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Hello I am a newbie to this site.
Please help with my pool fence as three different tradesmen have just shrugged their shoulders!
I have attached a photo.
As you can see, it is frameless glass. It is safety glass 10mm thick and is held by clamps that work with tension only (no screw through clamp and this can not be done post production).
Each clamp is stainless steel with 3mm of black rubber on inside against glass. The clamp is tighten with an allen key with screws on one side only.
My problem is that 2 out of these five sheets of glass continually slip about 1-2 inches. I have had the sheets swapped around in an attempt to get more glass in the clamps - as the first tradesmen said that 'there wasn't enough glass inside the clamp for a true grip'.
The next tradie said the glass is too heavy for clamps and 'siliconed' the clamps - but only worked for a short while.
The third tradie said the only option was the lift and retighten clamps on a regular basis. I asked him to check the screws and he said they looked fine.
I am just wondering if the rubber/glass combination creates too much slip? Perhaps there some easy substance or method I could use to create more traction?
I would love any help you can offer as this has really been a pain.
Please help with my pool fence as three different tradesmen have just shrugged their shoulders!
I have attached a photo.
As you can see, it is frameless glass. It is safety glass 10mm thick and is held by clamps that work with tension only (no screw through clamp and this can not be done post production).
Each clamp is stainless steel with 3mm of black rubber on inside against glass. The clamp is tighten with an allen key with screws on one side only.
My problem is that 2 out of these five sheets of glass continually slip about 1-2 inches. I have had the sheets swapped around in an attempt to get more glass in the clamps - as the first tradesmen said that 'there wasn't enough glass inside the clamp for a true grip'.
The next tradie said the glass is too heavy for clamps and 'siliconed' the clamps - but only worked for a short while.
The third tradie said the only option was the lift and retighten clamps on a regular basis. I asked him to check the screws and he said they looked fine.
I am just wondering if the rubber/glass combination creates too much slip? Perhaps there some easy substance or method I could use to create more traction?
I would love any help you can offer as this has really been a pain.