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New spin on pvc clamps
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:42 pmby mallymal
I know some of you folks use the homemade pvc pipe clamps.... Thought you might be interested in this, as I hadn't seen the ones with handles for better leverage before...
Cheers !
Re: New spin on pvc clamps
Posted:
Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:40 pmby Kharn
Cool idea, what size pipe and dowel?
Re: New spin on pvc clamps
Posted:
Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:59 pmby mallymal
Sorry, don't know... Just saw the pic on Pinterest and thought I'd share it...
Re: New spin on pvc clamps
Posted:
Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:54 amby wyrdone
Judging by the picture and assuming 1" dowel rods, looks like 4" Schedule 40 (aka sewer drain).
Could be 1/2" rods and like 2" pipe instead
Re: New spin on pvc clamps
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:32 amby bobhenry
Kharn wrote:Cool idea, what size pipe and dowel?
The glued blocks are 1x material (3/4") and the dowels appear to be the same size so I would say 3/4 dowels. If you scale the picture on the screen it appears to be 4" pvc. Wall thickness shows it to most likely be schedule 80 pipe. I made some curtain clamps like that a few years back, they worked well ( and can pinch the hell out of your hand if you don't watch out) Wish I had thought to add the dowels to open them with.
Re: New spin on pvc clamps
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Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:39 amby GerryS
They are cheap enough....how resilient are they? Once spread open, do they loose clamping strength? That's cool....
