points, put into new (less than 1 week) asphalt, for concrete paving pulls.
We have been putting in fluted concrete nails, and are looking to mark these points in a safer, more efficient way. Rod busters are dragging steel behind us, so paint dots, or keel do not last. I am thinking a chisel with a 1" blade and cutting x's. Anybody have any other suggestions or ideas?
Hijack...sorry...
I like your avatar.
I want a bumper sticker that says "Jesus is coming, look busy"
Back to your post though, how about some sort of "gun" type shot from the bottom of the rod that shoots a nail in????
Further Hijack...sorry...
Powder-actuated tool? Faster than hammering in each point, but costs more for the charges, etc...
Custom "X" chisel attached to a Thunderbolt style slide-hammer?
36v Hammerdrill is also an option for either drill-holes, or "X" chisel idea.
Good luck!
Bob K.
Anchorage, AK
You could go "old school" and use what we used to call a flasher (as in nail and flasher). Basically, a flasher is a thin, round piece of metal with a hole in it.
MidWest might still actually sell these in bulk. Bottle caps work pretty good. I have seen some people use "washers".
Really makes a metal detector sing, and will be hard for the rod busters to pull up.
several options
1 power actuated nails (best if drilled first)
2. cut "X" wirh chisel
3. battary operated 4" rotary blade
4 gas operated drill hole
and the list can go on and on ........
> points, put into new (less than 1 week) asphalt, for concrete paving pulls.
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> We have been putting in fluted concrete nails, and are looking to mark these points in a safer, more efficient way. Rod busters are dragging steel behind us, so paint dots, or keel do not last. I am thinking a chisel with a 1" blade and cutting x's. Anybody have any other suggestions or ideas?
We had a similar job a few years ago and bought two of these for the task. The nails come with the washer already in place. Each crew had one guy on the RTK marking the spots with a very small paint dot and his partner following along with the nail gun, marking paint and other supplies in a little cart.
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I guess I don't understand the part about the rod busters dragging steel along the asphalt paving, but paint dots on a 1 foot offset to the pull always worked for me. This is hardly critical stuff that would require a nail or some other kind of monument for each point if it is only for the paving crew to run a string line with wedge blocks.
Edit: Ok, I re-read the original post....concrete paving. So I guess the job is putting rebar down on top of asphalt for concrete paving. That would require a more critical "edge" than asphalt paving. You're on your own there, but I still think an offset would be required.
