Thread: Rubber bands as clamps

G'day Big Shed,
You can order "Superior" brand rubber bands from a Stationery store or your newsagent. They come in really big sizes like Doug uses...I can call hime by his first name, "cos he answered my email......the other way is to get a kiddie size bike tube and cut it at an angle through the tube. I might have to draw that out later in the night, as it doesn't explain easily without pics,

I bought my set from Woodcraft. They are intended for exactly this purpose. Had my doubts at first, but now I really like them.

Originally Posted by watson

G'day Big Shed,
You can order "Superior" brand rubber bands from a Stationery store or your newsagent. They come in really big sizes like Doug uses...I can call hime by his first name, "cos he answered my email......the other way is to get a kiddie size bike tube and cut it at an angle through the tube. I might have to draw that out later in the night, as it doesn't explain easily without pics,

Thanks Noel, will have a look at that option.

How's the gout?

Fred

Originally Posted by ciscokid

I bought my set from Woodcraft. They are intended for exactly this purpose. Had my doubts at first, but now I really like them.

Thanks for that, had a look at he Woodcraft site and if all else fails may even have to look at importing rubber bands from the US

Reducing Slowly...I tried AlexS extra water remedy,.....but too many bad things in the tank.
Do you have the DVD of Doug Stowes book???

Originally Posted by watson

Reducing Slowly...I tried AlexS extra water remedy,.....but too many bad things in the tank.
Do you have the DVD of Doug Stowes book???

You're not supposed to swim in it, you're supposed to drink it

No, haven't got the DVD, only the book, borrowed it from the library. They bought it in because I requested it as an inter-library loan. Thought I'd have a look at it before I spend my hard-earned. Seems well worth having. I have his other book on box making, Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making. I have learned a lot from this guy.

s'long as you remember to place the rubber band EVENLY around the box, else you could have more tension in some parts of the band than others and that would be like tightening the clamps unevenly...
cheers
Jedo

G'day Big Shed,
Attached is a really simple drawing of how to get big rubber bands out of a bike tube.
Hope it helps

Great tip on the tube bands Watson. I may have to give that a go for sure.

For those of you that do not have Doug's DVD.... Get it! Well worth whatever price you have to pay. I watch it at least once a week and learn something new during each pass.

Watson, I have the DVD - highly recommended.

I just use long strips of rubber cut from an old truck tube. A little bit of tension as you wrap it several times adds up to quite a bit of even pressure on the joints.

G'day BobR,
Mine hasn't been out of the machine since It arrived......Luv it!

Originally Posted by watson

G'day Big Shed,
Attached is a really simple drawing of how to get big rubber bands out of a bike tube.
Hope it helps

Thanks for that Noel, very clever.

Sorry I didn't reply earlier, have been in Melbourne all day, tablesaw shopping. Only just got home, without a tablesaw.

Will post my adventures elsewhere!

Has anyone heard of or tried using plastic cling wrap from the kitchen as a clamp? (you know the clear stuff used to wrap sandwiches or seal off a bowl of salad.) I see many pallets of goods delivered behind here wrapped in a similar fashion. It seems to do a good job of holding everything together. (the industrial wrap is a wider and thicker than the kitchen wrap.)

Reasons I think it might be good:



1. It's much wider than a single rubber band.

2. A roll of it can be used to wrap any size from a small box up to a desk size.

3. It sticks to itself so you just wrap it around and around, tighter with each wrap if you want...

4. It's cheap and easily found.

What do ya' think? WOuld that work? I think I may have seen the idea in a magazine or book somewhere, but I'm not sure.