[TowerTalk] Lube om Hose clamps

[Jim W7RY]

Use the type made for aquariums to avoid the problem of acetic acid
formation while curing.

NO!
Not necessarily!   I have a tube that says aquarium seal and it smells of 
vinegar.


73
Don
N8DE



Quoting Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net>:

> On 1/29/13 6:21 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> I have never had an issue with hose clamps galling and I tighten mine
>> pretty tight.
>>
>> From: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
>> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:45:58 -0500
>>
>> Although NeneSeize or other lube will prevent SS clamp screws from
>> galling, putting lube on them is a double edged sword.
>>
>
> Hose clamps?  A $1- $2 part? (the entire page in the McMaster-Carr
> catalog has no SS316 clamps over $2 each until you get up to some
> monster 3-4" units)  Galling is something you worry about when you need
> to repeatably install and remove the part, or where there is repetitive
> motion. Mounting screws going into a tapped hole in an expensive part,
> for instance.  Steel sparkplugs going into your aluminum head.
>
> Hose clamps aren't really intended to be reused.  They're a install
> once device (much like a metal zip tie)
>
> If you install the hose clamp, and 10-20 years from now, you decide you
> want to take the antenna down, you get out the hacksaw or dremel tool
> and cut the clamps off, and say, "well. $0.10/year for each clamp. an
> excellent deal"
>
> An exception would be for things like field day antennas or portable
> ops.. but there, there's other factors in play.. and non-optimal
> clamping is part of the game.  If it's a once a year thing, yeah, hose
> clamps might the way to go, so might a wrap of duct tape.  If it's a
> portable rig that you're going to put up and take down once a week or
> month then you need a different clamping technique.
>
> I've been casually designing a portable moonbounce/satellite ground
> station, and this is something I've been looking at for a number of
> years.  The clamps used on surveyor's tripod legs are a nice example of
> a rugged, quick, fairly strong clamp. Toggle clamps of various types as
> well. I haven't found a source for off the shelf bayonet or sleeve type
> locking collars (think about air hose fittings or quick disconnect
> hydraulic fittings) that match typical tubing sizes.
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