Pipe clamps mount to standard pipe sizes and can be expanded as far as you want to fasten lengths of pipe together.
tom foowle On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:36:10AM -0400, Alan & Terrie Robbins wrote: > I am replacing the surface of my 12 by 16 deck with 16 foot > long five quarter by 6 decking. I remember the last time I > did this when getting to the last 3 to 4 foot of each board > it would become necessary to pry the board over to have it > remain tight with the previous one installed. This gets a > bit tricky when you also have to drill a pilot hole and > drive deck screws. Do they make any type expandable clamping > system to assist with this type task? I'm envisioning > something like a threaded rod with some type crank on one > end that could draw the parts together? It would need to be > expandable by adding say additional 4 foot sections as > needed. If they do make something like this I would have > many different type uses for it. Would something like this > be available at Home Depot? What would it be called. Thanks > in advance for all replies > > Al >