Do Dutch Clips really exist?

**gargoyle** · 12-23-2009, 18:55

Good vid should answer the powder coat question.

**Dutch** · 12-23-2009, 19:19

I love the idea of colors and anodizing and engraving and team logos.... But what I like more is low cost and simplicity. The more steps you put into a process the more difficult and costly it becomes. They are pretty all shiney and silver. It doesn't chip, fade, add weight, or cost more. I know that it would be nice to be able to identify the head end, but there are other ways of doing that such as different color webbing or stitches. I have a different color cordlock on my BB. And if you want them to be a certain color, I bet most of you have spraypaint in your garage. I know Fin did a simple powder coating used for fishing lures and it turned out nice but the color was very bright

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**Garden hammock** · 12-24-2009, 00:29

Oh my god.. Thanks @angrysparrow for the video and the images on the first page. You have single handedly convinced me to scour the 'net for some for my own garden hammock

**bonsaihiker** · 12-24-2009, 10:20

Originally Posted by Garden hammock

Oh my god.. Thanks @angrysparrow for the video and the images on the first page. You have single handedly convinced me to scour the 'net for some for my own garden hammock

You won't find them anywhere but here...they are made by HF members.

**Jodster** · 12-24-2009, 10:57

LOVE THEM!!!

Bought 2 sets for my son and I. When I have to set up 2 hammocks in weather ..... those 30 seconds are priceless.

Did I mention that I LOVE THEM?

Thinking that I might buy more for some fellow hangers that aren't yet members here.

**Just Jeff** · 12-24-2009, 20:18

Got my first field test last night...I'm gonna stitch them on when we get into the new house. I'm sold.

**PA Pathfinder** · 12-28-2009, 03:15

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

Is powder coat a process available to the masses? How does it work? Thanks.

Me being the car guy I am I sat here thinking

and remembered that a company called Eastwood Automotive sells a DIY powder coating system all you need is some time and someone with and old oven cause im sure wives and girlfriends would be rather upset with yall baking your dutch clips for 2 hrs at 350

http://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powder-coating.html

Also for those who want an anodized look on the cheap and DIY friendly http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html and DupliColor is a great product I use alot of them on my truck so far LOL and they are readily available at a near by walmart or autostore

**Dutch** · 12-28-2009, 08:17

Originally Posted by
Also for those who want an anodized look on the cheap and DIY friendly [URL="http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html"

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html[/URL] and DupliColor is a great product I use alot of them on my truck so far LOL and they are readily available at a near by walmart or autostore

I think I'm going to have to pick some of that up and try it out, thanks.

**oldgringo** · 12-28-2009, 12:26

Dutch Clips are like SMC rings...spare, simple, and elegant. I can't imagine going pimp.

But that's just one olde pharte's opinion.

**ref103** · 12-28-2009, 12:34

are the dutch clips aluminum? give me dimensions and i'll have a bunch made. i'm a machinist and i run a wire edm machine. basically it uses a thin brass wire that runs electricity through it and cuts out nearly any shape of nearly any material. if someone sends me one to scan i'll make the exact same thing.