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Re: Strip: Arcadia sister ship *PIC*
By:Thor
Date: 4/2/2014, 10:23 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Arcadia sister ship (Lomic)

I have a question about clamps, did not find quickly a sunject about these here so...

Should I prefer metal clamps to plastic one?


I found that both plastic and metal have advantages. If you don't have any and are thinking of not using staples (which I recommend) I would get metal and if they don't have a 1/4" hole drill one in the center of each jaw about 1.5" from the tip. The hole is used to hold a strip of bicycle innertube (3/8" x 8"). Since the inner tube has a lot of friction on the rubber jaw tips it takes very little grip from the hole to keep the inner tube in place. Then when the jaw is opened the inner tube is pre-stretched and as you push it over the strip it applies centered pressure directly towards the next strip.

As I stripped my hull I kept thinking it would be nice to have the inner tube attached to the clamp. I was using both tape and loose inner tube strips, and there are so many more steps needed than with these clamps. Squeeze clamp and press over strips, when dry squeeze and remove. Occasionally adjust inner tubes to change pressure. All with one hand. I can't say enough how please I was with the speed and performance of these.

In the USA Home Depot has these clamps, with the hole, for $1 each.



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Strip: Arcadia sister ship
Lomic -- 3/23/2014, 6:16 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 6:35 am
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Paul Davies -- 3/24/2014, 1:05 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 1:18 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 2:32 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/24/2014, 2:57 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 3:01 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/24/2014, 3:23 pm
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Justin -- 3/24/2014, 3:34 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 4:15 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/24/2014, 4:22 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 4:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2014, 12:41 am
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Justin -- 3/24/2014, 7:37 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 7:44 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 8:19 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/24/2014, 8:24 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 3:56 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/24/2014, 4:57 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 5:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/24/2014, 5:23 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 5:33 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/24/2014, 5:54 pm
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Lomic -- 3/24/2014, 5:58 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/25/2014, 6:21 am
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 7:15 am
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Paul Davies -- 3/25/2014, 1:05 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 1:56 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/25/2014, 2:05 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 3/24/2014, 7:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2014, 12:45 am
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Justin -- 3/25/2014, 2:49 am
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Ken Blanton -- 3/25/2014, 4:48 am
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george jung -- 3/25/2014, 11:43 am
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 1:00 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/25/2014, 2:07 pm
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Dan -- 3/25/2014, 2:09 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 2:14 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 6:00 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/25/2014, 7:26 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 7:36 pm
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Don T. -- 3/25/2014, 8:56 pm
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Lomic -- 3/26/2014, 3:58 am
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Lomic -- 3/26/2014, 2:04 pm
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Lomic -- 3/27/2014, 4:24 pm
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Justin -- 3/28/2014, 5:59 am
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Lomic -- 3/28/2014, 6:19 am
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 6:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/29/2014, 7:22 am
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 7:29 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/29/2014, 1:07 pm
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 1:18 pm
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 3:05 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/29/2014, 6:05 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/30/2014, 5:54 pm
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Lomic -- 3/30/2014, 6:05 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/30/2014, 6:25 pm
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Lomic -- 3/31/2014, 2:13 pm
Re: Strip: Arcadia sister ship *PIC*
Paul Davies -- 3/31/2014, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:16 am
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:22 am
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 4:27 am
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Dan -- 4/1/2014, 9:35 am
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Paul Davies -- 4/1/2014, 1:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 1:51 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 2:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 3:06 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 3:26 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:44 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 5:14 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 5:42 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 4:03 am
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Justin -- 4/2/2014, 5:16 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 5:40 am
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Justin -- 4/2/2014, 5:46 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 5:52 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 6:01 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:28 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 1:29 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:42 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 1:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:58 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 2:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 2:49 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 2:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 3:30 pm
Post gluing method notes
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/2/2014, 7:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 10:24 pm
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Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 2:27 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 11:12 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2014, 1:58 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 2:02 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2014, 2:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 3:24 pm
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Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 3:05 pm
Merci beaucoup! *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 3:25 pm
Re: Merci beaucoup!
Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 3:30 pm
Enough thinking, some action!
Lomic -- 4/5/2014, 6:15 pm
Big step today
Lomic -- 4/8/2014, 7:12 am
Re: Big step today
Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2014, 6:14 pm
Re: Big step today
Lomic -- 4/9/2014, 6:18 pm
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Lomic -- 4/10/2014, 2:02 pm
Re: Big step today
Marc Upchurch -- 4/10/2014, 5:16 pm
Re: Big step today
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2014, 12:44 am
Re: Big step today
Lomic -- 4/11/2014, 1:55 am
Preparing the strips
Lomic -- 4/12/2014, 7:01 am
Strips ready, scarfing the sheerlines
Lomic -- 4/15/2014, 12:02 pm
Skeleton finished soon stripping!
Lomic -- 4/16/2014, 11:43 am
Re: Skeleton finished soon stripping!
Paul Davies -- 4/16/2014, 6:33 pm
Sheerlines soon fixed
Lomic -- 5/17/2014, 12:45 pm
Re: Sheerlines soon fixed
Lomic -- 5/20/2014, 8:50 am
Re: Sheerlines soon fixed
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/20/2014, 2:35 pm
External stern or not?
Lomic -- 5/20/2014, 5:22 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/20/2014, 7:06 pm
Re: External stern or not?
Lomic -- 5/21/2014, 7:15 am
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Lomic -- 5/21/2014, 10:41 am
Holding the strips
Lomic -- 5/24/2014, 6:40 am
Re: Holding the strips
Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2014, 2:52 am
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Lomic -- 5/25/2014, 4:53 am
Stripping in progress
Lomic -- 5/27/2014, 12:26 pm
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Lomic -- 5/29/2014, 1:25 pm
Re: Stripping in progress
Lomic -- 6/2/2014, 1:36 pm
Re: Big step today
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2014, 12:42 am
Re: Strip: Arcadia sister ship *PIC*
Thor -- 4/2/2014, 10:23 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 11:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2014, 3:30 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 5:08 pm