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   Jer | Jan 12, 2007 12:43am | #1

   Use 'em all the time/ Lee Valley has them by the hundred bag. Use sheetrock screws or roof nails. I like the screw.

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   mjcwoodworks | Jan 12, 2007 12:46am | #3

   Thanks I'll look on Lee Valleys web site.

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   DanH | Jan 12, 2007 01:10am | #4

   If I'm not mistaken this is basically a fender washer with a dimpled center to allow the fastener to recess a bit?

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   jhausch | Jan 12, 2007 01:22am | #5

   the ones I used were much thinner than a washer.  It also had holes to grab the next coat of plaster and  some teeth to grab the existing plaster.

    

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   Jer | Jan 12, 2007 03:23am | #6

   As JH said, they're very thin and have holes in them for the plaster or spackle to penetrate and have a dimpled hole for the fastener. They are about 1" in diameter.

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   Jer | Jan 12, 2007 03:24am | #7

   http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/Search.aspx?c=2&action=n

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   DanH | Jan 12, 2007 03:35am | #8

   I can see they'd also be good for fastening foam insulation in place, if you have something thick enough to screw to.
   Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them. --T.S. Eliot

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   PaulBinCT | Jan 12, 2007 12:43am | #2

   McFeeley's has them if you can't find them locally...

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   Danno | Jan 12, 2007 03:54am | #9

   I think Charles Street Hardware in Boston sells them too.