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Step by Step Photos and Instructions 1 - 3
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1. Cut both side flanges of a steel stud, using
straight-cut aviation snips. Then bend one flange up—clear of the
snips’ jaws—and cut across the stud’s web. For easier
electrical and plumbing installations later on, keep all the keyhole knockouts
aligned by cutting all studs to length from the same end. Protect your hands
with heavy-duty gloves.
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2. Fasten steel tracks to concrete using 1-1/4 in.
hex-head concrete screws. Lay out the position of the track, strike chalk
lines, and drill a hole through the metal and into the concrete the full length
of the screw. Use a hammer drill fitted with a carbide-tipped masonry bit. Set
screws first at each end of the track and then every 3 ft. along the track.
Overlap track corners by notching the first track’s flange so the
overlapping track can slide into place. On long, straight runs, overlap
adjoining tracks 6 in. and secure the overlap to the floor with a concrete
screw.
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3. Join studs to tracks by clamping the two members
tightly with a C-clamp locking pliers and driving a 1/2-in. No. 8 pan-head
screw in the middle where they meet. Drive the screws at medium speed. Choose a
clutch setting strong enough to drive the screw home but not so strong that it
strips the screw hole and weakens the joint.
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