Anyone ever tried that? San Marcos, TX Lowe's has all lengths for $2/ea, 12" to 72". The threads fit, but don't know anymore as I don't have any 3/4" pipe clamps.
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The only problem I see is that the finish may be too smooth to let the moveable jaw get a good bite.
Hadn't noticed before that you were so close by. We will have to get together for a hot cup sometime.Don, aka Pappy,
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Pappy,
We'll need to do that sometime. My schedule sucks, business in Houston, wife + 20 month old when I'm not doing that. I'll give the rods a shot with some new clamps later this week after my Houston trip (either HF ones or might splurge on a couple of the Rockler ones). If it works out well I think it solves my clamp dilemma (Jet P clamps vs. pipe clamps).
I'll report back on what I find out.
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Before you buy too many ceiling fan rods, I'd check the wall thickness. My impression is that these rods are made of thinner-wall pipe, so they're not going to be nearly as stiff. That would make for poor pipe clamps.
Regards,
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Back from Houston and mostly good news. I picked up 4 of the 3/4" clamps that have been recommended ( 4 lock plates instead of the ones with the cam action ) and they threaded just fine. Next I checked for slippage and none of it, the rods seems to be fairly soft and the jaws bite nicely. I clamped a 5' setup across a piece of plywood and got some flex ( ~1/8" guesstimate, will verify tomorrow ) but I don't have any black pipe as a frame of reference. It flexes less than my 1/2" pipe clamp which is on some galvanized pipe I found laying around in the garage.
All in all, I think I'm pretty happy with the setup, $2 rods, $3.99 clamps (on sale)...so $6 for a clamp and I have 4 of them for a total outlay of $24 and they sure are pretty!Comment
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