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Post by Zed on Sept 13, 2017 11:53:47 GMT
Am I right thing steel nails will discolour oak and I should use copper?
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Post by sANDYbAY on Sept 13, 2017 15:21:09 GMT
Any iron will discolour oak, dunno about copper, I've always just used wooden pegs instead of nails.
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Post by Baz on Sept 13, 2017 18:32:26 GMT
We was told at school brass screws if you use screws ? I wood think copper nails wood be to soft fa oak ?
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Post by Zed on Sept 13, 2017 18:39:26 GMT
We was told at school brass screws if you use screws ? I wood think copper nails wood be to soft fa oak ? Copper plated.  It's for miles of oak trim. I'm sure my dad had a tin of brass panel pins, finding such fine things is difficult when everyone else is using glue and nail guns. |
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Post by Baz on Sept 13, 2017 18:44:23 GMT
We was told at school brass screws if you use screws ? I wood think copper nails wood be to soft fa oak ? Copper plated. It's for miles of oak trim. I'm sure my dad had a tin of brass panel pins, finding such fine things is difficult when everyone else is using glue and nail guns. Can you not use glue ? N ........... |
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Post by Zed on Sept 13, 2017 19:06:54 GMT
Copper plated. It's for miles of oak trim. I'm sure my dad had a tin of brass panel pins, finding such fine things is difficult when everyone else is using glue and nail guns. Can you not use glue ? N ........... I am but it still needs tacking in place. The bits I've pulled apart were fixed with nails like straight staples, no heads, copper plated. So thin they must have been nail gunned. |
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Post by Baz on Sept 13, 2017 19:08:46 GMT
Can you not use glue ? N ........... I am but it still needs tacking in place. The bits I've pulled apart were fixed with nails like straight staples, no heads, copper plated. So thin they must have been nail gunned. Ah his the wundas of nail guns ,heads buried without a trace !! |
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Post by sANDYbAY on Sept 13, 2017 19:22:12 GMT
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Post by Tuesday Wildchild on Sept 13, 2017 19:48:07 GMT
Stainless steel for oak.
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Post by Zed on Sept 13, 2017 20:51:20 GMT
quite thick aren't they? I've been using hardboard pins, the only copper coated pins I could find round here but the heads are a bit big really. |
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Post by sANDYbAY on Sept 13, 2017 21:19:20 GMT
I'd be extremely surprised if you couldn't cobble together some method of holding the strips in place while the glue sets, I mean, it's not rocket science is it. Clamps, pegs, strong tape, bits of bendy wood tensioned across from the other side of the boat,
Either that, or if it's got to be removable then stainless steel like TWC said and rub the threads across a candle for lubrication and make sure you drill pilot holes.
You can even get little cuppy sockety things that fit into the wood for the screws to screw onto so you don't damage the wood with repeated removals and fitting.
I think we need you to get off your arse and take some pictures before we can further assist you.
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Post by VW Toast on Sept 20, 2017 9:06:22 GMT
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Post by Zed on Sept 20, 2017 10:24:40 GMT
Get with it baby, Gator or Gorilla glue is where it's at. |
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Post by pb on Sept 20, 2017 15:45:50 GMT
Stainless lost heads if it's external but for internal stuff I have always used normal steel nails. As long as you punch and fill them they should be ok
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It's for miles of oak trim. I'm sure my dad had a tin of brass panel pins, finding such fine things is difficult when everyone else is using glue and nail guns.
