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Title: Fire hose Post by: Nickjones on January 20, 2011, 11:20:23 am I have 100 foot of fire hose i was wanting to make some cut collars out of but not sure how to do it. if anyone has some pics of some they have made post them if u dont mind. I was also thinkin about puting a layer in my cut vest. has anyone done this?
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: grittydog on January 20, 2011, 11:43:05 am (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn137/grittydog/P1130856.jpg)
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: pltx ken on January 20, 2011, 12:11:25 pm nice
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: Riley W on January 20, 2011, 01:14:55 pm Wow never seen that before. :( :o
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: c.brian on January 20, 2011, 02:44:29 pm I did it a few years ago I used bailing wire to sew the ends up just make sure to put the cut ends outward lol
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: Nickjones on January 20, 2011, 03:05:08 pm Nice. No body has ever put it in a vest? Is that 5 in and 2 1/2 inch hose grittydog? The hose I have is the ruber with the braded nylon in the middle.
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: dan on January 20, 2011, 05:06:57 pm There's an Austrailian company that makes them out of fire hose, you can find in the links on boardogs. Look at the pictures of his fire hose bibs and collars and get some ideas to make your own. I made four cut collars out a flat bed semi trailer tie down strap. Found it on the road, took it to an upholstery shop with collars and the guy charged me $5 per collar to sew them.
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: grittydog on January 20, 2011, 09:13:40 pm It is 2'' and 4'' hose. I took out the inner part, it was to stiff. In the picture the end was not glued. It is easier to just buy them and probably cost the same.
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: Shewolf on January 20, 2011, 09:22:01 pm I used to make my cut vest out of fire hose and cordura, they worked great! I made my own cut collars like that to.
Shewolf Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: Caughtandhobbled on January 22, 2011, 07:22:19 pm Hi,
I made a cut vest from fire hose at least 20 years ago. I put 2 strips in girth area and 1 across the chest and straps across the back much like the modern vest. I used nylon straps and rivets. They worked well, I have not had many bulldogs but I tried to take care of them. Sorry I have no pics at all.... I have a hard time beating the prices on store bought cut vest and bay vest. But with that being said fire hose and rivets are cheap, lol.... Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: fonzie on January 24, 2011, 12:14:32 am What's a common length on a cut collar we sell fire hose at my.job and have a ton of scrap pieces thinkin of making a few for my self.....
Title: Re: Fire hose Post by: leonidas on January 24, 2011, 12:18:19 am http://cgi.ebay.com/SAFTY-ORANGE-1000D-OUTDOOR-FABRIC-CORDURA-NYLON-60-WIDE-/270695566456?pt=US_Fabric&hash=item3f06b68c78
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