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Old 14-03-2018, 09:16   #16
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

In a pinch you can use two or three smaller worm gear type clamps to make a single larger clamp.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

Commentary on all the comments as well as the original...

1: If you are going to use it on a saltwater boat, use monel wire. Plain stainless can rust through, as many of mine did (initially I replaced ALL my hose clamps with Clamptite as i did my initial refit, replacing most of the hoses. If you have it in a fully dry location, they'll last forever in SS, but I had MANY failures of the SS wire).

2: You can use any form of wire; I have one of the larger ones as well (uses a wrench instead of a wing nut), and attached my outboard motor mounts to my arch with them. Farm applications sometimes use coat hanger wire, or anything handy; as mentioned above, you can fasten umpty different things to others. The most current use I've made of my smaller one was to attach a dinghy turning block, and below, a small nylon cleat, to my main shroud, for my flag halyard, which had previously constantly fouled my burgees against the new running backs I'd installed.

3: If you take some care in clipping the wire when you are finished, indeed, you have a snag-free termination. Angle your dykes to make the slope of the cut upward from the attached item, and when you press the end down with your dykes, the sharp end will be against the held item, and the slope will make the feel silky smooth, as you don't even have a square edge to deal with.

Here are some examples (sorry, there are other things going on in this segment, but it starts with Clamptite):

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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

Good product. One of the few devices like this that really works.
I still use below-water-line stainless clamps but I use the Clamptite for a lot or other clamps. The clamptite is especially good for water hoses because the clamp has no bulky screw sticking out. And it will fit any size in any place.
I have never seen the wire cut into the clamped hose.
The Clamptite takes some time to do. It is not as quick and easy as a stainless clamp but it gives a good clamp. I have not had one fail yet.
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Anyone using one of these things?



I would love to not carry around 800 hose clamps that are all inevitably the wrong size anyway.

Seen this at a booth in annapolis show few years back and out of sight, out of mind.. thanx for the reminder.
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I use to keep a Clamptight aboard until I found this one.
Haywire Klamper.
I talked to the guy. He did say the the CG was one of his customers, and I believe him. I appreciate the faster tightening of this design.

Wire does a better job of sealing because of the concentrated pinch point.

Don’t give up your band clamps, because I have found that I rarely have the room to flop the tool over to make the needed anchor bend. In other words, tight spaces stop me from using it an awful lot.

The old automotive wire clamps utilized a small bolt to do the tightening. No need to flop a tool over.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

Been using one on-board for years w/stainless steel wire. Works great, has never cut a hose. Can be used to marry almost any two items together.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

You can make more than one turn...
At the boat show where I bought the 20$ one, they showed some with up to 6 even 8 turns (4 on each side)
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

The wire that comes with the tool is quite soft and ductile... low yield point.

Do you know the best SS wire grade we need to buy for that.
I know very well SS Spring Wires but they have a so high yield point they will probably not be proper for that.
Any ideas ?
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

One of the great advantages is that there is no protrusion and offers a totally smooth surface ... a colored shrink-wrap around and it's very design.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

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Commentary on all the comments as well as the original...

1: If you are going to use it on a saltwater boat, use monel wire. Plain stainless can rust through, as many of mine did (initially I replaced ALL my hose clamps with Clamptite as i did my initial refit, replacing most of the hoses. If you have it in a fully dry location, they'll last forever in SS, but I had MANY failures of the SS wire).

2: You can use any form of wire; I have one of the larger ones as well (uses a wrench instead of a wing nut), and attached my outboard motor mounts to my arch with them. Farm applications sometimes use coat hanger wire, or anything handy; as mentioned above, you can fasten umpty different things to others. The most current use I've made of my smaller one was to attach a dinghy turning block, and below, a small nylon cleat, to my main shroud, for my flag halyard, which had previously constantly fouled my burgees against the new running backs I'd installed.

3: If you take some care in clipping the wire when you are finished, indeed, you have a snag-free termination. Angle your dykes to make the slope of the cut upward from the attached item, and when you press the end down with your dykes, the sharp end will be against the held item, and the slope will make the feel silky smooth, as you don't even have a square edge to deal with.

Here are some examples (sorry, there are other things going on in this segment, but it starts with Clamptite):

Pictures: Flying Pig Early Refit + Projects/Finishing_Touches-Readying_To_Splash/9-06Early
Any failures using monel? I am not familiar with that wire our its attributes
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

Hello All,

I have the standard one and then bought the deluxe marine version as well.
I use the monel wire supplied by the manufacturer.
I use them in place of hose clamps and anytime I need to pull things together.
For example, I made a manifold for my fuel scrubbing system using these. No issues or wear after 8 years in service.
When possible, I build the devices in the cockpit and then install the whole system in place.
Due to the requirement to swing the tool to make it tight you can't use it in a confined space.
Hose clamps are still required for in situ or hard to reach installations.

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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

You can buy 1kg rolls of 318ss mig welder wire on eBay that'd be good for this.
Good for other uses as well
Mackeral trace for one.

Has anyone got a link to a copy version of this device?
Edit: see mingat has a better version to search for.



Can knock this up out of bits onboard now.

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Such as?

Hi Gord, as others have mentioned it's great for marrying almost anything together. I was sold on the first one years ago. The guy at the booth had an old wooden handled hammer that was broke along the grain. He had it fixed with the clamp and wire. I laughed to myself and said "sure". But, for a couple of saw bucks I went home with one. I went to the shop and tried the same repair on an old busted wooden handled hammer. That hammer is still with me twenty years later with the original repair. I would still always use a quality hose clamp. But in a pinch, even Macgyer would be envious.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

An even easier diy version.
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Re: Clamptite hose clamp maker

Clamptites are very handy for some jobs.

It doesn't have a flat spot interrupting the circular compression of the hose as can be the case of hose clamps, especially on smaller hoses.

But on the flip side, once they have been installed they can't be tightened--it has to be removed and replaced. So there has to be a special reason for me to use the Clamptite on hose.

But the finished product is neat and compact. I have used mine to install brackets and fittings to the stern rail, for example. Replacing a barbed fitting on a garden hose, I used the Clamptite, and then covered that with shrink tube. Nothing worse than the barrel of a hose clamp, and the tail, sticking out at the end of a garden hose.
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