Never Use Tapcons Again! 

I have been an electrician for 40 years and I have always hated Tapcon. I like caulking anchors with the expensive set tools. I like zinc mushroom anchors. I love my old variable power Hilti nail guns. I need to get my stuff mounted to the walls, ceilings, floors, make sure it's solid, and move on. I think I could actually come to like Tapcons if they always work this well and in all kinds of masonry. Concrete block (hollow) I will still opt for the hollow wall caulk anchors or mushrooms.

I am luke warm on drop in wdgeits, and plastic anchors are okay for some things like old red brick. Tapcon will blow out a lot of red brick.

I think his higher point is, don’t bother using a hammer drill and impact driver when fastening masonry.

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂👍

Ive used tapcons for a very long time. usually only have an issue if i dont clean the hole properly, or dont drill the hole deep enough, even with phillips head, but i dont like them as much. I dont like having to carry around a fiddly little tool that is easy to drop, i always carry an impact, and use my skill. This is a tool for the fools, or if you cant physically carry two tools imo. Lining up a heavy rotary hammer on a screw head, vs an ultralight brushless compact... it just kinda doesnt make sense

i thought the same thing....

It was a infomercial

And I thought I was the only one who saw that.

Yes but tapcon bits burn out much quicker then milwaukee's

20 years probably. TBO I think it’s faster with a hammer drill with the bit and a impact to drive the tap con vs sliding the thing off and on as it requires two hands. Plus sometimes the sleeve drops to the bottom of your pouch and you have to dig around for it or it rolls away down a hill or under some equipment. I think his hole was maybe deep enough, but I noticed his drill was wobbling so the bit might have been bent and the hole was enlarged as a result and the tapcon couldn’t grab.

Yeah I noticed, the tapcon bottomed out, this dude thinks we are idiots

Had a tap con kit for 20 years

I prefer the expanding type, they're expensive but I just pay then forget about it. We would just call them concrete screws in the UK, never heard of a tap con til today.

I have been a trim carpenter for over 23 years this dude is a joke and he is a actor paid by Milwaukee

That was driving me crazy too. I was like PULL IT OUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

Yup. I was taught exactly that way. For 15 years I can count maybe 8 tines that I destroyed a tapcon,and it was mostly operator error.

​@@truthbetold1855My wife said that to me last night!

Exactly.

I've been an iron worker for 7 months, and I can say that a welding rod doesn't do nearly as good a job evacuating the hole as a bendy straw does.

I knew i wasn't the only one who noticed , should of use same size tapcon 🤦‍♂️

And I agree, his credibility is hitting a new low. No two dollar holler for this demo.

Disagree. I’ve used that type of screw to secure thin materials to concrete. The smooth section is not bigger than the threads.

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@@jeremynguyen2346 it’s a brand of screws for concrete. Everyone sells them

Definitely use a rotary hammer if you can. The shorter the time the bit spends turning in the hole the better off you are. If you're using a regular hammer drill. you should definitely be working it in and out to clear the dust. You're also absolutely correct to use canned air or an air compressor to blow out the hole. It's much more effective than a vac.

That just shows that both of you are about as clueless as him on how to do things the proper and safe way. 1, blowing with air does work, but you better be wearing good mask and sealed safety glasses, then if you are inside a house, plan on a lot of cleanup. They make a tool that looks like a baby snot suction thing, or use a drink straw with the vac hose.

i use a pc duster (air can with tube) to blow the dust

And don't use Tapcon bits. I use Bosch bits.

Exactly ,and drill the roght size in the right material ,in stone you drill larger than in brick , in brick go with 5.5mm , stone 7mm, our tapcons are 7.5mm diameter

Agree on using the Surge to drive the tapcons in. The Gen 3 is too powerful and in my experience either blows out the hole or snaps the tapcon in half. I’m a DIYer and not a pro like yourself, so could be partly user error on my part. If I use the Gen 3 again in the future, I’ll probably set it on Speed 1 after drilling the hole and won’t be depressing the trigger all the way. The Gen 3 on Speed 1 is still really powerful compared to other impact drivers with 3 or 4 modes.

@@SouthFLTools In my experience with the gen three just hits much harder, but its easy to figure out as time and experience come. I bought the surges because my guys didn't have time for trial and error and they're too stubborn to take their time and ease the fastener in, instead they ram it in and just let it happen. From a fellow DIYer though (prior to getting in the trades) Don't stress the fasteners too much, they will break, they will blow. Just get the science down and learn the feeling of when to let off the trigger. That goes for all fasteners, but especially tapcons and lag bolts. If I had to give myself advice years ago, it would be not to bump the power down, but to let off as soon as the fastener snugs down, then give it a couple extra bumps. You'll end up learning how it feels when it gets close to snug and you'll feel the torque it has when it's as tight as you like. Down the road, you'll use less bumps and break/blow a fraction of the amount of fasteners! Just don't give up on it. Most DIYers I know are too easy to give up and say "Well that didn't work for me, ill let a professional do it." Just be stubborn with it and keep at it. You'll get to the point that you'll only use the 1 setting for trim screws and such!

@@austinb1800 wow, that’s very detailed advice and very much appreciated. Thank you sir! I’m not one to give up easily. I have the tools to do the job, so I’d rather try it myself as opposed to hiring a handyman or somebody else. I actually have a small job coming up to install a couple of wall mount hooks that will require 4 holes in my garage walls, which is made out of concrete block. I’m just going to take my time with it, make sure the holes are drilled in at a good depth and that they are properly cleaned out, prior to fastening with the Gen 3. I’ll probably still set it on speed 1 and slowly fasten the tapcon, so I can hear the impacting at the very end. Just want to make sure that I’m not damaging the material or the screws at at a higher speed, so I’ll probably play it safe. Thanks again for the insight 👍

@@SouthFLTools that's a good project to try it out on, because if you blow the holes out, you can always drill bigger and epoxy some studs in if you blow out too many times! Good luck with it, and I hope it goes well! Successful projects bring confidence needed to take on bigger and more exciting jobs!

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Cool, thanks

Exactly this is a gimmick

Right? To be sure, ream the first 3/8-1/2" of the hole w the next size up to make room for any dust the threads create and feed up. This tool's basically for DIYers and Milwaukee fan boys.

agree, use drill bit to clean hole and drill hole deeper than fastener

I like to give him a dollar when he's doing his live show so I can hear my name get mentioned. "Thank you for that 1 doller holler"

Yup! 👍🏻

It’s a really poor video overall, all just trying to get the ignorant to click and buy. -Bad drilling -Bad hole cleaning -Bad explanation of the tool -Bad fastening -Bad sales tactics

Yeah lol

You are 100 correct. Tapcons kit hit the market when Tapcons first did.

Same

i here ya brother...i know for me personally (alot of commercial/industrial) needing taps-cons is a rare thing... although mostly thunder-studs, drop-ins or dbl-expansion type anchors are used most frequently....but hell, if i find myself in a more "tap-con" situation...its hard to beat good'ol, time tested plastic anchor

That’s true I see it all over the floor every day. And you say us plumbers are messy

Thanks Cuz! 👍🏻

@@VCGConstruction also thanks for the video that you posted 2 years ago with a competitors solution! Love the content bro!

Man, I've snapped way too many Tapcons in my day - including today - so I finally told myself to search for an alternative. To be perfectly honest, though, I've never blown out the holes that I've always drilled with a Makita SDS Hammer Drill. I'm an old traditional timber framer, so metal fasteners are not my specialty. Regardless, I'm always willing to learn, so are you saying that the instructions included with Tapcon brand concrete fasteners are thorough enough to prevent one from either having the fastener seize up in the hole prematurely or simply break off in the hole? Although I've never cleaned out the holes that I drill with our Makita SDS Hammer Drill, I have always made it a habit to drill the holes deeper than the fastener being used. Thank you for any advice you may be willing to share with an old overseas vet.

Cuz this channel is a glorified informercial..

Rebar tie wire works great too

Thanks Jim, we appreciate it! 👍🏻

They are overall, a shitty product. There are so many better anchors out there.

you are so right, this guy is a joke, this video is for people who have never used Tapcons before and wants to sell tools, i use tapcons always and no problems and i do not vac the holes, drill the hole and move the bit in and out moving the dust away with your finger to clean the hole and screw the tapcon in, that easy, he need to learn or show how to drill a hole first hahahaha, i have seen people almost get bits stuck because not cleaning the bit or hole and just keep drilling

He gets paid to say a lot of bull crap

And the title says never use tap cons again but he still using tap cons

@@butchs2337 that's right

I believe the point is that there is another option out there. Maybe I'm wrong

Plus I'm sure being Milwaukee he gets some type of % or perk by showing their stuff off. Kinda the point of YT channels these days

this actually seems better than purchasing flip toggles to correct my tapcon user error 🙀

I learned this from your mom

Yeah same here. I love tapcons. They always work well for me.

Real Nass like! 👍🏻

Right on

Awesome! Thank you!

Sale not sell

@@illestofdemall13 thanks bro. I didn’t catch that. Appreciate it brother

Didn’t see it, thanks for the heads up

Thanks John! 👍🏻