Need a quick answer URGENT
14 March 2007, 03:22 PM
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Need a quick answer URGENT
only have an hour or so, i have a 6"x6" square garden post and it has split down the middle at the top, i need a support strap for it to close it back up, what are theycalled and where can i get one, just been too travis perkins and Fence merchant,no joy, looked on b and q website, cause i dont know th ename,cant find anything
anyone know ?????
i need like a massive jubilee clip, like the things for lamposts when the cover comes off and the wires show
help !!!
cheers
anyone know ?????
i need like a massive jubilee clip, like the things for lamposts when the cover comes off and the wires show
help !!!
cheers
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14 March 2007, 03:39 PM
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2 x 6" metal plates with a couple of holes in to fit either side
Big G clamp
2 bolts.
Job done
Big G clamp
2 bolts.
Job done
14 March 2007, 03:40 PM
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14 March 2007, 07:59 PM
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Could you not use say TWO jubilee clips opened right out and fastened so that the worm drive on one is gripping the tail of the other and vice-versa?
It's what I used at my gate to "tie" the metal gateposts to the concrete ones that support the fence.
Alcazar
It's what I used at my gate to "tie" the metal gateposts to the concrete ones that support the fence.
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14 March 2007, 10:01 PM
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you know my next question dont you ??
the bolt option is a good one but where i need to brace it it needs to be pretty flat as the gate closes onto the post,with a bolt/plate adding those few extra cm it wouldnt close right,unless i recessed them but then its getting iffy
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14 March 2007, 11:34 PM
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you know my next question dont you ??
the bolt option is a good one but where i need to brace it it needs to be pretty flat as the gate closes onto the post,with a bolt/plate adding those few extra cm it wouldnt close right,unless i recessed them but then its getting iffy
cheers
the bolt option is a good one but where i need to brace it it needs to be pretty flat as the gate closes onto the post,with a bolt/plate adding those few extra cm it wouldnt close right,unless i recessed them but then its getting iffy
cheers
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Try two 6" Thunderbolts and a tube of gripfill. Fill the split with gripfill and use one thunderbolt in each side to pull the split in tight. They have big hex heads, so you can put them in with a torque wrench/socket set and scaffold pole to get them really tight. Clean off the excess gripfill and leave for 48 hours until the gripfill is cured. If the heads of the bolts are fouling the gate you can take them out and the gripfill will hold. If you put enough pressure on the thunderbolts they will sink in and you can leave them there. (Put the one on the neighbours side in from the corner of the post at 45 degrees)
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