Arch rod holder twisting

[scgibby11]

Hello.

I have these nice rod holders that I put up on my arch (the gold one). They are solid and good rod holders, however, when I pull copper or heavy topedos, no matter how tight I seem to try to make them, they rotate back.

I was told to put electrical tape around the arch and then tighten the rod holder down. It did not seem to help. When I pull big boards and copper, they eventually twist back on the arch.

Any thoughts?

Scott

Edited November 18, 2010 by Nailer

[jimcr]

Do they have teeth on the inside of the clamp, if not I would drill a hole in the clamp and add a set screw of some kind . I have some that mount on the rail and they have some pretty large teeth so that they don't rotate, and run dipseys and they stay put. In the photo I'm running lead core but I will be adding one more on each side as my inside rod holders don't get low enough for the dipsey rods.

[Boltman]

Drill a small Hole through the clamp and the and the rail and insert a small clevis pin, it's easier then having to TAP a hole for a set screw...

[Line Dancin]

I had an issue with this also a while back. i took a bike tire inner tube cut it wraped it around the rail and then clamped it down. Now they never move

[Boltman]

Or you could do what Aron did.... easier again

[zollerj]

x2 for the inner bike tube.... works great!

[Priority1]

I would drill a 3/16 hole through the clamp and arch and put a 3/16 SS detent pin through it. McMaster Carr has them in their catalog for a couple of bucks each. They are also on line. These pins have a spring loaded ball near the tip to keep them in place. You can also order the ones with rings on them and bead chain them to the tower to prevent loss. I use detent pins to hold my trees and Rocket launcher into position. If you are never going to move them a SS bolt and lock nut would suffice.

[RONDAYVOO]

inner tube works great

[scgibby11]

Thanks everybody. I'm going to start with the inner tube, so that give me flexibility to move the rod holders if needed. We'll see how it works.

Scott