scgibby11 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcr Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltman Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltman Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Or you could do what Aron did.... easier again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zollerj Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 x2 for the inner bike tube.... works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONDAYVOO Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 inner tube works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scgibby11 Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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