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Posted by magyver on October 23, 2006 at 4:09:31 pm EDT
In reply to Re: Tent Stakes posted by Ed G on May 8, 2006 at 6:26:47 am EDT

Hey Ed, Do you know if you can heat and quench those alluminum welding rods to make them harder, I have never tried it, but I've never welded with any al rods bigger than 1/8" tig filler rods, and their way to soft for that. I would like to try and see if this works. What size are the rods you use, and are they designed for sheet metal or castings. I have a good friend who is a Lincoln Electric sales consultant at work, I'm going to see if he has anything I can work with. I have discovered that if you make a longer hook, about twice as long as normal stakes, that you can drive the hook into the ground and it won't spin and release the grommet or tie rope, this is very usefull during high winds,or in soft or sandy ground. I have always prefered to make my own stakes because of this improvement.

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