Wheel clamps

by **Darryl Johnso** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 09:37:10

I went down to the hardware store and bought a pair of deep C clamps,
and a two-foot length of 8-inch pine shelf board. I attached my wheel
to the pine board, and then used the C clamps to attach the board to the
top of my desk. Because of the width of the board, I was able to attach
on either side of some under-desk protrubances that prevented me from
clamping the wheel directly to the desk.

Perhaps you could do something similar?

HTH,
--
Darryl Johnson

by **Haqsa** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:21:30

That's a very good suggestion, it might work. The desk I'm using is a
two pillar desk, with a lap drawer running the full width between the
two pillars. So there really isn't any space that is free of
obstruction, but I noticed that there is a 1 inch by .5 inch (w x h)
support running laterally under the front of the lap drawer. It's not
sturdy enough to handle clamping loads near the middle, but it might be
sturdy enough to handle clamping near the sides, where it is attached to
the pillars. Actually any wheel with big enough clamps could clamp to
it directly, but it is about 6 inches down from the top of the desk, so
I doubt that any wheel has clamps big enough to grab it.

Thanks for the idea,
Hal

> I went down to the hardware store and bought a pair of deep C clamps,
> and a two-foot length of 8-inch pine shelf board. I attached my wheel
> to the pine board, and then used the C clamps to attach the board to
the
> top of my desk. Because of the width of the board, I was able to
attach
> on either side of some under-desk protrubances that prevented me from
> clamping the wheel directly to the desk.

> Perhaps you could do something similar?

> HTH,
> --
> Darryl Johnson

> > I am looking for a good wheel setup, but I have a unique
requirement.
> > The desk I use has a lap drawer that is 5 inches deep. The drawer
> > itself is not sturdy enough to clamp to, and I don't want to have to
> > remove it every time I want to use my wheel. The top of the desk
has
> an
> > overhang that is about 3/4 inches wide. In other words, if I could
> find
> > a wheel that only needs to clamp to the outer 3/4 inches of the
desk,
> > and doesn't extend any deeper, it would work. Does anyone know of
> such
> > a wheel?

> > Thanks,
> > Hal

by **Kevin Gavit** » Wed, 06 Jun 2001 06:02:19

And are no longer available to the general public. You have to try to find a
used one.

KFG

by **Kevin Gavit** » Wed, 06 Jun 2001 06:05:36

Yeah, instead of just pulling the 5lb. drawer out and setting it aside I get
to pick up my 40 lb. monitor, put a 5 lb. board on the desk, replace the 40
lb. monitor, block my chair up 3/4" and try to drive with the board
scootching back and forth

Much better. : )

KFG

by **Haqsa** » Wed, 06 Jun 2001 07:34:36

<cough>

> www.ecci.net

> Oh yeah, their wheels range from around $500 to around $1800 :-)

> Todd Walker
> twalker at jam dot rr dot com
> http://twalker.d2g.com

> >I'm not familiar with the ECCI. Where would I find one? URL?

by **Sean Higgin** » Wed, 06 Jun 2001 12:20:47

Leave the plywood there if it only sticks out about 3 or 4 inches. Just
trying to give some suggestions.

--

Sean Higgins

Redline Racing League
www.rrlnrs.com

Redline BGN Division
http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/RRL/

> > I got an idea! Take a piece of 3/4" plywood and set it under your
monitor
> > and protruding from the desk and clap it to that. Just throwing out
> ideas,
> > because I don't know of any wheels that only clamp on by that little
> amount
> > you were asking about.

> > --

> > Sean Higgins

> Yeah, instead of just pulling the 5lb. drawer out and setting it aside I
get
> to pick up my 40 lb. monitor, put a 5 lb. board on the desk, replace the
40
> lb. monitor, block my chair up 3/4" and try to drive with the board
> scootching back and forth

> Much better. : )

> KFG

by **Eldre** » Thu, 07 Jun 2001 03:41:38

>Yeah, instead of just pulling the 5lb. drawer out and setting it aside I get
>to pick up my 40 lb. monitor, put a 5 lb. board on the desk, replace the 40
>lb. monitor, block my chair up 3/4" and try to drive with the board
>scootching back and forth

>Much better. : )

>KFG

Yeah, do that. Maybe I could beat you in a race then...
<ok, everybody together now>
"Naaahhhh..."
:)
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by **Kevin Gavit** » Fri, 08 Jun 2001 08:25:58

I know, I'm just busting on ya.

KFG

by **Kevin Gavit** » Fri, 08 Jun 2001 08:26:40

> >Yeah, instead of just pulling the 5lb. drawer out and setting it aside I
get
> >to pick up my 40 lb. monitor, put a 5 lb. board on the desk, replace the
40
> >lb. monitor, block my chair up 3/4" and try to drive with the board
> >scootching back and forth

> >Much better. : )

> >KFG

> Yeah, do that. Maybe I could beat you in a race then...
> <ok, everybody together now>
> "Naaahhhh..."
> :)
> --

Oh come now, you've beaten me more than once already.

KFG

by **Eldre** » Fri, 08 Jun 2001 13:02:55

>> Yeah, do that. Maybe I could beat you in a race then...
>> <ok, everybody together now>
>> "Naaahhhh..."
>> :)
>> --

>Oh come now, you've beaten me more than once already.

Sure, because you got disco'd. That's not beating anyone. That's taking
advantage of someone else's bad luck.

Eldred
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by **Kevin Gavit** » Sat, 09 Jun 2001 04:06:51

Gavitt"

> >> Yeah, do that. Maybe I could beat you in a race then...
> >> <ok, everybody together now>
> >> "Naaahhhh..."
> >> :)
> >> --

> >Oh come now, you've beaten me more than once already.

> Sure, because you got disco'd. That's not beating anyone. That's taking
> advantage of someone else's bad luck.

> Eldred
> --

Nonsense, you have finished up the road from me in races I've finished, and
finished races I crashed out of.

KFG

by **Eldre** » Sat, 09 Jun 2001 10:39:29

>> >Oh come now, you've beaten me more than once already.

>> Sure, because you got disco'd. That's not beating anyone. That's taking
>> advantage of someone else's bad luck.

>> Eldred
>> --

>Nonsense, you have finished up the road from me in races I've finished, and
>finished races I crashed out of.

I have??? Hmm, maybe Simon messed up the results somewhere...<g>

Eldred
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