Whats the trick to nail plates,,
putting some nail plates on studs to protect pipes,wires. How do get the plate to lay nice and flat? Hammer one side,it pulls the other side half out. Back and forth on hammering each end of the plate and it never does lay perfectly flat. Whats the trick?
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Use a piece of 2x4 held against the plate when you whack it. They also make a stick-on plate. 9 -
Well, thats just too easy. Now I feel dumb. I'll try it. Thanks Jim 0 -
What gauge plate are you using. We have to use a minimum of 18 gauge here. I usually use the ones with a hole in each end for a roofing tack. 0 -
14 gauge with the single hole each end 0 -
jimdeere has a good answer. That's what I've done while building my shop years ago. I wouldn't use the glue on type unless it was new construction and even then I wouldn't want to. 0 -
Just drill right through the middle and put a screw in it. It holds best if it goes into the soft wiring jacket below where it is held firmly between the insulated wires. /sarcasm 
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The ones I used had a prong on each end that you just drove in with a hammer. Fairly thick gauge metal and didn't deform. 3 -
Still need to be careful even with nail plates, the ole nail guns will most often shoot right through them. 3 -
jimdeere said:Use a piece of 2x4 held against the plate when you whack it. They also make a stick-on plate.
Ah yes, the ol' bigger hammer approach.3 -
To put it succinctly, yes. 6 -
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