The ultimate stretchy tie: rubber tubing from home depot.

Jim

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:57 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net> wrote:
> I have a bunch of metal poles I use in setting up for art shows. In the
> past I have use industrial grade rubber bands I get from Ceramic Supply
> houses. They are about 3/4 inch wide and available in a whole bunch of
> diameters up to about 10 inches. That's loose �- unstretched. But lately
> I have been using big zip ties. They work great as well. They re cheaper
> than the rubber bands.but not re-useable. When you are done with them,
> just clip them off and throw away. Any good hardware store should have
> large ones, as well as electronics stores and auto parts stores.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>
>> "Scrunchies" are those small circular elastic bungees that are commonly
>> used to hold long hair back in ponytails. They are available in the hair
>> care department of just about any drug store or Walmart-like store. Come
>> in cheerful colors for just about any occasion.
>>
>> To bundle together the optional support poles for my Shady Boy awning*
>> I've been using scrunchies, but they are kind of wimpy for the job and
>> before you know it, the the bounce has gone out of the bungee.
>>
>> I'd like to find a more substantial way keep these slippery, heavy,
>> fiberglass poles bundled. I reckon it's about 9 to 12 inches around the
>> bundle, the circumference. Are there industrial-grade UV-resistant,
>> no-break-when-frozen scrunchies? Stretchy-strong o-rings I think I'm
>> looking for. In easy-to-find florescent yellow or red.
>>
>> Something nice. Not too expensive.
>>
>> =============
>> * Mounts on Vanagon, which qualifies this post for drive-by Vanagon
>> content status. Barely.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
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