Never Use Tapcons Again!

We share your frustrations when using Tapcon Masonry screws and fasteners. When improperly drilling the holes in masonry or concrete and using the wrong driver, "such as an impact driver with nut driver accessory" the Tapcons will blow out the concrete or worse snap inside the hole! We show you a better way to set those masonry fasteners from Milwaukee Tool that will make you more productive and will save you money on building materials, and masonry fasteners! You'll get to see first hand the effectiveness of Milwaukee Tool's 1/4 in. x 5/32 in. Carbide Tip SDS Plus Concrete Screw Drill and Bit Kit (Model #48-20-7497) in a demonstration when we set multiple style concrete fasteners in fully cured 4000 psi concrete! Watch this entire video before setting masonry fasteners again!

[jimharper]

Not only has Tapcon been selling a very similar kit for decades, Irwin Tools has virtually the same kit for at least ten years.
And according to Tapcon's instructions, always drill the hole 3/4" deeper than the fastener. I have been in the masonry trades for over 30 years, and seldom had a problem with a Tapcon if you use the right screw for the application.

[davidmaxwell]

First tapcon was longer the other were shorter .the trick to driving tapcon is drill a bit deeper than screw length and vacuum dust from hole shouldn't have any problems

[chrisczekala]

Tapcon was longer than the hole drilled. Tapcon also has had the same kit for at least the last ten years.

[noskatehate]

I've never watched a video that felt more like an advertisement without actually being an ad.

[edpoints]

I'm under 2 minutes into the video and I need to comment on your first hole already Mr. VCG, Vince. You are recommended to pull up at least 2x during your drilling of the hole. It clears the flutes.
I've installed 10's of thousands of different size tapcons. I believe it is also recommended by the manufacturer, there is definitely a learning curve and a feel to installing them without incident and without sacrificing holding strength.

[somethingtrulyhorrifying]

I would ABSOLUTELY use this system if I had a lot of tapcons to run.
Had a small porch rail project recently with 12 holes into concrete, 3 of 12 screws froze 1/2" - 1" off the plate and my impact couldn't even reverse them out, one of the screws just plain snapped.
Having to cut them off flush and make new holes is always fun and not time consuming at all...

[dustinpomeroy]

I watched more people run Tapcons wrong over the years and blame it on the Tapcons.Take your time, keep the hole clean and run the hole longer than the fastener, the big ones I spray penetrating oil on the threads some times.Also if it feels like it's bottomed out it probably is and you need to back the thing out and drill deeper.

[jesterlyone]

Yo Vince! Come on man! I just watched a video a week or so ago where you called out a certain vendor at a show for not comparing apples to apples. (Circular saw blade challenge) The first Tapcon you drove doesn't have threads the full length because it's designed to secure 2x material to concrete. The smooth shank is larger than the shank at the threads and therefore will strip out no matter how you drive it IF you drive it deeper than the threads. The Tapcons you drive with the tool you're trying to sell were all thread. I'm really disappointed. 😔

[patgray]

Hear that clicking sound? That's the sound of a misleading clickbait title for a Milwaukee ad.

[tag-xruk]

I've been an iron worker for about 18 years and the thing we do whenever we roll her Hammer into the concrete for redheads or anchor bolts is you have to relieve the hole that you're drilling by going up and down with your rotor Hammer to pull out all the powder that's inside of it that allows the bit or screw or redhead or anchor bolt to go all the way or it needs to be

[jeremycurtis]

I have never had a problem with tapcons. He never cleaned the dust out of the hole with the drill bit. You have to use the drill bit to clean the hole out the vacuum doesn’t get the dust out. In new concrete you may have to clean it several times. I have used thousands of tapcons never had a problem using this method.

[tomoliver]

There went 10 minutes of my life I will never get back.

[tony_the_tinker]

As a long time handyman, I've worked with a lot of tapcons over the years. First of all, Tapcon tells you right on the package and on their website to drive the screw with the hammer drill. It works. 😉

Also, I've found clearing out the dust and debris from the hole with a blow tool, not a vac works a lot better at removing more debris from the hole.

[austinb]

I'm excited to give this a try. I set 3-500 tapcons a day in brick installing windows in buildings, whether it be curtain wall or residential. My SDS is my backbone and I just upgraded to the surge so the impact doesn't hit as hard and we have alot of blowout issues. I've got it down to a science but sometimes the brick is just too brittle.

Lobe seeing these videos, especially when they have something that could potentially help me and the rest of my crew!

[IceBergGeo]

Bah... Already seen equivalent... Never needed to use it. Being a sparky, we always have some wire to stuff in a stripped out hole.

[Derek-xruq]

You seem to be implying there is a clutch in that drive sleeve. It’s just a sleeve. Your hex head tapcon counter-sunk down so the nut setter bottomed on the concrete and couldn’t engage much like a drywall screw setter - it was skipping. The second Philips bit stopped/slowed because of the clutch on your rotary hammer as all have. You can still snap a screw with it. This is to keep you from fiddling with as many bits and letting you use one tool, just like the tapcon branded 1/4” hex kit they copied it from.

[thecoolclips]

In my experience I’ve only ever had longer tapcons bind/break. Why wouldn’t you test the new gear with the same length fastener so you had a constant?

[MikeJohnson-utlx]

I have the same set in tapcon brand that I have been using for about 15 years. Works great.

[scottdezieck]

Best way I found to not have issues is to drill your main hole with appropriate size then use a drill bit one size bigger to drill in the hole approximately a 1/4 to 1/2 inch ...never had a issue since using this method.

[theadhdhandyman]

Clutch thing is cool, especially for DIYers and people who keep snapping them. I gave my tapcon drill bit things away, because it’s easier to have two drills going IMO. My tool bag is already too heavy, especially for single-task tools.