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Re: Strip: Tape
By:Mike
Date: 4/6/2012, 3:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Tape *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

: I cut strips of inner tube about a half inch wide and five inches
: long and use them with spring clamps to hold strips in place.
: The amount of clamping force can be adjusted from light to a lot
: by varying the amount of stretch on the rubber. I have perhaps
: forty of them lying around they are so useful.

: Even if you don't need to do this all the time it is very useful
: where you might need strong pressure as with strips with lateral
: bends in them.

: They are so quick and easy to apply that I use them everywhere.
: Also they are endlessly reusable.

: To use,

: hold one end of the strip inside the hull or under the deck with
: the left index finger.........

: Stretch rubber strip straight out with right hand......

: fold over strip you want to clamp (as you would with tape) and hold
: the other end down with your left thumb so you are now pinching
: the stretched rubber between your thumb and finger......

: With your free right hand apply a smallish spring clamp to the
: rubber just behind your finger and thumb....

: See pic

: Et
I love that idea of intertubes!

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Tape
Mike -- 4/6/2012, 1:08 pm
Re: Strip: Tape
Clayton Plunkett -- 4/6/2012, 1:20 pm
Re: Strip: Tape
StephenHJ -- 4/6/2012, 8:13 pm
Re: Strip: Tape
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2012, 2:08 am
Re: Strip: Tape *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/6/2012, 1:45 pm
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO
Etienne Muller -- 4/6/2012, 2:12 pm
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO
george jung -- 4/6/2012, 2:43 pm
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/6/2012, 2:55 pm
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO *NM* *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/6/2012, 2:57 pm
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO
Les -- 4/9/2012, 4:43 am
Re: Strip: Tape YOU TUBE DEMO *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 4/9/2012, 12:11 pm
Re: Strip: Tape
Mike -- 4/6/2012, 3:11 pm