Metallics TS385G Anchors 3/8 x 5 Wdg Galv (Box 100)

A wedge anchor is drilled with a hole the same nominal diameter as the anchor, so the 3/8 x 5 TS385G goes into a 3/8 inch hole drilled with a carbide bit. Drill deeper than your intended embedment so dust and cuttings have somewhere to go, then drive the anchor through the fixture and tighten the nut to expand the clip.

Wedge anchors like the 3/8 x 5 TS385G are designed for solid, poured concrete. They rely on the expansion clip biting a clean, uniform hole wall, which hollow block and brick do not give you. In CMU or brick, use a sleeve anchor or a screw anchor rated for masonry instead.

Galvanizing is the reason to pick the TS385G over a plain zinc anchor. The galvanized coating gives it better corrosion resistance for exterior walls, loading docks, parking structures and damp mechanical rooms. For continuous saltwater exposure or pool chemistry, stainless is the better call.

The 5 inch length on the TS385G buys you fixture thickness. The anchor has to pass through whatever you are bolting down, plus the nut and washer, and still reach full embedment in the concrete below. Pick the 5 inch when you are anchoring thick base plates, channel, strut bases, or stacking shims or a leveling pad. For a thin bracket straight to the slab, a shorter 3/8 anchor leaves less stud sticking up.

Yes. Wedge anchors are supplied as a complete assembly, with the nut and washer already on the threaded stud and the expansion clip at the business end. Nothing else to order, just a 3/8 inch carbide bit, a hammer drill, and a wrench to torque the nut.

That is the usual job for it. The TS385G is carried as electrical fastening hardware, and 3/8 inch wedge anchors are the standard means of hanging strut, trapeze supports, panelboards and transformer bases on concrete. The 100 piece box suits a full rack run rather than a single mount.

No. Once the nut is torqued, the clip on a 3/8 x 5 wedge anchor is permanently wedged against the hole wall. You can back the nut off and remove the fixture, but the stud stays in the concrete. If you need something removable, use a drop-in anchor with a machine bolt or a threaded insert instead.