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GatorStitch™ FAQs |
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Question:
What frame fabrication tools do I need to successfully create fabric structures using the GatorStitch™ frame system? |
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Answer:
GatorStitch™ can easily be used with slight modifications to your current tube bender you use for bending standard square light guage steel tubing or with the Steel Stitch PRB-3000 Power Roller
Bender customized for bending GatorStitch™, a standard MIG welder, a standard chop saw or miter saw with an abrasive cut off blade (however, a pedestal cold saw is highly recommended). Click
here for a technical report (Acrobat .pdf file) download on GatorStitch™ bending. |
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Question:
Can I use the same fabric and
PVC trim application tools with GatorStitch™ as
I have been using for making aluminum-framed structures? |
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Answer:
Yes! GatorStitch™ works well with all of your current
aluminum-based fabric and PVC finishing tools including your
air staplers and
pneumatic hammers, and with Steel Stitch™ galvanized
or stainless steel
staples. |
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Question:
Can I use Steel Stitch™
PVC finishing trims with the GatorStitch™ framing
system? |
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Answer: Yes! The GatorStitch™ stapling channel has the same dimensions as our aluminum staple-in framing members from which it was derived and easily recieves the application of all Steel Stitch™ PVC and fabric-covered finishing trims. |
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Question:
It appears that the GatorStitch™
product has an aluminum stapling web embedded within a 1" steel tube.
How have the two metals been kept from adversely reacting with each
other? |
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Answer: The steel component of GatorStitch™ is made from galvanized (zinc-based) G-90 steel coil that is treated with a Chromate conversion coat followed by an Epoxy coat that forms a triple-layered barrier between the aluminum and the steel, thus preventing corrosion from occurring between the dissimilar metals. |
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Question:
What precautions, if any, do I need to take
when welding GatorStitch™ steel tubing? |
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Answer: Click here to go to Sonco Tube's guidelines for zinc-coated steel MIG welding. (Sonco Tube is an Authorized Distributor of GatorStitchTM products.) |
| Question: When will GatorStitch™ be available? | |
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Answer: GatorStitch™ is available now at your nearest authorized distributor.. |
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Question:
Where do I get GatorStitch™? |
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Answer: GatorStitch™ is available through our nationwide distribution network. |
| Question: Are there any promotional GatorStitch™ flyers available? | |
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Answer: Yes. Click here to download a standard 8½" x 11" GatorStitch™ printable flyer. |
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800-441-3316
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