dots/flappers for clik-trak
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dots/flappers for clik-trak
Until CRC releases their clik-dots and clik-flappers, I'm looking for some creative dot/flapper ideas that can be easily velcroed to the carpet (for dots) and attached to the exposed ends of the clik-trak. I've looked at a couple of different cones/domes used for sports agility training, but don't have any ideas for securing them so they won't be knocked loose or raise up on impact and allow a car to get stuck under them. What do you other rug rats do to cover those exposed track ends?
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For flappers, at the Carpet Nats this year, we used 1/2 in thick vinyl moldings from Home Depot. They were about 8 inches wide, so we ripped them lengthwise in half (producing two 4 inch wide, 1/2 inch thick pieces). We then doubled them up to make a 1 inch thick piece. A single piece had too much give when used as a flapper. A few 1 1/4 inch deck screws screwed in from the face of the flapper (through both pieces) worked great to hold the pieces together.
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Integy Corner Markers:
http://www.integy.com/cgi-bin/webc.c...146&p_catid=16
We duct tape them down.
http://www.integy.com/cgi-bin/webc.c...146&p_catid=16
We duct tape them down.
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For flappers, at the Carpet Nats this year, we used 1/2 in thick vinyl moldings from Home Depot. They were about 8 inches wide, so we ripped them lengthwise in half (producing two 4 inch wide, 1/2 inch thick pieces). We then doubled them up to make a 1 inch thick piece. A single piece had too much give when used as a flapper. A few 1 1/4 inch deck screws screwed in from the face of the flapper (through both pieces) worked great to hold the pieces together.
#5
Go to the building material area and ask for vinyl molding. Not sure what every Home Depot carries. You can go to their web site and search for "vinyl molding". I think we used the 1x8x12' white vinyl trim plank. We ripped it length wise into 1x4x12' strips, then doubled it up so that it wasn't so floppy. It's worth a trip there to see what they have.
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I like the flapper idea, but how did you attach it to the track ends?
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At the Carpet Nats, the boards were 2x4s, so we just used deck screws. With Click Track, I suppose you could do the same, but it would require inserting some pieces of wood into the tubing to act as a "backer" to screw into.