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Topic: Plastic leg clips
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sonbone
Member From: Dallas, Texas
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posted 14 March 2005 12:51 AM
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Does anyone know where I can get a plastic clip to attach a project box to the leg of my steel? Something similar to the way a Goodrich Matchbox mounts. I would like to build a small unit with momentary contact switches for channel/patch changing and mount on the right rear leg.Sonny ------------------
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 14 March 2005 03:07 AM
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George L's sells them.
http://www.georgels.com |
Jon Jaffe
Member From: Austin, Texas
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posted 14 March 2005 04:59 AM
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I would like to suggest these as an alternative. GIBSON CLIPS. Neither the plain nor the vinyl coated ones scratch legs. They last a lifetime. They are manufactured in Virginia! Call them, they will ship them and invoice you. One of the great products still Made in USA.
http://www.gibsongoodtools.com/page1.htm |
Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 14 March 2005 05:43 AM
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I used one of the plain ones, one time, and it did scratch the leg on the Emmons I had. |
Bob Lawrence
Member From: Lwr Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 14 March 2005 05:55 AM
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Sonny,I used a broom clip for a few projects. #SS28
http://www.lehighgroup.com/multipledetail.asp?product=Vinyl+Coated+Storage+Hooks&SUBMIT.x=15&SUBMIT.y=15&SUBMIT=GO [This message was edited by Bob Lawrence on 14 March 2005 at 05:57 AM.] |
Lee Bartram
Member From: Sparta, Kentucky, USA
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posted 14 March 2005 05:56 AM
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Sonny they are made out of 3/4 pvc electrical conduit. you can get a ten foot section for about 2.50 at Lowes or Home Depot.i have made serveral very simple to do. |
Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 14 March 2005 07:41 AM
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The fellow that makes those bar holders uses a short piece of garden hose.
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sonbone
Member From: Dallas, Texas
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posted 14 March 2005 10:05 AM
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Thanks so much for all the ideas guys! Some very good suggestions here. I'm headed over to Home Depot right now to check out the pvc section  All the best,
Sonny ------------------
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sonbone
Member From: Dallas, Texas
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posted 16 March 2005 03:48 PM
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Here's the result....turned out pretty good and I have almost 10 feet of pvc left. Total cost of clip turned out to be $1.72 for the pvc and I already had the screws...
Sonny ------------------
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sonbone@geocities.com [This message was edited by sonbone on 16 March 2005 at 03:53 PM.] [This message was edited by sonbone on 16 March 2005 at 03:54 PM.]
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Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 16 March 2005 04:02 PM
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Looks nice. Now, tell us exactly what this switching device does.Lee, from South Texas |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 16 March 2005 08:31 PM
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Looks like you might want to countersink the screws a little more. If they stick out at all, they will scratch your guitar leg.  |
sonbone
Member From: Dallas, Texas
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posted 17 March 2005 01:32 AM
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Lee, I just bought a Korg A1 off ebay. It has jacks on the back panel to run to momentary contact switches to change the patches up and down. I figured I could use an insert cable (trs plug on one end, breaks out to 2 seperate phone plugs) from the box and have a more handy way to change the patches than to reach over to the unit itself.Jim, I totally agree....after I took the picture I put a piece of masking tape over the screws. I think I'll try and find a couple of smaller screws, I just didn't have any handy with flat heads. I'm always amazed than no matter how many spare screws I keep in my parts bin, I never seem to have exactly the right ones. Must be one of Murphey's Laws!!!! Sonny ------------------
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Bud Harger
Member From: Temple / Belton, Texas
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posted 17 March 2005 04:44 AM
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sonbone;Next time, try the grey pvc pipe located in the same section at HD. It's softer, less dense and much easier to work than the white. Counter-sinking the screws is tricky, so be careful not to drill all the way through. I do that fairly often. bUd |
Roger Kelly
Member From: Mount Carmel, TN. 37645
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posted 17 March 2005 06:50 AM
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I made a clip for my RV-3 using a Low Voltage plastic barrier and a 3 1/2" piece of 3/4" PVC pipe, 2 6-32 screws and some Velcro, all from Home Depot. Cost me about $1.25. Works real good. Here's what it looks like.
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David Mason
Member From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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posted 18 March 2005 12:22 PM
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A few year back, I bought a little piece of some kind of dark gray plastic conduit guide that had a channel in it so that you could use regular screws. But now I can't find it again? It clamps right on the steel leg, but it has a raised rail so that the screws don't need to be countersunk. DOes anybody know what this is, where to get it, or have a foot or two they'd like to unload because they had to buy 10 feet or something? |
Bud Harger
Member From: Temple / Belton, Texas
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posted 21 March 2005 09:37 AM
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At the Dallas Show, George L's was selling a 4" black extruded plastic mounting bracket for $6 each. It had a flat side for mounting and was the perfect mounting clip for a lot of gizmos. Surely that material is a "stock" item somewhere in longer lengths, for a few bucks. Anybody know where? bUd |
John Daugherty
Member From: Rolla, Missouri, USA
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posted 22 March 2005 07:14 AM
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The handiest method I have found for mounting effects and switches is: Mount an "L" bracket on the device. Open the lid on your seat. Lay the "L" bracket on the seat and close the lid on it. You can have the controls pointing up or out. Depends on which arm of the bracket that you lay on the seat................JD |
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