How many times have you spent the
better part of a day drilling into a
foundation to set lead anchors; or
pounding cut nails through strapping
to finish the interior of a basement; or
bracing off rigid insulation on a foundation
wall, waiting for the adhesive
to set? These jobs can all be accomplished
more easily with a powderactuated
fastening tool. Powder-actuated
tools use a small-caliber, blank
load to drive pins or threaded studs
into concrete and steel. They are fast,
permanent, and safe, provided you
play by the rules.
Both Hilti and Ramset/Redhead
make a variety of powder-actuated fastening
tools. I tested the Hilti DX-
36M and Ramset D-60, two all-purpose
tools that fall in the middle of
each