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« on: February 11, 2010, 05:44:06 pm » |
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I made these 2 cut collars out of High Pressure water hose. 1 is 5-1/4'' and the smaller one is 3-1/2'' and they fit my dogs well. They are flexible and tough. Has anybody ever used this type material before? I still need seal the ends. JT  |
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rdjustham
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2010, 07:12:30 pm » |
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never made one but seems like it should work. might take some cordura nylon and put it over it to hold it all together. would probably be easier to put some buckles on the nylon too. look damn good though where did you get the hose to make them?
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Dexter
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2010, 07:13:08 pm » |
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yes sir and fire hose and 4 inch tie straps but i have figured out its cheaper to just buy one
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rdjustham
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2010, 07:40:25 pm » |
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probably a heck of alot easier too..  |
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grittydog
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2010, 07:51:09 pm » |
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Dexter,
It is fire hose, I get them at work when they get new ones. I am thinking about putting Velcro on the underside to hold it in place while I strap it on.. I have rivits all the way around it. It would probally be cheaper to buy them, it is kind of a project. JT
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WAARHEID
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2010, 08:46:55 pm » |
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Seen a lot of fire hose collars and vests, seat belt webbing too. Most that I have seen are being built/used in Australia, but I'm sure plenty of guys here have/do as well.
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T-Bob Parker
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2010, 09:10:06 pm » |
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Those look great, Ive made my own plenty of times, I've always wanted to stick some Velcro on my collars but never got around to it, nice rivet work by the way, and its doesn't cost hardly anything to make them. I find webbing on jobsites all the time. Free strap, some rivets and old collars and ten minutes and bingo-bongo, cut collar  |
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BarrNinja
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2010, 09:13:56 pm » |
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I can remember when the only way you could get a cut collar was to build one yourself. I built them out of leather weight lifting belts, and nylon lifting straps. They sucked!!!
I like these though! They should do fine.
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2010, 08:24:12 pm » |
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cool collars JT!! I rather buy them than go through the hassle!! I hope they work out great for you!
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 01:54:54 am » |
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I made a couple of my own because I needed a 4 n a half incher for 2 of my dogs but I found the expensive part of doing it yourself is the buckles, So I use zip ties on my collars and they work perfect! I will post a few pics of my collars tommorow for everyone to check out!
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T-Bob Parker
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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2010, 11:12:19 am » |
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I went to petsmart last time and talked to the management about discontinued collars and got 25 orange dog collars for 15 bucks, but in the past I just stripped down old dry rotted horse tack for parts. Not expensive at all on my end
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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2010, 11:59:36 am » |
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I make my own out of 4 inch. Ratchet strap. Riveted to. Singel ply dog collars. And some stiching on the ends. Use goop. Or 3m adhisive. To hold the two layers of strap. Together
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