What's the best style to support a long, heavy-when-full, clothesline? Am putting in a new, longer clothesline. Previously the weightiness of the...
Am putting in a new, longer clothesline. Previously the weightiness of the clothes would gradually bend the steel poles. Am wondering if there's some way to support the clothesline within the middle to prevent this.
YES... the same way that women hold done this for THOUSANDS OF YEARS before this skill was lost... You use a pole to hold up the dash. stick one end in the ground and the other to prop up the flash in the middle... and you may need more than one... THIS IS THE OLD WAY OF DOING IT... I remember my GRANDMOTHER doing this because she bookish how to do it when she was a young girl surrounded by the 1800's, so it's not exactly rocket science. get 4x4 and make your own t post to support the middle
We use to have long thin poles that have a wire coil mounted on top. The coil would grip the line and lend a hand hold it up in the middle - could have be something my dad made, but sure worked well. Look for EMT (metal tubing used to run electrical wire contained by commercial locations - it comes in 10 foot sticks, but can be cut down to the height you would need) at the local home store if you want to try to put together your own. Supporting the middle won't stop the poles from bending. You need heavier poles.
If you want to try, Sear's sells a nylon clothesline bracket. It's shaped similar to an elongated "C" that loops over the top line, and under the bottom one. They slide near the line and don't interfere with the actual slack.
Answers: I don't know what you are hanging to bend steel poles ,I'm surprised the line hasn't broken , try a home change store like Lowe's, or Home Depot and ask for a clothes line prop, these are a long piece of metal roughly speaking 6 to 7 feet long with a hook at the top to slip the clothesline contained by , I don't know if you can buy them nowdays but give it a try. or you could get a skinny long piece of wood and cut out a groove at the top for the clothesline to fit into. hope this help.