Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread Solarguy
less so we used 18TPI. Jim Duncan From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:17 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread Allan Sindelar
Yeah, Jay, I think Dynamic Fastener is where I saw the pull-out chart. I believe that 1/4" is equivalent to #14 - can anyone verify this? So the question (to which I don't know the answer) becomes: in heavy gauge steel (Lars mentioned "about 1/8"), will a 1/4 x 20

Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread jay peltz
Hi Allan, I get 1/4 x 20 self taping screws from. I think they are even stronger than the TEK screws. dynamicfasterner.com Jay Peltz power On Mar 15, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Allan Sindelar wrote: > Lars, > This has been addressed before on this list, but its been awhile. #14 > self-tapping ("Tek

Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread Jeff Irish
s-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of toddc...@finestplanet.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:51 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment i think bob o once said he used ss pop rivets on a job like this. todd On Thursday, Ma

Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread toddcory
i think bob o once said he used ss pop rivets on a job like this. todd On Thursday, March 15, 2012 9:26am, "lars Ortegren" said: Wrenches, We have a project coming up where we are installing a large array on a low slope metal building with metal purlins. Typically we would through bo

Re: [RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread Allan Sindelar
Lars, This has been addressed before on this list, but its been awhile. #14 self-tapping ("Tek") screws have phenomenal pull-out strength in standard steel purlins. My advice is to research this through your fastener supplier; I have seen charts on pull-out strength of

[RE-wrenches] No underside access metal biulding attachment

2012-03-15 Thread lars Ortegren
Wrenches, We have a project coming up where we are installing a large array on a low slope metal building with metal purlins. Typically we would through bolt our attachment to the purlins, but in this case the building is a self-storage, and access is not an option. Does anyone out there have expe