Forgot what this is called, thin metal piece that connects 2 wood pieces together.
 

I'm trying to connect two piece of wood together.
It's a thin piece of metal (that looks kinda like a cheese grater) with sharp spikes.
You hammer it in so it holds both piece of wood together...

anyone know what I'm talking about?

I can't find pictures of it... cause I need to know what's it called before
I can do that.. lol

http://www.alpeng.com/index.php?opti...&id=4&Itemid=7 ????

A Nail? :p

http://www.rammfence.com/shop/images...ank_nail_m.jpg

^LOL
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A metal dowel?

http://thumb10.shutterstock.com.edge...l-37731505.jpg

http://www.structuremag.org/images/1108-bb-1.jpg??

I saw these in the top shelf, in the same aisle as nails/screws in Home Depot

Think I ran out of thanks or something.... the button's gone.

Thanks

Thanks

Note that these are secured to both pieces of wood by nails, and you generally use one on each side - the little spikes won't hold it into the wood by themselves.

its cheapest at dick's lumber compare to home depo and rona

So, we still don't know what they're called! "Truss connector plates"?

Cheese grater thingy.

+1. Everyone knows what you're talking about with this new fangled term

Check RouRK's link. They go by several different names depending on the exact design/purpose.

Now, now. You just had to go and ruin the fun by telling him how to properly do things. I thought whatever contraption this idiot was going to build would ultimately be his own demise so the world would be better off with one less fucking moron.

Thanks!

a hinge?

A hinge rotates... this, not so much ;)

they're called Gussets

:haha: :noob:

these plates?

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/inde...r/IMG_0257.JPG

How much are they are Home Depot and Rona? And where's Dick's Lumber?
I actually only need one. So I'm not interested in bulk buying.

lol, I'm not doing anything dangerous that could have killed me.
This is for a project where I need a thin metal plate, but I'm not sure where
I can get a thin metal plate... I figured something like this would work the same though.;)

Yea, that's one of the term.
I think Truss Plates, Connector Plates, Nail Plate, Gangnail Plate, all work.

Gussets do the same job, but are slightly different.

I didn't read this thread...only the title. Nail?

Right across the street from the HD on Gilmore. Haven't been there for a while but the receptionist used to be fucking hawt as hell.

metal gusset

Gusset = "a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate"

cool.

its like 1 - 3 dollars at home depo. i think