$1.50 Ti stakes at myDIYgear.com

Thanks, just picked up 10.

The bottoms look flat. Do most ti stakes have flat bottoms?

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Hi, PapaSmurf here.
Yes, these do have flat bottoms.
I've seen them offered flat, tapered & pointy.

Thanks I just ordered some too. Good deal

Why wouldn't you want to have the bottom pointed enough that they will penetrate hard soil?

–B.G.–

I'm sure he could but it would cost us the end user more. I'm glad they are what they are….great price for some lightweight stakes. I'm eyeing those 3.1 gram ones

I'll taper a few tonight and see if it makes much of a difference. If so, I'll taper the rest.

Some people like the bottom rounded so that it does not chew a hole in a stake bag. I have some that are sliced off on the bottom, leaving a bottom edge. The best ones have a slightly rounded point. That gives a good compromise of being able to penetrate hard soil, yet it doesn't really chew up the stake bag.

–B.G.–

So. I'll round a few also.

Get them about as sharp as the business end of a ballpoint pen. Sharp enough to be pushed into hard soil, but not sharp enough to puncture your skin if it were pushed in.

–B.G.–

Picked up a set of the 1/8" dia 6" L ones…we'll see how they work

I considered the slightly smaller diameter ones, but figured the slight increase in weight was worth a little better bend resistance.

"Some people like the bottom rounded so that it does not chew a hole in a stake bag."

me.

Everyone who placed an order today received Ti Stakes with rounded bottoms.
I have added an additional option to purchase these stakes with rounded bottoms for $1.75 each with free shipping.
Thanks for all your feedback.

Can someone recommend which diameter to buy? Right now I'm using REI Tri-Stakes and those have worked out pretty well for me, so I'm looking for similar strength stakes at lighter weight.

All of my standard ones are 1/8 inch in diameter.

–B.G.–

I picked up 8

Ordered 4 of the 6 inch .118. Thanks for the link!

I received my stakes today. They look good, can't wait to get them in the ground

Mine came in too! Weight was on spec, right down to the gram…great stuff, thanks!!

Somebody post a pic of the rounded end option? Are they tapered then rounded or just rounded with no taper?

John, they are rounded, no real taper. Less pointy than a ball point pen. Similar to if you took a std flat bottom stake, and just used a dremel to give it a bit of conical shape to the end…but not so much that it actually reaches a point. If this doesn't help, i'll post a pic

I'll try to shoot a photo or two after I get the existing orders out tonight.
I'll upload them to http://www.mydiygear.com/pages/projects/misc/ti-stakes.php

Thanks Konrad.