One of our customers needed to build a light grid for their client’s photo shoot area. They built the structures with Kee Klamp components and attached to two sides of the building as well as some angled rafters. See more about this grid in the projects area: Lighting Grid – Offset
I built this Space Saving Stair Railing Shelf for storage and safety. The wall was too short to be safe, so in building it up I made a shelf system the overhangs into the stairwell and creates a lot of additional storage space.
Checkout the project for more pictures and step by step walk through on what I did to create the overhanging shelf using some Kee Lite components and aluminum pipe.
Complete Project: Space Saving Stair Railing Shelf
This is a design for a camera elevation system using Kee Klamp fittings and 1-3/8” tube. Used to take video and photos of football games (or any sports event), this Quadpod can be made for under $500. The idea is simple: attach a camera to the top of the vertical pipe to get shots of the action on the field. A pan-tilt module can be attached to the post and camera to provide additional control.
The cords to the camera and the pan and tilt controller would drape down the outside of the pipe or be tucked inside the pipe. The main body of the Quadpod should be able to collapse down to a storable size by loosening one set-screw on the upper Type 40-6 Kee Klamp.
Purchasing a brand new pre-fabricated tri-pod would cost from a $2k to $10k, depending on the accessories and features. This Quadpod should cost less than $500 using Kee Klamp components and standard 1-3/8” railing tube.
I have purchased the Kee Klamp components and tube to be able to construct a Quadpod. I intend on posting pictures, a revised Sketchup drawing with actual dimensions, a parts list, and a review of the project once it is completed.
I expect to be able to shorten the legs quite a bit when I actually build the Quadpod. Considering the height needs to be around 15 feet, I am hoping to have the legs no longer than 5 feet. They are closer to 10 feet in the sketch.
Below: Attach a pan and tilt controller to the Type 69-6 to manipulate your video camera.
Below: The Type C50-66 is comprised of two fittings that are riveted together; the Type F50-6 and the Type M50-6. The Type C50-66 is sold as an individual fitting already riveted.
Below: Again, the Type C50-66 is a fitting made up of two fittings; the Type F50-6 and the Type M50-6.
Contact Sam at sam@simplifiedbuilding.com or at 585-672-7312 for more on doing-it-yourself with Kee Klamp components.
One of the liabilities of selling your product all over the United States and Canada, is that you don’t always have the opportunity to visit the installation site and see the completed project. Recently a local company, O’Connell Electric, purchased some Kee Klamp components for a solar array that they were assembling in Williamson, NY up along lake Ontario. Gratefully, we were allowed to visit the site and capture some pictures of the finished framework.
See all the pictures in this photoset: Williamson Solar Array
Visiting a site is always educational. Here are a few facts about this project and about the solar industry in Upstate NY
Four crazy women (self described) from the mid-west built this structure from PVC to support a clothesline. If you’re interested in learning about how they did it, then please visit the project page.
Check out this Solar Panel Frame project that uses Kee Klamp fittings to build a solar panel support system that is durable, adjustable and easy to install.
One of the great things about the internet is the ability to explore across linquistic barriers. Google (and other web translation engines) have made it possible to explore web content in other languages. My international search has turned up some interesting non-native English web sites that feature the use of Kee Klamp products. One such site is a site in France that talks about how to build a beach kite cart. If you haven’t seen this sport, check out the videos below. It must be pretty wild to be whipped along the beach in a wheeled cart, pulled by a kite.
The site contains complete instruction on how to build a cart using Kee Klamp components, pipe and some other pieces. It even includes a flash presentation with overlays showing you the different components of the cart.
Note the cart in the video below is not the cart pictured above, but is just illustrating the use of a kite buggy.
This awning structure was made by a family in England to keep the rain off during the wet months. The concept is a great way to shelter an area from the rain while allowing the sunshine to come through. The curves make this structure more interesting, but finding a place to bend pipe in your area might prove difficult. Click here to read the author’s story.
Kee Klamp components are used to connect the different pipe sections together and to secure the unit to the home.
If you’re interested in building a structure like this, contact our projects team.
Yesterday we blogged about the wind turbine support on the bus. Today we talk about the deck structure on the roof of the bus. Looking at the picture above you can see that the deck on the roof is supported by pipe and fittings that are attached to the side of the bus. Refer to this web site for a complete log on the bus, including the building of the deck.
Due to the curvature of the bus roof, the bottom of the deck needed to be supported from the outside edges. To accomplish this, the author used a couple of flanges and pipe to support the decking structure.
The 64 Vertical Flanges are used to attach to a relatively small space in-between the windows while the 62 Base Flange is used to attach the pipe to the decking. In addition to these fittings, there are no closes ups of this, but their are also a few support the utilize C58 Swivel Flanges to support the decking at an angle in a number of locations where attaching vertically would have obstructed the window.
Learn more about this amazing school bus conversion on the author’s web site.
Every once in a while we stumble upon some truly amazing projects. This bus was a conversion from an old yellow school bus. This is upcylcing at it’s very best. The interest that we have in this project is that it uses Kee Klamp fittings in a number of different areas of the construction.
Here the author shows the use of Kee Klamp in the construction of a wind turbine support
The turbine is placed on top of a 10’ piece of 1-1/2” Schedule 40 Galvanized Pipe.
C50-8 Connectors secure the braces to the upright.
The upright is connected to the decking with a 62-8 Flange.
The bracing is connected to the deck with C58 Swivel Flanges.
Visit the author’s site to learn more about the Bus project and his wind turbine.
Interested in making you own wind turbine to go on top of this post. Visit Make’s new project area and check out this project:
The Dutch company, Visix, has come up with a sign display system that uses Kee Klamp structures to attach PVC and Vinyl signage to the outside of a building. The structure is simple using a 61 Flange, a 35 Three Socket Cross and a Pipe Cap to create a ridged pipe structure. The signage is then lashed to the pipes to create a very sharp looking sign layout.
While scanning through Google Images search for “Kee Klamp” I came across this project of a Canoe Cart built from Kee Lite Aluminum pipe fittings. The fittings create a basic framework that supports the canoe and axel making a robust structure that can be dragged just about anywhere. See more on this project here.
Recently one of our customers posted a complete project of their Kee Klamp Desk on Instructables. This desk features a pole mounted monitor along with several shelving unit all connected to the basic structure of the desk. With this project, detam100 was able to to turn a relatively small corner into a highly functional working space. Desk space is saved in various ways, such as attaching the speakers and wireless router to the pipe structure instead of using precious desk real estate.
Kudos to detam100 for his creativity, we’re hoping to see this on in our Project Gallery soon.
Admittedly our customers sometimes amaze us with the elegance and simplicity of what can be built with Kee Lite aluminum components. Over four years ago I met Dennis Vogel who had the the first idea to build a pipe bed from Kee Klamp, he posted his project as an Instructable and since then several people have been inspired to build their own.
Marla S. constructed this bed over three years ago and she recently sent us some amazing pictures of the project. Marla’s application shows the modern versatility of the Kee Lite components. Kudos to Marla! This bed looks fantastic!
If you’re curious about using Kee Lite fittings to construct a project of your own, check out our project gallery as well as further areas of this blog.
By far, the Ergonomic Computer Desk project, has been one of the most popular projects over the years. I finally got our Sketchup Master, Sam Wender, to make a model for the desk. If you go to the project page you’ll be able to download the latest sketchup file as well as see a 3D model that you can spin on 3 axis.
A shelf I built two serve two purposes: 1) create a safe height railing around the opening to a stairwell and 2) to reclaim some open air space for storage.
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