Michael Horowitz wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:07:27 GMT, cavelamb
wrote:

Yep - I was thinking of building a mold by building a like joint,
filling it with sand, and heating the strap around that - but I get
wrapped around the axel and was looking for an EZ way - MIke


Stick TWO pieces of right sized pipe in the vice, with the strap
centered between them.

Vice grip the top of the pipes (needle nose grips here) to keep the
pipes from spreading.

and wrap the strap around one pipe...

Vice grips with soft aluminum footies are "handy"


Richard