MR-HIPPO
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A couple of month back I was looking for a means of anchoring a Marquee to the floor for use in British weather. After looking at the prices of tie down kits on Ebay, and getting a few ideas as to the sort of things that are generally used for the job, I decided that it would be cheaper to make some seriously heavy duty marquee pegs than it would be to buy them.
So:
I went and bought 9 meters of 16mm diameter rebar (the stuff they put inside reinforced concrete)
I then cut it into 2 feet lengths, (with a point on one end)
Then I attached a T piece to the top of each one.
I now have 12 2 feet long 16mm thick T stakes to secure the Marguee to the Floor.
The total cost of materials was only £12.88 ( compared to around £7 per 12mm stake on Ebay)
So:
I went and bought 9 meters of 16mm diameter rebar (the stuff they put inside reinforced concrete)
I then cut it into 2 feet lengths, (with a point on one end)
Then I attached a T piece to the top of each one.
I now have 12 2 feet long 16mm thick T stakes to secure the Marguee to the Floor.
The total cost of materials was only £12.88 ( compared to around £7 per 12mm stake on Ebay)