| marson 2006-07-15, 1:25 pm |
| in a situation like that i would think spending a few extra bucks on
stainless would be worth while. some of our engineer friends here
might post with some good advice,but off hand, i would look into
epoxing in stainless threaded rod (provided you have access to an air
compressor to clean the holes). i just don't trust espansion bolts for
critical connections.
mike wrote:[color=darkred]
> This is an interesting thread with a lot of pertinent info for my project.
> Last week, one of the neigborhood kids was attempting a dive off my diving
> board when the support bolts broke. No one was hurt but it did create a bit
> of drama for the afternoon
>
> The diving board mounts with two bolts to a boat-shaped fiberglass base. The
> base is anchored to the concrete decking with 6 anchors with three at the
> front of the base and three at the rear. Am not that familiar with these
> fasteners but they are about 1/2" dia, serrated and pointed. They are plenty
> rusted and I could barely make out the remnants of what must have been nuts
> and some yellow plastic caps for these studs. May be these were Ramset type?
>
> Anyhow, I need to fix this and was going to cut them off flush as they only
> extend about 1" above grade and are not long enough to try and reattach
> with. The rear bolts will be in tension when the board is in use. Will the
> regular Home Depot 1/2" anchors would be enough? Reading this thread,
> perhaps the epoxy might not be a bad idea.
>
> Finally, whats the best method to rust proof these? Krylon paint or ?
>
> TIA
> Mike in DFW, Texas
>
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