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My grandfather made lots of stuff including circus tents. One thing I remember as a kid were huge metal spikes, probably 18 inches long. I have a couple of projects in mind and long spikes would come in handy. The only thing I’ve found locally are nine inch nails. If I was in the UK, I’d head to Mole Valley Farmers but I’m in US and my search for agricultural suppliers is mostly turning up massive machinery. Any ideas where I can look locally or what I should be searching for? Much appreciated.  
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Here are some that I found:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Stop-Outdoor-Heavy-Count/dp/B07MX5W7SK

https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Dipped-Galvanized-Spiral-Landscape-Spike/dp/B0195URQKC

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Not sure what your ultimate purpose is, but I have modified concrete reinforcing rods with sufficient success.

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Anne Miller wrote:Here are some that I found:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Stop-Outdoor-Heavy-Count/dp/B07MX5W7SK

https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Dipped-Galvanized-Spiral-Landscape-Spike/dp/B0195URQKC



Cheers Anne. Happy to use Amazon if I can’t find anything local. When I search amazon, I was getting small spikes, the kind used in crafting for adorning leather collars and straps!

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John F Dean wrote:Not sure what your ultimate purpose is, but I have modified concrete reinforcing rods with sufficient success.



I want to use them for anchoring down the tarp on my temporary workshop - it’s basically the roof of a tent. And to anchor down the scaffolding I’m designing so I can safely repair the wood work on the outside of my house. My soil dirt is sandy rocky dust. Nine inch nails pull straight out. I was thinking about a DIY solution which lead to this post on Starting a metal shop. Modified rebar sounds like a good option.

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Living in the boondocks I don't have much choice.

Usually, a trip to town is fruitless ...

By the way, by using Amazon links posted to the forum, you can help feed the empire, the permies one that is.

Ebay is the same way if you use the links posted.

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I'm not sure if John is talking about re-bar or concrete form stakes. Concrete form stakes are 3/4 inch in diameter and have holes drilled through them for wire to slide through along the shaft, Home DepoL/Lowes would have them. They lack the head of a large tent stake but the addition of the holes make them handy. They are available in several lengths. With the predrilled holes running a tap in the would give you a way to affix threaded accessories.
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Edward said, "Nine inch nails pull straight out.



Would metal washers help, if you can find big enough ones?  Or blocks of wood on top of the tarp?

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Re-bar.  I sharpen them on one end and put them in a vice. Then I pound the other end enough to form a head. If needed they can then be tempered.

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I'd like to second John's suggestion to make spikes using rebar. The nubby texture of rebar makes it easy for a t-post puller to pull them from the ground if the purpose for spikes is not permanent or they need to be relocated.

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I was discussing with my wife and mentioned Mole Valley Farmers, the shop near her parents. She then told me about a place she drove past called Tractor Supply Company, so we headed over. They had just what I needed and whole lot of stuff I didn’t think I needed but now do! I now discover their another national box store but more geared to my needs than Lowes and Home Depot.

Thanks for all the info on rebar. Definitely an avenue I will explore in the future.

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Got to love Tractor Supply for one-stop shopping.

Everything a garden person or a cowboy would ever want.

They even sell rain barrels and water tanks.

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Anne Miller wrote:Got to love Tractor Supply for one-stop shopping.

Everything a garden person or a cowboy would ever want.

They even sell rain barrels and water tanks.



So true!

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I have used the rear axles from cars. They are about 3 ft long , have a 1 inch shaft or similar and a wide flange at the other end that has the wheel studs.
They are plentiful at car wreckers.
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