling or rupturing. It is full of black water that stinks.
yep, I'm glad I missed those old days... I think I tried drilling a hole with a star drill and hammer one time.
I sure am glad some genius came up with hammer drills and carbide tipped impact drill bits....I use those and masonry 'Tapcon' screws in my work all the time.
I remember setting Red Head anchors back in the 70's. I was the rotary part of the Power Hammer.
