Metal U-shaped things

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mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:00 pm Post subject: Metal U-shaped things
What are they called? Have a thread at each end and you use them to hold a pipe or tube with either a board and nuts at the ends or a plate and nuts. Does that make sense? They're for holding the uprights of a polytunnel.

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:13 pm Post subject:
metal u-shaped thingys sounds good enough for me chuck!!!

judyofthewoods

Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:15 pm Post subject:
If in doubt, 'thingy' always works

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:19 pm Post subject:
sadly, screwfix don't recognise 'thingy'

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:45 pm Post subject:
Pipe bracket?

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Gloucester

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:46 pm Post subject:
I know what you mean, I can't think what they are called though. Have you tried U shaped bolts? Last edited by moggins on Wed Mar 30, 05 4:47 pm; edited 1 time in total

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:46 pm Post subject:
No ignore that last post. I know what you mean, but I'm still stuck with 'thingy'.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:49 pm Post subject:
How about shackles?

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:50 pm Post subject:
Panic over: He's found them in the First Tunnels catalogue: they're called snake clamps. Now we all know what to use next time we find an illegally parked snake.

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 942
Location: Gloucester

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:53 pm Post subject:
It is a U Bolt!!! I've found them here but they don't seem to do them at Srewfix https://www.thunderpole.co.uk/base_station_accessories.htm

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:56 pm Post subject:
I know what you mean, but having just typed half a dozen terms into screwfix cannot see one of them

jema
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:57 pm Post subject:
Well done. I did go through about 16 pages of assorted bolts at screwfix

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 4:59 pm Post subject:
Thanks tons, Moggins and Jema: I knew someone here would know! The old chap was doing exactly what you did, Jema, with just as much success, so I said 'hang on a mo...' and lo and behold Isn't Downsizer amazing?

judyofthewoods

Joined: 29 Jan 2005
Posts: 804
Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 7:38 pm Post subject:
Its not an exhaustpipe bracket? They come in different sizes, and are not just for exhaust pipes. Usually have a retaining plate with two holes for the U bolt, then held with nuts.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 5:41 pm Post subject:
That too, Judy. the old chap is amazed at how this all works! They're being ordered from First Tunnels: much cheaper than Screwfix equivalents.

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