Repurposed Fire Hose Blank Section 5" x 8"

Description: ONE (1) SECTION OF FIRE HOSE - 5" x 8" Made from retired, or factory scrap heavy duty fire hose for you to cut for your own size. It can be cut with a box knife and holes can be punched with a leather punch or drilled if you don't have a punch. Use for custom parts, padding a surface, or providing abrasion resistance to your project. Fire hose materials are resistant to mildew and UV raysFire hose material is tested for extreme temperatures (-35 F to 1200 F) Extremely tough and durable material. Has a smooth side and a ribbed side. Molded ribs in fire hose improve abrasion resistance. Fire hose materials are resistant to mildew and UV raysFire hose material is tested for extreme temperatures (-35 F to 1200 F). Please note the 60 Day Money Back Guarantee (max allowed on eBay), If not satisfied for any reason, I will refund your purchase price. FYI - I also sell hinges, latches, and lid straps for Igloo coolers made from the same firehose material. ORDERING & SHIPPING INFORMATION Shipping via US Post Office First Class Stamped Envelope. Shipped the business day following your order if not the same day. The fire hose weighs about 3/4 lb per foot and is made from yellow rubber material with a super strong polyester and nylon weave between layers. I can't imagine they will ever wear out or break. BACKGROUND I'm an avid fisherman and was repeatedly replacing broken cooler hinges. I researched alternate products and homemade options and decided to try using retired fire hose. I asked my firefighter/paramedic nephew if he could get some retired fire hose and he acquired a section of 5 inch diameter hose. This is supply hose typically used to make connections from the fire hydrant to the fire truck. I made replacements for broken hinges on one of my coolers and liked them so much I replaced the un-broken ones on my other cooler (see pics). They work great and look cool. In fact, they worked so good I made additional hinges with the remaining hose to see if others would like to purchase them on eBay. Those hinges sold out and I have acquired more retired and factory scrap fire hose. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I'm a retired engineer, so the following may seem a bit overkill to some folks, but read on if you would like more details….. In interest of proving the durability of fire hose hinges, I built two test rigs (see the pictures). One rig tests the in-line breaking strength by applying a linear force until the hinge stretches or breaks. Brand new Igloo hinges would start stretching and eventually break at 80 - 90lb of force. The fire hose hinges stretch slightly at 150+ lb, but did not break after holding that load for hours. The other test rig uses an automotive windshield wiper motor with linkages that repetitively bend the hinge approximately 50 times per minute to measure the number of bending cycles before failure. It bends the hinge from straight to just over 90 degrees to simulate opening and closing the cooler lid. A new plastic Igloo hinge failed after 26 hours on the bending rig. A fire hose hinge has been on the rig for over 200 hours (over 600,000 bending cycles) and has no sign of wear. NFPA Fire Hose Specifications NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard - Cold Resistance - Hose shall be exposed to temperature of -35 degrees F for 24 hours, then bent 180 degrees both directions. Hose shall then not leak when brought to pressure. Heat Resistance - Verified using the test procedures defined in UL 19. Hose shall withstand 1200 degree F for at least two minutes without bursting when subject to a static pressure of 100 psi.

Price: 9.96 USD

Location: Palm City, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-14T20:47:59.000Z

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