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On the rack
Pins — 3/4", for track to concrete
Loads — by power level
Tools — single-shot and semi-automatic
Anchors — wedge, sleeve, and screw anchors for concrete and block
Mixed
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Powder-Actuated Tools and Anchors
For fastening track to concrete and steel. Tools, pins, loads, and the anchors for everything the pins cannot do.
OUTWEST1995Five Colorado yards.
One outfit.
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Pin or anchor
Powder-actuated pins are fast and fine for bottom track on a slab. They are not for anything carrying load, anything in a rated assembly the listing does not cover, or anything within a few inches of a slab edge — the concrete spalls. For those, mechanical anchors. TRUFAST for wall and roof fastening systems; Simpson for the engineered anchors on the structural drawings.
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Manufacturers
Ramset · TRUFAST · Simpson Strong-Tie · DeWalt
Common questions
Ask the counter.
Do I need a license for a powder-actuated tool?+
Operator certification from the tool manufacturer. It is a short course; ask the branch and we will point you at it.
Which load for 3/4" pins into cured slab?+
Start one level lower than you think and go up. Overdriving spalls the concrete. The tool manual has the chart.
The branch makes the call