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

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

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

wrote:

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?

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

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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!

jon.p.weave wrote:
Nice suggestion, but I need them to be 'shiny' and 'nice looking'...

Use stainless round bar, then.

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

Use stainless round bar, then.

Probably more expensive than tent pegs!

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

Pieces of concrete rebar?
Short sections of electrical conduit?

wrote:
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

I'm intrigued as to what your doing with the pegs?
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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 £4, 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

jon.p.weaver wrote:
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 £4, 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

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.


, but the spikes are proving to be even harder.

How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

Chris Bacon wrote:
jon.p.weaver wrote:

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 £4, 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


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.


, but the spikes are proving to be even harder.


How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

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

Hi,

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

http://www.pavingexpert.com/blockedg.htm
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=29477

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

HTHs - Oliver

Chris Bacon wrote:
jon.p.weaver wrote:
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 £4, 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

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.


, but the spikes are proving to be even harder.

How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

Jesus!

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

How do you secure your balls to these spikes?


Jesus!

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

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In message , Chris Bacon
writes
jon.p.weaver wrote:
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 £4, 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

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.


, but the spikes are proving to be even harder.

How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

Sounds like a cue for dirty sanchez or jackass

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How do you secure your balls to these spikes?

Just drill a hole through them and whack the spike through it. It works
really well and when I compared the results to the one that I bought
(where the spike was screwed into it), mine are MUCH better (Strength,
quality, thickness)

Jon

Chris Bacon wrote:

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?


Spanner?

IanC

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:09:43 +0100, Ian Clowes
wrote:

Chris Bacon wrote:

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?

Spanner?

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On 21 Oct 2005 07:49:10 -0700, wrote:

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

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?)

Andy Dingley wrote:
Otherwise go to a steel stockist and
buy yourself a cheap angle grinder.

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

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A 9" spike will hold a kite no problems.. On Sand, no.. But on Grass,
fine.

The spikes I have been using so far are about 7" long and even when
they are only 4" inch, they hold fine.

When you look at 'official' Kite Spikes, they are only 7-9" long and
they are sold for just this job.

9" would hold my 7m no problems..

I was going to get a Cork-Screw type for the beach.. But I saw one of
them get ripped out the other day, so decided to stick with my curved
"sand spikes"..

Jon

PS. Nope.. Never worked with anyone of that name.. Cheers

wrote:

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

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).

wrote:
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?

Jonwald....

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wrote:
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
I was looking to buy very long nails for a job but never went ahead but
I am sure that this place
http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/
had 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

wrote in message
oups.com...
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

Meat skewers any good?

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

How about bricklayers line pins
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...72984&id=13584 or
even
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...72984&id=91691

Dave

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?


Are these cheaper? What price are you paying?
http://tinyurl.com/9qtfz
Suzanne

jon.p.weaver wrote:
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?

This'll keep your kite down

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=4585001194

HTH

Paul.

On 21 Oct 2005 04:37:33 -0700, wrote:

Can you buy 9" long nails?

No, but you can buy 9" short ones.

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