What type of tubing should i use?
I want to make rubber (ish) gaskets for the bases of some badminton net posts. they are about 24" diameter, they don't make these bases anymore and i haven't found the base pads available anywhere either. i think the brand is Jaypro...but an older version than currently available on the Jaypro site...and they don't seem to sell any parts for it seperataly from what i can tell. currently we place down yoga mat squares, but it's kind of a hassle to line up the base before setting on the gym floor...and we risk scratching the floor...as the mats are about 23.9" wide squares.... plus you need two steps....line up the mat,...then line up the base on the mat....careful not to move the mat.....redo because you moved the mat. so i want to permanently mount some "gaskets" onto edges of the bottoms of the bases. I think these probably came with some sort of pad attached, but it likely has dry rotted away. basically i want to cut some hollow tubing to length (circumference length).....then slit down the length of the tube, then glue in place with e6000. i'm thinking 4-5mm ID tube, with 2-3mm thick walls.(8-10mm OD)..and then insert the base into the cut slit....around the circumference. I was thinking of using silicone vacuum tubing, with 3mm thick walls...but found out that e6000 doesn't stick well to silicone. looking for hints as to what type of rubber/plastic tubing i should target. or maybe i should just switch glue types and stick to the silicone tubing?..like maybe silicone caulk will still stick to the silicone tubing?...and also the steel net base? I want the rubber to be fairly durable, and not slippery on the floor, it needs to grip in place so it doesn't slide inward under the weight of the net....but should be a tiny bit fudgeable once on the floor, so if we plop them down off by an inch or two, they can be slid....but should not slide on their own...it should take some effort....but not scratch the floor. thanks in advance reddit community. submitted by /u/bykpoloplaya [link] [comments]
I want to make rubber (ish) gaskets for the bases of some badminton net posts. they are about 24" diameter, they don't make these bases anymore and i haven't found the base pads available anywhere either. i think the brand is Jaypro...but an older version than currently available on the Jaypro site...and they don't seem to sell any parts for it seperataly from what i can tell.
currently we place down yoga mat squares, but it's kind of a hassle to line up the base before setting on the gym floor...and we risk scratching the floor...as the mats are about 23.9" wide squares.... plus you need two steps....line up the mat,...then line up the base on the mat....careful not to move the mat.....redo because you moved the mat.
so i want to permanently mount some "gaskets" onto edges of the bottoms of the bases. I think these probably came with some sort of pad attached, but it likely has dry rotted away.
basically i want to cut some hollow tubing to length (circumference length).....then slit down the length of the tube, then glue in place with e6000. i'm thinking 4-5mm ID tube, with 2-3mm thick walls.(8-10mm OD)..and then insert the base into the cut slit....around the circumference.
I was thinking of using silicone vacuum tubing, with 3mm thick walls...but found out that e6000 doesn't stick well to silicone.
looking for hints as to what type of rubber/plastic tubing i should target. or maybe i should just switch glue types and stick to the silicone tubing?..like maybe silicone caulk will still stick to the silicone tubing?...and also the steel net base?
I want the rubber to be fairly durable, and not slippery on the floor, it needs to grip in place so it doesn't slide inward under the weight of the net....but should be a tiny bit fudgeable once on the floor, so if we plop them down off by an inch or two, they can be slid....but should not slide on their own...it should take some effort....but not scratch the floor.
thanks in advance reddit community.
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