Peashooter/Nail Punch?

[kaseryn]

Anyone know where these can be gotten or fabricated for a reasonable price in the UK? Normally on formwork jobs you have a welder tack a heavy bolt to a steel rod and cut some sleeve from a fence rib or such but I haven't been on a site with welders on it for years now and could use a new one.. Example of the tool in question in this clip


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APi9mL7wx6k

 

[gregers]

try this,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCPZfdkRTSE
or this 1,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc337vb05jU

 

[foxhole]

You could fashion one with some tube, threaded rod and washers. No welding required.

 

[kaseryn]

Now that's a good idea. But 10mm would be too loose for the nails.. does threaded rod come in smaller gauge?

 

[foxhole]

yes.
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/fasteners...RaixH8HcB_iOEC9v32N7kiR3PslPas9wufBoCBLrw_wcB

 

[kaseryn]

Lovit then.. down to me local ironmongers at the weekend. Thanks for the tip!

 

[foxhole]

Decided to try too make one, piece of tube from a dead gazebo frame, inner tube off some ali pipe I had lying around, some m10 threaded rod and about 40 washers for the weight, works a treat.