Bigred1o1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 i have made on and off a simple hook for flagpoles and trailers that i have always called a pigtail tie-down i dont know if it has a real name or not but i like them bc you can run a rope through them and not have to worry about it falling out and yet since it is a spiral instead of a ring you can get the rope on and off with out having to unthread it the way you would with a eye-bolt anyway i tend to leave these as soft as possible so that they can straiten out instead of snapping or pulling out of what ever they are attached to any way they are not works of art but they sure are handy to hold a tarp down on top of a dump wagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Entrance Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Those are pretty trick. Simple, yet effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very nice Red. My only concern is any sharp edges that would cause the line to fray. But I really do like the design. Mark <>< Old retired Boatswains Mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 thanks and yeah normally i make them out of round stock but i was out of mild round stock when i did this last batch on the plus side these ones are on my dump wagon so i can pull them off and straiten them and knock down the edges if they give me any trouble i will admit that i was kicking myself when i took a look at these after they were painted and in place my only saving grace is that for this set up the rope goes through at a very flat angle on a side note the ones i do for flag and banner poles are out of long unplated lag bolts that i just cut the heads cut off so they are A round and b screw right into the posts what these are good for is with banners in particular they let you keep the rope flat to the pole to above head hight so that no one gets clotheslined but you can free the rope to take down the banner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've seen those. A couple of the cloths line poles my mom has have those on the end. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 any idea what the real name is for them? and yeah i realized it was to simple an idea for me to have been the first one to make them lol still up here some people think i am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 thats handy! nice one big red :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Why do you not consider them "art"? The lag bolts idea is also great. These are the kind of things that gives the rest of us flat foreheads. Consider forging 4 facets on slot head screws or forge lag bolts or hex head bolts with chisels and punches for a complete forged look. My forehead aches now. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Nice Wayne, practical and attractive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nice work Big Red. When you get a reply from a retired bosuns mate, you got the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 i am just glad people like them i love them as a time saver i have tarps with a rope laced around the edge and it lets you just toss the tarp over the top of the load and quickly hook it down with the pigtails and then pull the rope tight quick and simple i am feeling a bit embarrassed that i took a photo of the one with sharp edges but the others were all painted the same red as the wagon at the point i thought to take the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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