Hello peeps, hopefully someone out there can help me!
I'm trying to find something similar to the Awning Pole Adjustment Clamps seen here but I need something a little larger than anything I can find online.
I intend to use them to repair the legs on my trailer tent kitchen, the legs are the telescopic steel tubing type, approx 20mm square, which slide in to a 25mm square steel tubing sleeve and are held in position with a thumbscrew. My problem is that the thread in the thumbscrew holes in the sleeve has been stripped and I need to find something which will hold the legs in position. I've done the maths and I estimate I need a pole clamp which will fit at least a 35mm round pole, but I'll be damned if I can find any
Can anyone point me in the right direction to lay my hands on something suitable, or maybe even suggest an alternative repair method?
All suggestions most welcome, I really will consider anything as the only option I have at the moment is a "G-Clamp" which the wife is none too keen on.
Thanks in anticipation,
Spiny.
------------- Never argue with an idiot ........
They will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience!
Take the stripped leg to an engineers and get them to fill in where the stripped thread is,and redrill and tap a new thread.A decent engineer will sort it for you.
Hi winky,
The leg itself is not threaded, it's the sleeve which is attached to the kitchen which is threaded, so a visit to the engineer would incorporate lugging the kitchen to the workshop & paying said engineer to do the work.
I'm hoping for £5 worth of large pole clamps dropping on my doormat one morning
but thanks for the suggestion anyway.
Regards,
Spiny.
------------- Never argue with an idiot ........
They will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience!
Thanks for the suggestions, but welding has already failed once (see here) and compared to the awning pole clamps solution, welding will cost me a lot more in time, money & effort.
To be perfectly honest I really was hoping someone could point me towards some larger clamps.
I'm pretty sure a garage/engineer won't even lower the visor on his welding mask for less than £20, then I have to either lug the kitchen unit into the back of my car (it's damned heavy), or take the whole trailer down to the garage.
I'm holding out for larger pole clamps guys, but thanks for your suggestions anyway.
Spiny.
------------- Never argue with an idiot ........
They will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience!
If you can use a drill then get a Helicoil set (I think they are called Recoil now and marketed by Draper tools).
They really are so simple to use and come with all the bits including the drill bit.
All you do is use the drill bit provided to drill out the old threads, then run the thread cutting tap (again, provided) in the hole, then screw in the coil with the tool provided, hey presto a new thread! It will be stronger than the old one and look nicer than some Heath Robinson pole clamp, should any more threads of the same size get stripped you will always have the kit to re-do them.
Sorry, no links but do a google search on "Re-coil" or "Helicoil" or just Draper tools.
Hi Ian,
I'm not convinced that would work, the pole sleeve in made on 2mm thick steel, I would think the helicoil would need more than 2mm to work, also, after a quick search I'm seeing Helicoil Kits at £25 plus
I'm a yorkshireman mate, and as such I hate parting with my hard earned, so Heath Robinson it is
Thanks for the idea though, I'd never heard of that method & will bear it in mind in future.
Cheers,
Spiny.
------------- Never argue with an idiot ........
They will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience!
That's fair enough mate, I'm surprised there is no threaded lug welded on to the outer pole, sounds like a design that was doomed to failure from the start.
If I see anything suitable I'll let you know.
Find an old pole bigger than the exisitng poles (old gazebo poles can work well). Cut a ring off it twice the width you want and then cut it again so it's the right width and you have 2 small tabs that you can fold down. Drill a hole between the 2 tabs to take a small eye bolt and matching nut. Put the nut inside, thread in the eye bolt and bend the tabs down enough to stop the nut turning. Mow you have your own version of the clamp. I can't buy these easily in NZ so had to make my own and they've been going strong for a couple of years. A bit of spray paint stops them rusting too.
Hi
sorry for late reply but...
have you thought of using rivitnuts??
you drill a hole and insert, from your point of veiw from the inside out and the support the rear (inside tube) and squash.
a email to one of the companies may send you some FOC
you dont need the tool to fit
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Topic: TT kitchen leg repair
