Two more daft questions..

[tigersaw]

1: What is the name of those springy squeezey clips used to hold pipes in place, like the fuel pipe etc?

Tried fuel clips, pipe clips, hose clips, O clips, spring clips, I'm just missing the right words to ebay.

2: Supermarket flogged off some nice 1 litre aluminium water bottles, for pushbikes. I'd like to decant parrafin into them for workshop use, nice size and good twist stopper on the top. Any reason why not, nothing nasty going to happen?

Ta muchly O wise orgers

[Wideboy]

banjo clips i think

[Dave20046]

hose clips/clamps

[tigersaw]

Banjo clips / clamps hose clips / clamps come up with jubilee clips all the time.

Just want those little springy wire things that you squeeze with your thumb and finger to release

[Wideboy]

im pretty sure they are called banjo clips, vauxhall use teh bluddy thing all over teh place and they're a pain in the ****

[Lissa]

Circlips?

Oh, and we've kept Pro FST in an ally bottle with no ill effects so I imagine paraffin would be fine.

[zobers]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fuel-Hose-Clamps-Bag-of-10-Spring-Clip-7-8mm_W0QQitemZ290362035438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439aed0cee

These?

[tigersaw]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fuel-Hose-Clamps-Bag-of-10-Spring-Clip-7-8mm_W0QQitemZ290362035438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439aed0cee

These?

Yep kinda, but more like these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-Yamaha-Kawasaki-Suzuki-FUEL-OIL-PIPE-CLIP-9MM_W0QQitemZ290335805656QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Mot orcycle_Parts?hash=item43995cd0d8

However, I aint paying 50p each :eek:.

They should be a bag full for a quid lol

[Ed]

...be sure to label the bottle 'lemonade':smt118

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

The bottle should be OK as long as it seals correctly, if it doesn't it can be a fire hazard as it is not the Kerosene that is flammable but the vapour that it gives off

[tigersaw]

The bottle should be OK as long as it seals correctly, if it doesn't it can be a fire hazard as it is not the Kerosene that is flammable but the vapour that it gives off

I keep all my 'nasties' in a metal cupboard, but point taken, will check it out. Think they have a good stopper, as designed for water on bike.

Then again, motorbikes venting petrol fumes in garages cant be all that clever either.

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Well, no, any kind of hydrocarbon fumes would be bad near any possible source of ignition...

If it had got a rubber seal on the screw top you should be OK

[Dave20046]

Just want those little springy wire things that you squeeze with your thumb and finger to release
I call those jubilee clips

[Jayneflakes]

2: Supermarket flogged off some nice 1 litre aluminium water bottles, for pushbikes. I'd like to decant parrafin into them for workshop use, nice size and good twist stopper on the top. Any reason why not, nothing nasty going to happen?

Ta muchly O wise orgers

As a cyclist I do not recommend that the Alu bottles are used for holding drink. Alu can dissolve into the water and this has been speculated to be linked with degenarative brain diseases. :smt107

MSR make an expensive red Alu bottle marked up as a fuel bottle for stoves. It is exactly the same sort of bottle, except for the closed end being moulded, not welded on. This is so you can pump the bottle up to pressure to run the stove.

Sigg do a similar one that costs about £12. Again all safely COSHH marked. Have a look at these (http://www.google.co.uk/products?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=Sigg+Fuel+bottle&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=odUeS7f2D9Oz4QbJ9MTfCg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQrQQwAw). :salut:

[Dave20046]

As a cyclist I do not recommend that the Alu bottles are used for holding drink. Alu can dissolve into the water and this has been speculated to be linked with degenarative brain diseases. :smt107
I'd have thought the paraffin he'd be drinking would be the immediate concern.

[yorkie_chris]

Paraffin isn't very volatile at all, don't worry yourself about it.

Try local motor factors for the clips.

[timwilky]

I think you are referring to Corbin clamps
http://www.wernersparts.com/images/photos6/IM003086.JPG

But most places simply call them spring wire hose clips.

You can then get the wider spring steel variety that tend to be used for fuel, ebay spring hose clips

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

Paraffin isn't very volatile at all, don't worry yourself about it.

Try local motor factors for the clips.

That is like saying petrol isn't very volatile... All "short-medium" chain hydrocarbons are dangerous unless stored correctly.

[ophic]

Paraffin isn't very volatile at all
I see you've never drunk any :rolleyes:

[tigersaw]

At the price Ebay sellers I'll carry on using zip ties, which seem to be less harsh on the hose and are free to me.
Thanks Tim for identfying the gizmo I'm referring to

[embee]

In the industry they're referred to as "spring band clamps"
http://www.pipehoseclamp.com/productsimages/springbandclampq6738_74618.jpg