sections of old bicycle tubes?

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.