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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Bill. People are describing "straps" instead of a solid piece. Are they like the ones that many of us had at the beginning of our outdoor furniture ownership long ago ....straps attached to aluminum tubing?
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Yes, there are both horizontal and vertical straps, interwoven with one another (like the top on a pie). Frankly, the straps seemed pretty thick to me, as well as being maybe 1.5"-2" wide. It was a heavy solid vinyl, not the old-timey woven webbing kind of stuff - seemed kinda rubbery. The framing is aluminum, not plastic, and more than likely the surface is powdercoated (in white) - seemed to be pretty heavy gauge aluminum.....again, not like the bare aluminum frames we all remember. Bracing between parts of the frame are welded, not screwed/riveted together - you can easily see the welds. Overall, the stuff looked real substantial to me. Now how long the strapping will hold up in the FL sun remains to be seen! Again, I can only speak to what I saw at the Duval Pool today.
The mystery to me is how in the world it will be possible to replace any of the strapping if it does deteriorate. It seemed like each piece was wrapped around the side of the frame about three wraps on each end - no screws or rivets holding it in place. How you could do that on one end is easy to figure. How can it be done on both ends...........there's the mystery! Only thing I can figure is that it was done by machine and that the strapping had enough stretch in it to remain taut.
Bill
