[TheForge] Drilling angles etc

[Peter Hirst]

Don't know the brand off hand.  Black and white parts in tin cans, True 
Value carries it.  Not exotic.  More expensive, but way cheaper in pints and 
quarts, and considering  the importance of the anchor relative small 
percentage of overall material cost:  also reliably waterproof.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woolley" <wjec1 at verizon.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Drilling angles etc


> 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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