Streamline Tubing Clamps

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splischke
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Streamline Tubing Clamps

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Can these clamps (see picture of the cabane below) be purchased or are they builder-fabricated?

-Scott

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Scott Plischke. Building Hatz Classic #86 from plans. See http://www.thehatz.com
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jwhanson
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Re: Streamline Tubing Clamps

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You will probably have to make them. We used scrap 6061-T6 which was easy to form around the strut. Any soft aluminum will work too.
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hatz215
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Re: Streamline Tubing Clamps

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I took a scrap piece of streamline tube and tacked a short 3/8 OD rod to it. Used it as a form to bend the strap around and used an 8-32 on the trailing edge end to clamp the strap together. Used a strip of black naugahyde inside it to protect the finish on the cabane.

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