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I bought a yet another second-hand greenhouse in the winter. The day I had to move it was absolutely freezing, with snow on the ground and it was really awkward to dismantle as it was in a tight corner. Consequently I lost quite a lot of the overlap/Z clips in the snow (never to be seen again). The problem is that the overlap is quite big and standard Z clips are too short. Even the flat ones (to bend yourself) at my local garden centre are short. Any help or ideas please? No idea where the originals came from or what make the greenhouse is. The glass is standard 2 feet by 2 feet.
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On eBay you can get aluminium sheet offcuts in all thicknesses and many different sizes, 0.5mm is about what your looking for, find the offcut with a dimension that suits and with a cheap pair of tinsnips cut the strips off. I know exactly where your coming from on this matter. Been there myself many times with mine and other people greenhouses"...Very dark, is the other side, very dark."
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Brilliant! Just what I need. I had looked on e-bay at clips but didn't realise you could buy sheets of aluminium on there.Originally posted by Olorin2001 View PostComment
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I'd already seen those, but thanks for lookingOriginally posted by Thelma Sanders View PostComment
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Pair of tinsnips and a bean tin. Cut into 1/2" wide strips and bend to suit!
Watch you don't cut yourself though!
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Try using paperclips, easy to bend with pliers, but use three to a pane of glassI am certain that the day my boat comes in, I'll be at the airport.Comment
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What about taking the panes to a local glazier and asking him to trim a few mm off so standard overlap clips will fitNever test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
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Then you reduce the height of the GH to match the glass - 'sobvious
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Those clips usually hold pane on pane vertically to fit into the frame usually two to four panes high... You'd only need to trim one pane for them all to fit in for one vertical section......Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Postthe glass would then not fit the space would it?
Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.Comment
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As he is looking for longer clips, he's trying to get more overlap.... He's greenhouse is to low already
Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.Comment
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whoops, silly meOriginally posted by RedThorn View PostAs he is looking for longer clips, he's trying to get more overlap.... He's greenhouse is to low already
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Either that AP or I've got the wrong end of it again(happens all too often these days)
Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.Comment
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