At 03:10 PM 7/8/99 -0400, Kellerin wrote: >"Tweety" so I guess I'd better figure out a safer storage solution. I was >thinking of putting a couple of eyehooks into the concrete ceiling of the >parking garage and hanging it over my car. Does anyone have any suggestions >about how to anchor the hooks in the concrete? >Irene > There are several kinds of commercial blind fittings on the market -- describe your problem to someone at a good neighborhood hardware store, not a big discount chain. The best type I've seen is a type that used to be called an "Ackerman", although it probably goes by a different name now. Basically, you drill a hole just large enough for the fitting -- say, half an inch for some -- insert the fitting, and tighten up on it with the appropriate bolt, say about a quarter inch. All this involves a fairly large drill motor and concrete bit. The problem is that the pull on the bolt is going to be straight out, and such fittings aren't at their strongest in that setup. Also, if this is a rental space, I'd want to be darn sure that you've cleared it with the management before you start putting half-inch holes in the overhead. Hope this helps. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 08 1999 - 19:04:09 PDT
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