Bolting to concrete - removably

Adrian · 2015-01-24T10:43:16+00:00

I've got something that needs to be bolted down to the garage floor, but which needs enough working space around it that it's going to be a PITA if bolted down permanently. So I'm thinking in terms of putting fixings into the floor which I'll bolt it to as needed. Looking at concrete fixings, the question that comes to mind is what'll happen when they're not in use. Will they come loose? Will they fill with dirt and crap? It makes sense to put the bolts back in the fixings to help stop that, but are they designed for repeated use, or are they effectively one-shot? Thoughts gratefully received. The fixings won't be receiving heavy-heavy loads, mainly preventing rotational torque. (It's a manual car tyre- fitting machine)

Jan 24, 2015 20 Replies

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Dave Baker 11 years ago

+1. I used them in the garage when I had a Norton flypress bolted down and that got some serious welly on the handle when I was pressing gudgeon pins out of old pistons. Holding a tyre changer down isn't going to phase them in the slightest and they're dead easy to remove.

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