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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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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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