buzzy Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 hi is it possible to screw/nail driftwood togeather to stop it from falling if the fish bump into it?has anyone done it or have a better way to do it?i have 2 bits of wood i would like to stick on top of each other and dont want them to fall over,any help would be great. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 The two obvious answers are silicon, just like you would for stopping bits of rock falling, or tying them together with fishing line. I'm not sure nails or screws would be a good idea, especially not when they start to corrode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 corroding nails arn't dangerous from what i have heared they just put iron into the water which is benificial for the plants (I have only been told this and personally wouldn't practice it as i don't think it is a good idea to add any impurities annessacerally) cabel ties would work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Yeah, cable ties, fishing line, maybe stainless screws, I wouldn't use normal ones because they'd just rust and that would be annoying. I suppose if you wanted to be fancy, I'm not sure what the technique is called, but you drill holes in each piece and put basically a wooden rod in to hold them together? I think that would actually be the nicest way if the wood is something where that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Just to prove that I do know something ........... well, I think I know it ...... that is called dowelling. Although I think dowel would rot fairly fast. Pegasus suggested I join rocks by doing the same thing, but using short pieces of an old felt pen case as the joiner. Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 The dowel as suggested by Ira and Jude would be the best way as it will give you a join that will be basically invisible. If you use the nylon you will be able to attach plants to the wood if you wish. just remember to get the right plants I.e Anubias, Java Fern etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Dowelling, that sounds right! The dowel wouldn't rot any faster than the rest of the wood...Well, a bit faster if the driftwood is a hardwood, but it should last for several years easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Maybe check to see if the dowelling is treated timber first though. I don't think it is, but just in case! Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 He He Jude... You remembered The other thing you can use are the plastic plugs that are used in walls so that you can screw a screw into them. The old name was "Rawlplugs".. and they are basically a length of plastic dowel with a hole down the center and have serrated outsides to assist in gripping the items they are inserted into. (Available at any hardware outlet) The ones around 6mm diam would be suitable, and they go up to around 50mm long if I remember correctly. Just drill a 5mm hole to half the length of the plug and hammer it home.... then drill a hole in the next piece and ram that home... etc... etc... Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Well, that sounds easier than chopping up felt pens ............ LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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