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Yes but I can't seem to find these clamps or pole.I assume you have tried ionics?
That would be brilliant mate.Looks like an ionics ergo lite guessing it’s probably 15 years old I had ones like that years ago the clamp levers wear and the nuts need replacing , I doubt you can buy them any more , I did have a bag full of them somewhere will have a hunt round and see if I can find them
Yes your right the ends of the clamps are completely together.All of those clampslook like they have no adjustment left. You might try to open the gap carefully with a 1mm cutting disc on an angle grinder but take the bolt out first for obvious reasons. I did that with some Gardiner clamps once long before Smart clamps became available.
Dremel would be easier and safer than an angle grinder. All you need to do is widen the gap a little so the clamps can grip the pole. Not sure if the Ionics poles surface wears making it thinner. If they do you can either build up the surface with car spray lacquer (Halfords etc) or if it's bad 2 part epoxy then sand back to smooth and round.You mean to use a Dremel to file the ends down to widen the gap?
These are all brilliant ideas.Dremel would be easier and safer than an angle grinder. All you need to do is widen the gap a little so the clamps can grip the pole. Not sure if the Ionics poles surface wears making it thinner. If they do you can either build up the surface with car spray lacquer (Halfords etc) or if it's bad 2 part epoxy then sand back to smooth and round.
Yes, but very carefully. You also want to not cut into the pole its self. Removing the next inner section should make it easier. A Driemel tool would be better than an angle grinder. Just take your time. You don't need to take much off.Yes your right the ends of the clamps are completely together.
That's sounds like a really good idea.
You mean to use a Dremel to file the ends down to widen the gap?
It will be both the clamp and the pole that wears. Halfords only had paint lacquer when I needed some. It didn't work very well.Dremel would be easier and safer than an angle grinder. All you need to do is widen the gap a little so the clamps can grip the pole. Not sure if the Ionics poles surface wears making it thinner. If they do you can either build up the surface with car spray lacquer (Halfords etc) or if it's bad 2 part epoxy then sand back to smooth and round.
Good to know. I thought it was paint lacquer that worked. Thanks for the correction.Halfords only had paint lacquer when I needed some. It didn't work very well.
That's a shame I could have used my Halfords trade card....lolIt will be both the clamp and the pole that wears. Halfords only had paint lacquer when I needed some. It didn't work very well.
Araldite 2 part epoxy I found to work well.
I'm sure the nuts on mine sit on the surface and not in any shaped holes.The problem is also that the nuts wear and they spin rather than sit in the shaped holes .
If you take out the lever and bolt I think you will find the recess in the clamp is designed for the shaped nut to sit in it and not turn, but the nuts round off on the edges and then spin when doing the clamp lever up so the pole section spinsI'm sure the nuts on mine sit on the surface and not in any shaped holes.
10 hours ago, spruce said:
Yes, but very carefully. You also want to not cut into the pole its self. Removing the next inner section should make it easier. A Driemel tool would be better than an angle grinder. Just take your time. You don't need to take much off.
Now, the other suggestion is getting a can of clear engine lacquer, (not paint lacquer) preparing the pole section and then spraying the pole with a couple of thin coats.
The Simoniz stuff works ok. The best was Gunk engine lacquer but I haven't seen it for years now.Engine lacquer I found to chip and look a mess it could have been my prep and drying times back then though, I use Plasti-Kote Clear Matt Acrylic but the dry/curing stage is very important I always do sections on a nice sunny day or failing that they have to go on a radiator in the house if I can't scratch it back off with my fingernail then I know it's baked then I'll apply the second coat and just leave the pole sections separated in the house or garage overnight depending on the time of year.
A side note to anyone doing this and using the Acrylic spray is the nozzle will clog up and the can become useless if you don't clean it after use so make sure you have something to do so.
It's engine lacquer. Engine lacquer isn't a popular product in this country for some reason like it is in America and South Africa.Good to know. I thought it was paint lacquer that worked. Thanks for the correction.