[Ansteorra] pavilion stakes

[John Reuter]

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On Jan 31, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> I found some 12 inch stakes at Lowe'x yesterday. Previously I've only been able to find 10 inch stakes. These look like large nails. So I thought I'd buy some of beef up the stakes I've been using on our pavilion.
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> I also bought some fender washers with the idea of fastening these to the underside the tops of the nails to give a better anchorage for guy ropes.
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> Previously I've used loose washers but they end up getting lost.
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> Unfortunately, the glues I've tried haven't been acceptable. I've tried one of the two part epoxies which come in a form where you break off a section and use your fingers to mix the inner and outer layers and a silicon sealant called GOOP. The washer and the nail don't fit snuggly together, so the adhesive has to fill in some gaps, yet still not easily break or come apart.
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> If I had a welder, I could probably tack weld the washer to the nail, with a loss of the galvanizing on both the washer and the nail, but I don't have a welder.
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> Anyone made pavilion stakes this way? If so, how did you fasten the washer to the nail?
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> Thanks,
>  Stefan
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