Stainless rotatable fitting?

[dgadee]

Anyone seen one of these in UK?



Seen it at autocazantes.com – Conversión de winches, restauraciones, accesorios but they seem to sell whole solar kits.

 

[PCUK]

Why not ask them for just the fitting?

 

[dgadee]

Why not ask them for just the fitting?

They seem to do 30mm when I want 25mm. And if they can be got from China rather than EU-land, so much the better.

 

[PCUK]

If you can't get them in 25mm at the right price it wouldn't be difficult to make up some stainless bushes to increase the tube diameter up to 30mm.
What are you intending to use them for?

 

[dgadee]

To make a solar gantry (without spending 2 or £3k).

 

[rogerthebodger]

Have a look at the various types pr pipe clamps in stainless that are available

Stainless Steel Tube Clamps - Bing

 

[Martin_J]

The parts on the OPs first picture look very much like the stainless toothed part that you see on the adjustable fishing rod holders...

Ignoring the rod holder part, this example contains what looks to be the same adjustable part..



Two of the parts below the toothed section and you'd be there... might be expensive buying two for each side.. but cheaper than buying the whole arch elsewhere!

 

[PCUK]

I can help you with bending and fabrication if you are anywhere near J27 M5 (Tiverton turn off).
Or I can work from drawings.

 

[dgadee]

I can help you with bending and fabrication if you are anywhere near J27 M5 (Tiverton turn off).
Or I can work from drawings.

Up in Scottielsnd. Just bought a cheap Vevor bender to give it a go.

 

[PCUK]

That'll keep you busy for a while. Take your time calculating where your bends start and finish and how much actual length they take up (basically the radius) to ensure the overall width of each piece is correct. It's not rocket salad but worth thinking about before bending. Some pics as you go along would be nice.

 

[rogerthebodger]

That'll keep you busy for a while. Take your time calculating where your bends start and finish and how much actual length they take up (basically the radius) to ensure the overall width of each piece is correct. It's not rocket salad but worth thinking about before bending. Some pics as you go along would be nice.

Is that different to lettuce salad,

I used to work for a company who made tube and tube bending and forming machines. Part of Tube Investments Group

Bend radius length is about at 2/3 thirds of the outside radius depending on how tight the bend radius is to be and what type of bender you are using

 

[vyv_cox]

My arch attaches to the horizontal pushpit tube with a pair of these https://www.baselinemarine.com/shopexd.asp?id=19908
The tube heading upwards from it needed a bend of a few degrees which I managed without a bender of any sort, simply careful brute force.
Has been there for well over 20 years now, no problems. The arch carries two panels and is partially supported by the radar pole seen in the photo. The aft arch support goes to a hinged hood fitting bolted to the transom.

 

[dgadee]

Is that different to lettuce salad,

I used to work for a company who made tube and tube bending and forming machines. Part of Tube Investments Group

Bend radius length is about at 2/3 thirds of the outside radius depending on how tight the bend radius is to be and what type of bender you are using

Yes, YouTube is educating me. It seems you make a marked test piece and measure after bending.

I am just at the design stage. Aalco is my stainless friend.

 

[dgadee]

Very clean cockpit Vyv!

 

[dgadee]

Why not ask them for just the fitting?

I took your suggestion- Euro 222 plus VAT. Not sure if that was for each fitting.

 

[PCUK]

You could just drill through the two tubes, install a tube inside each and bolt through both tubes. That would be an easy DIY solution only requiring some welding.

 

[dgadee]

You could just drill through the two tubes, install a tube inside each and bolt through both tubes. That would be an easy DIY solution only requiring some welding.

What appealed was that the solar panel could be rotated. Your way seems to be non rotatable?

I like the NOA struts (I have used them for about 10 years on a smaller panel) but am not sure they are up to a panel twice as big. These ones: Adjustable Solar Panel Mount 25mm Rail