Aluminum Nail-SOLVED

[chipveres]

This is not so much a what-is-it as a how or why is it. The top object in the picture is an aluminum common nail almost nine inches long and a quarter-inch in diameter. I found it lying on the surface in my back yard in Hollywood, Florida. The coin is a US quarter. The nail is far larger than anything used to build the house, and I'm not a bit sure how to drive that much aluminum nail without bending it. Can anyone explain what it's for or how it got there??

Chip V.

 

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[mastereagle22]

Re: Aluminum Nail

Gutter nail.

Here is the answer to your other query:

http://www.guttersupply.com/p-gutter-tools-nail-driver.gstml

 

[Rmeav8r]

Re: Aluminum Nail

Looks to me like it's a baking nail for a potato. They come in large sizes.

"These nails are ideal for baking potatoes. They have a size of 4.5 inches / 12 cm and are made of sturdy aluminum. "

 

[mastereagle22]

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Oops, could be that too... forgot about those.

 

[Urban Prospector]

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They are also used to hold down weed proof landscape fabric under mulch and rubber edging for paving stones. looks like you could make a coin probe out of it too.

 

[Tensas]

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They are also used to hold up gutters.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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Mastereagle got it. I can even see some caulking on the end of the nail. Probably fell when a hurricane ripped off your gutter or your neighbors.

I didnt know you lived here in Hollywood. If you would like to have a partner in MDing sometime let me know.



DFXScout. Why do you need a nail for baking a potato? Does it heat the inside better? Certainly not in a microwave.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

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I agree! gutter nail! I have a couple of white ones from my neighbors yard

 

[StormGazr]

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I've seen them mostly used for nailing skirting on the older mobile homes..like mine, I've found a few of them around my place here...
Storm

 

[chipveres]

Do I dare say StormGazr hit the nail on the head? It was found just across the fence from a mobile home under renovation. Thanks all!

Chip V.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Chip. You can go back to your original post.
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[flyinguy]

yup, gutter nails. saw 2 baked potatoes wrapped in land scape fabric nailed to my neighbors gutter, just yesterday! wish i could invent one thing and sell it for so many uses. wonder what it was first?