DC3300 Retaining Strap

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:31 pm

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judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:44 pm

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ryanbp01 · Post by **ryanbp01** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:52 pm

I just broke my retaining strap when I tightened it. The two spot welds broke. Has anyone here repaired the strap using a different method?

BPR

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:09 pm

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cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:16 pm

So what is the band that Shopsmith uses now. I have a plastic band with clamps like in the link above.

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:00 pm

cincinnati wrote:So what is the band that Shopsmith uses now. I have a plastic band with clamps like in the link above.

I have seen three versions of the bag retraining strap on DC's I have acquired. The original was the plastic strap with the toggle clamp. Then there was a steel strap with a toggle clamp. Most recently, it has been an extra large hose clamp. Personally, I like the toggle style and have not experienced the issues noted at the beginning of the thread by judaspre1982.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:45 am

You might have to live in a dry, hot climate to become exposed to the broken plastic (nylon) strap with a toggle.

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:17 am

dusty wrote:You might have to live in a dry, hot climate to become exposed to the broken plastic (nylon) strap with a toggle.

Was yours also exposed to direct sunlight?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:35 am

SDSSmith wrote:Was yours also exposed to direct sunlight?

That is really hard to answer accurately but the answer is probably yes. The DC sets in the shop area in front of the garage doors most of the time. The morning sun shines in directly. Every thing in the shop is shaded after about 10:30am but it is still sunlite.

The climate here is hard on paint, plastics, rubber and adhesives.

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:46 am

dusty wrote:That is really hard to answer accurately but the answer is probably yes. The DC sets in the shop area in front of the garage doors most of the time. The morning sun shines in directly. Every thing in the shop is shaded after about 10:30am but it is still sunlite.

The climate here is hard on paint, plastics, rubber and adhesives.

I understand, we are not as arid as you as we might get 10 inches of rain a year. I would still try to keep the plastic out of direct sunlight.