Convoluted Elbow Joints…Oh my
Spent some time the last couple of days thinking about how to reproduce the convoluted joints on the elbows of the pressure garment.
As seen in this photo my friend Johan was kind enough to send me, the joints are just slightly larger than the glove disconnects. The disconnects are 4 inches, so I would put the joints at 5 or so.
While scrounging around I found some round foam caulking filler that looked just a bit larger than the ribs on the joint. I thought I could sew them into some black cloth and make a tube out of it. The results looked promising, but not quite right.
So I showed my contraption to my wife who said ” looks good, but why not just get a hose?”
Well, slightly easier said than done. A 5 inch ribbed hose that has enough flex to allow ease of movement. Not something you find at the local hardware. Lucky I have an industrial hose and fitting reseller near my office.
I spent my entire lunch hour with a kind salesman going through samples until I found what I wanted. Its not perfect, but should definitely work. Poor guy, should have seen his face when I said I wanted two whole feet of it. He had to order it, I can pick it up tomorrow after 4:00.
So until then, I think I’ll revisit the IV gloves, I think the connection where the cloth meets the leather needs the fabric on top of the leather with a nice double stitched seam there.
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This is really cool, I hope you find all the materials you need. There doesn’t seem to be a date on this post so I’m not sure if this is old and you’ve already completed your project, but if you’re still working on it, good luck!