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#536389 - 01/23/08 04:17 PM How to make stakes with out a welder
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I was just wondering how to make stakes with out a welder
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#536467 - 01/23/08 04:48 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: goat]
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use 1/2 in rebar and 9/16ths nuts and beat them on then beat the top of the rebar to mushroom it a little.


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#536490 - 01/23/08 04:58 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: rags57078]
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Make hardwood stakes.

Look for old oak pallets which have very thick boards.

Cut the boards off of the two bys and leave the nails behind with the two bys and small peice of deck.

Rip the boards to width and cut your point on the crappiest end of each.

Drill a hole about 2 inches down and you have a stake.
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#536497 - 01/23/08 05:02 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: foxtail]
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Cut them off trees as well. They hold great in water sets.

Cable stakes require no welding.

I use metal conuit 20" long pounded flat on one end and drilled through the other for many of my water traps. They hold better than rebar anmd are light to carry.

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#536553 - 01/23/08 05:32 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: ADC]
goat Offline
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I use cable stakes and I have also used Hardwood stakes. I am looking for a easy to make rebar stakes
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#536778 - 01/23/08 06:50 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: goat]
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Registered: 12/27/06
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Loc: Wyoming
Take a piece of 1/2" rebar and drill a hole towards the top and slip a washer over it and stick a 20 penny nail threw the hole.
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#536814 - 01/23/08 07:02 PM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: huntinglonewolf]
David Underwood Offline
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Take 3/8 or 1/2 rebar. cut 30 to 36 inches long.
Bend double in the middle, leaving the ends about
4 or 5 in. apart. Slip on a stake swivel. When you
drive it in the 2 legs will go down at angles, in
effect, a double stake. It'll take some doing to get
it out. Holds like crazy.
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#537720 - 01/24/08 07:52 AM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: David Underwood]
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Registered: 12/24/06
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Loc: Estherville, IA
3/8 or 1/2" re-rod cut to the length you want.

Slide a nut (that's just larger than the rod) over one end of the rerod and slide it about an inch down the rod.

With a heavy hammer in one hand and the stake in the other, lay the nut-end of the stake on a hard flat surface and BANG the nut on the side three or four times. THAT'S IT!

The top-end of the stake will flatten out a little as you use them but the nut will not move. The threads of the nut will "bite" down on the rerod so well you won't be able to move it.

NO WELDING REQUIRED ! \:\) \:\) \:\)
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#537842 - 01/24/08 09:49 AM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: TexA]
Woofman Offline
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Loc: Connecticut
Tex gets my vote.
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#537887 - 01/24/08 10:30 AM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: Woofman]
goldy Offline
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Registered: 12/31/07
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Loc: minnesota
Good idea Tex, I've also drilled a hole at the top of the stake and just put in a bolt and tightened a couple of nuts, but drilling into rebar gets old if you are planning to make a lot of them. Go with Texa's idea.
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#538019 - 01/24/08 11:55 AM Re: How to make stakes with out a welder [Re: rags57078]
Walkin Tall Offline
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Registered: 12/29/06
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Loc: Mississippi Delta
 Originally Posted By: rags57078
use 1/2 in rebar and 9/16ths nuts and beat them on then beat the top of the rebar to mushroom it a little.


Bob
That's what I have done, but 9/16 nuts are harder to find and more expensive for some reason. A 5/8 is a little too big, but they can be pounded from the side to pinch the nut on there. Heat them and make them easier to pound.
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