Can you buy 9 inch long nails?

[jon.p.weaver]

I need some long 'spikes' and am currently using some 9 inch "Tent Pegs" from a camping shop...

But obviously they are quite expensive, as they are sold as "Tent Pegs".

Can you buy 9" long nails? If so, what sort of place would be able to supply them?

Jon

[david lang]

I think you will find that 'nails' stop at 6". Over that size they are known as 'spikes'. Don't know where you would get them though.

Dave

[John Rumm]

How about cutting lengths off some rebar with an angle grinder. Cut at an angle and you have a sharp point as well.

[jon.p.weaver]

Nice suggestion, but I need them to be 'shiny' and 'nice looking'...

I have been to a bunch of places at lunchtime and been told the same thing. 6" is the longest.

I guess I will have to get more from the Camping shop and pay a little extra than they are worth.. They are not too expensive, so its not a hugh problem, but I would like to find a nice cheap source!

[Chris Bacon]

Use stainless round bar, then.

[Dark Angel]

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

I'm intrigued as to what your doing with the pegs?

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[PeTe33]

Jonwald....

You can download them here

[jon.p.weaver]

I just knew it :)

Everyone I have asked about "9 Inch Nails" bursts into song :)

Jon

[jon.p.weaver]

Basically, I am a kite flyer and need some really strong 'pegs' to hold the kite down..

I have tried a bunch of things but more are hard to see in the ground.. The best is a long spike with an orange golfball on the end.. The 'offical' version of these cost about =A34, but they have a really low quality golf ball and a thin 'spike'.

So, I have made my own and they are MUCH better than the 'official' ones.. So, now I just need to make 1/2 dozen or so, so that I have a couple for each kite and a few spares.

Sourcing Orange balls was hard enough, but the spikes are proving to be even harder.

Jon

[kajr]

I was looking to buy very long nails for a job but never went ahead but I am sure that this place

them. There web site doesn't show anything but they do sell things that are not on the web site, I bought some very long 6mm countersunk screws but they were not on the site so you could ring them.

Kevin

[Chris Bacon]

Can't you just paint your balls whatever colour you like? You used to be able to buy day-glo orange spray paint, if you put that on them, they'll stick out a mile.

How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

[Andy Dingley]

L section angle iron. You can buy this cheaply with "tent-peg" ends already on it from the big mil-surplus dealers (like Anchor in Ripley) as it's made for securing antennae. Otherwise go to a steel stockist and buy yourself a cheap angle grinder.

I can't imagine using '9" nails' to fasten kites down. I use a dog screw for mine and even that's marginal for the stronger pullers.

(BTW - did you ever work with Mark de Roussier?)

[Richard Conway]

I think you'd better take that to alt.binaries.s&m

[oli4uk]

Hi,

Are you not able to take something from the construction industry;

not exactly what you're looking for, but maybe an avenue to investigate.

HTHs - Oliver

[PeTe33]

Jon's got so many tools i'm suprised he hasn't bought a forge to make his own.

:¬)

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Jesus!

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[PeTe33]

No, I think it was just his hands (wrists) and feet, but I may be wrong.

:¬)

[Huge]

Try here;

[john.stumbles]

Have you tried those corkscrew-like pegs sold in camping shops to be used to anchor dogs' leads to? I find them brilliant for anchoring straps for caravan awnings and gazebos, and are not too expensive (surprisingly).