Hi Don,

Most hardware stores carry a limited selection of steel stock bits and
pieces, try looking there, often you can find some perforated steel
strap about 1/16" thick and maybe 1" wide and galvanized, much heavier
duty than the plumber's tape that was mentioned. I recently bought a
couple of pieces for another project, very strong material, almost
overkill for a muffler, but if you're like me maybe you like a bit of
overkill :^).

Gary

> Date:    Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:39:47 -0800
> From:    Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Muffler clamp question
>
>   Yeah, something like you show on your Picassa link.   That would work
> perfect for me.
>  I recently took another piece of aluminum and cut it to fit between the
> bracket and the hose clamps, bridging on past the bracket and part way
> around the muffler...that seems to be helping...it eases the 'sharp' corner
> the clamps had to endure as they went over the bracket and onto the oval
> muffler body.  My last clamp failure may have been 'stress' left over from
> being on there without the extra shim..
>
>    I'll keep looking.   A clamp with material about twice as thick (strong?)
> as a regular hardware store ss hose clamp would be adequate.   I really
> don't like the idea of having the header attached to the motor and the
> exhaust pipes attachted to the body....the two move independently of each
> other as the  motor mounts flex, and there is some noise and vibration
> transfer between the exhaust and the body even through those flexy
> hangers...I think they got it right when they did the diesel exhaust...but I
> simply need a way to clamp my 15"X8" oval SS Magnaflow muffler...
>
>   I'll find something...even if I have to go to the marine hardware and buy
> a fancy fire extinguisher mounting bracket or something..
>   Don Hanson
>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>  that perforated metal strapping you get
>>> at the hardware or the lumber yard...that seems like it's no stronger
>>> than
>>> a
>>> ss hose clamp.
>>>