royce unruh Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 i have one rr spike thats twisted i am guessing it was used kind of like a screw so it wouldnt work loose as fast but idk what to do with it i dont really want to mess up the twist but i can and will if i dont think of other ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Folks often twist spikes to form decritive handles on "spike knives" (read as letter opener unless you steel the blade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Some spikes are manufactured with a twist in the shaft. I have seen these around old bridges/trestles. Not sure exactly why they were made that way but they were. The ones that I have seen were a pretty fast lead (small number of twists) and appear to have been intended to use like a drive screw. You could heat them and untwist them... or twist them more... or forge them as is leaving part or none of the twists... Or partially forge the twists... really unlimited, do as you like with them! Those that I have found were smaller than standard spikes... seem to be special purpose fasteners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royce unruh Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 BFN thats what it is i did a little research after posting and i learned they are used in concrete ties. mine is close to the normal size but the head is completely round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hard to say what you could make out of it without a picture. Here's a bottleopener I made yesterday, maybe you could do something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royce unruh Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 here it is beside a normal spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 While figuring out what to do with it, I wonder if you could use it in your vise to shape a thin rod into a corkscrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royce unruh Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 i could try that but everyone i know has no need for one and i wouldnt want to sell my first 20 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 royce, those are bridge bolts. used for bolting timbers and such together. they are not driven with a spike maul, driven with a air wrench. seldom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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