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Great tip John. I have used the same straps for woodworking projects, but without removing the hooks. They always get in the way, or easily damage the wood. I will be converting some of mine like you did, Very nice

John, you missed out the step where you dyed the yellow strap blue ????

Depending on the job, I use old bike inner tubes. They are elastic, and provide enough clamping pressure for the small projects I've done.

Great trick, and especially good timing as I just picked up 4 ratchet straps and need to epoxy a headboard and footboard together. Not only would this save wear and tear from the hooks marring the work, it will make getting the straps on and tightened down easier and faster

Loving the outro title!! Very informative!

Have been using these for years John, salvaged from shipping fasteners. They work well for clamping difficult shapes like yours.

Wow! You Win The Internet for this one John! Crazy simple but super brilliant! Preciate' the hack Buddy! I've got some cheap harbor Freight Straps that I'll be converting over to Strap Clamps! Have A Super Week!.....*Gus*

Very nice! Bonus points for the Boston T-Shirt....

Another very useful tip! Thank you!

Way to go John 🔨🔨👍 What a genius

John, that was a clever thing. You'll never run out of clever things.

I could have used this about a week ago! 🤔. Was trying to use a strap in my latest video but the damn hooks were in the way. Great info John...keep it coming. 👍🏻

very cool. A box clamp would work well too. I do like how ingenious it it though. Channeling your inner Macguyver.

Good advice! Be sure to try Your method.

That's cool Never thought of modifying one. You can buy endless straps though. They can be hard to find at time

Great Idea!

yeah, i use ratchet straps for box clamps. i use some corner pieces i made out of scrap for the outside corners. they work well..

good idea... liked the music

I made some several years ago they have held up very well. I used 3/8" copper tubing instead of the plastic tubing it will probably hold up better.

Cool. U could try to make a version with old bike tube cut off. Elastic and durable. We used them mainly in pre-strap times for clamping plaster molds for wax casting. They neatly wrap also around round or curved surfaces and don't scratch a thing.

nice quick tip!

I have a shit ton of that style , hook less. got them from the motorcycle dealer I used to work for. They use them to strap the big bikes like Goldwings to the pallet they are shipped on.

smart idea

Ratchet straps are perfect for mitre joint clamping like hexagon and octagon. You can buy the endless ratchet straps without the hooks and no need to modify

John, any pitfalls in using this to clamp a laminated table top (using strips of 2x4s)? I'm wondering if it will cause it to set unevenly.

very handy! Thanks! if you wanted to keep your hooks, couldn't you just run the loop through the ratchet?

I had been using scrap wood to hold the hooks off my project. Or knotting the straps together so the hooks dangle. I like this method much better. Now what is a packrat like me going to do with the hooks I cut off?

How the heck do you think these things up...Im going to make this right now! Thanx

Another approach is to just cut off the ends and have one long strap. Tie a knot to make the strap into a loop. Fold the loop and push through the ratchet shaft slot. The knot will stop it from going all the way through the slot. To use put the loop around the material to be clamped, pull the knot to take up the slack and then use the ratchet to tighten.

that's cool you can 4 packs from harbor freight cheap.

I'm not saying this isn't a good idea, because it is. But they do sell ratchet straps that are hookless and work exactly like the modified version you made.

You could make some simple corner fittings to hold frames of varying degrees too, if you so wished. Might make a more substantial vid too, just saying.

I always tie a small knot in the end of my straps so it doesn't slip out in storage or while flopping around the bed of my truck. I always hated when I picked one up to use it that I was always having to stop to figure out witch way it went back in.

If you don't want to damage the straps, just hook them into something solid like chain links, oval locking carabiners, etc. Ratcheting tie down straps are probably going to be stronger without mods, you really want to avoid this if you can.

Dont worry John, you will come up with something clever again!!! Lol

Next step is, make some wooden corners with a slot, to move the strap through. And you have a real strap-clamp :-))

Smokin mod;-)

T-shirt tour...NOW!

Just buy 'never ending loop' straps, they're cheaper than regular ratchets and already do what your trying to do

Nice but I have band clamps that I got years ago just because I knew I would need them.

You could do silly jokes for the outtro text! Something like: Why did the skeleton NOT cross the road? Didn't have the guts! or the heart, or the leg.

Kinda skooom.

isn't this the same as a regular ratchet strap? thoose without the hook?

Clever things to say: I don't have a green thumb, but I do have a wood eye. The opposite of precision is kerf. Wood classifications: Use it, reuse it, use it for scrap, use it for heat When in doubt, Matthias is right. :)

You'll find more clever things to talk about, John. We're not worried. :)

Oh, the horrors!!! John call a bolt a SCREW!!!!!