Julian Edgar, 50, has been writing about car modification and automotive technology for nearly 25 years. He has owned cars with two, three, four, five, six and eight cylinders; single turbo, twin turbo, supercharged, diesel and hybrid electric drivelines. He lists his transport interests as turbocharging, aerodynamics, suspension design and human-powered vehicles.
An amazing bargain!
The other day I made a purchase that can only be considered an amazing bargain.
I first saw the goods (and then bought them) on Australian eBay, but by going direct to the manufacturer’s site, you can get them even cheaper.
So what am I talking about? Hose clamps – no less than 150 of them!
For just AUD$64.90 you get 150 stainless steel hose clamps to suit hoses from 6mm to 60mm. The clamps are packaged in boxes and appear to be of good quality.
And not only that, but you also get a flexible drive screwdriver (complete with three different sized socket bits to suit the clamps), a travel mug and a carry bag!
The company claims the retail value to be $240 – and that sounds about right.
The $64.90 cost includes postage to anywhere in Australia, and mine came delivered in a good quality cardboard box.
The deal is ‘while stocks last’ so you’d better get in fast!
Go here for the details.
on February 19th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Julian,
Radiospares sells a hose clamp banding kit by Stranglehold. It consists of a steel band with indentations for a screw slug and Samson housings and screws. Here’s the product datasheet:
http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/002b/0900766b8002bafc.pdf
Unfortunately it’s quite a bit more expensive than your solution, but for odd sizes (large, mostly) it’s a very elegant solution. I’ve used this product on my projects quite a lot and they work very well. As for the price, maybe you’ll have better luck on ebay? Radiospares isn’t the first place I’d look for low prices.
Regards,
Sami
on February 19th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Is this a plug?
ie Cash for comments?
on February 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
No
on February 19th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thanks for the tip Julian. This deal represents terrific value. Even if I never use some sizes, the savings made on the cost of the common sizes makes up for any loss on unused clamps (and I still have the unused clamps for those odd jobs).
The flexible tool provided is the BEST way to tighten hose clamps. It will quickly become the first tool to pick up when using hose clamps and it comes for free.
on February 20th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I passed this onto my local mechnaic who was quite impressed with the deal..