Ingenuous Tool Lets You Create Any Size Hose Clamp Out Of Safety Wire

If you any machine that uses hoses for any sort of fluids, chances are you know what a hose clamp looks like. If you perform any kind of maintenance on any of these items, you also know how frustrating it can be to have to stop what you are doing and head to the hardware store to find that one size of hose clamp that you don't have. Even if you find the right size, you may not find the right type of clamp!

Hunting through the vendor tents at Lakeland, we ran into a very interesting little tool that appears to address this situation quite nicely.

The tool is called the "ClampTite" and is a deceptively simple solution to the hose clamp problem which not only resolves it but allows you to do away with the hose clamp entirely!

The ClampTite tool provides a means for tightening wires wrapped around an object and then locking it in place. The tool can be used with various wire sizes, which eliminate space and strength issues often encountered with screw-operated worm gear type clamps. Now, you might think that you could do this with safety-wire pliers, but it is not quite the same.

To use the tool, you must first measure the amount of safety wire needed to produce the clamping effect. That is done by taking some string and wrapping it around the hose four times. Unwind the string, and the amount used to wrap around the hose is the amount of safety wire needed. The gauge of the safety wire is selected from a table of recommended use, and the manufacturer suggests using stainless steel wire for corrosion resistance.

Creation of the clamp is done in three or four steps, depending on whether you want a single- or double-strand clamp. The tool comes in different sizes and different metals, from aluminum to stainless steel.

FMI: www.clamptitetools.com