[TheForge] Drilling angles etc

Woolley wjec1 at verizon.net
Wed Mar 11 21:08:25 EDT 2009


Peter Hirst wrote:
> Why is it a one-time shot?  When setting iron in concrete, you want to set 
> it in some kind of plastic material anyway:  lead, epoxy, thin-set, 
> hydraulic cement.  You do *not* want just a friction fit in the concrete. 
> Collects water and * rusts*.  Drill it way oversize, position the post to 
> your specs, and pour in whatever goo you like working with best.  I favor 
> epoxy, or for historic accuracy, lead.
>
>
>   
I use oversize holes with hydraulic cement to set posts.  You still 
only  get one shot to drill the hole right.  What kind of epoxy do you 
use?  Most epoxies would be a lot more expensive than cement I would think.


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