How to Frame a Shipping Container
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In this article we will show you methods for framing the outside of your shipping container - using timber, steel, Unistrut or scaffolding. Download the instructions here...
How to Mount a Starlink Kit to a Shipping Container
Due to the popularity of shipping containers as tiny homes, scientific monitoring stations, offices and lockups, anywhere there is a converted shipping container, there is likely to be also a need for high speed internet. Learn how to securely mount your Starlink kit onto a shipping container, how high to install it & how to run the cable into the container. Full instructions & tips
How to attach a banner to a shipping container
Due to customer demand we are pleased to introduce a range of three kits for mounting a banner frame to your shipping container. Read the blog to find out how to attach a banner to your shipping container...
Tags: attachment ideas, Banner, banners, How to, signs
How to attach a solar floodlight to a shipping container
If you have been looking for ways to attach a floodlight directly to shipping containers, you may have already found our instructions for installing a full height floodlight kit, but not thought about using a solar floodlight instead of a conventional wired one. Here we’ll explore the advantages of attaching a solar floodlight above your shipping container.
How to attach Unistrut channel to a shipping container
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Unistrut channel systems are a highly practical and versatile set of building blocks, allowing you to build fully customised support systems and structures without the need for welding or drilling. For those old enough to remember, they are a lot like meccano, but for adults.
Tags: Bolt ons, How to, ISO shipping container, Unistrut
How to Make a Ramp for a Shipping Container + 2 DIY Ideas
We are going to show you two DIY shipping container ramp ideas for how to make your own ramps - to make loading and unloading your container quicker, easier and safer. The Domino Ramp is designed for rolling wheeled items like flight cases, motorbikes, pallet trucks & sack barrows in and out of a shipping container and the Dominos will prevent the ramp from sliding away particularly when wheeling heavy objects out of the container.
Attaching a banner to a shipping container solar battery
Adal Advertising is a Domino Clamps customer from the Netherlands, who recently put together this substantial steel tube frame on the side of a shipping container in order to attach a huge advertising banner to the side of it.
How to attach a tube vertically to a shipping container
In this blog we’ll show you how to attach various lengths and diameters of metal tube or pipe vertically to a shipping container using our selection of vertical tube clamp accessories.
Tags: Bolt-Ons, How to, pipe, Scaffold Tube, Signage, Vertical tube
How to bolt structural timber to a shipping container
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In this blog we are going to show you how to bolt structural timber onto your ISO shipping container, quickly and easily, and without having to make a single hole in your container. Once attached, the timber can be used as a basis for many additions such as a roof deck or building another structure off the side of your container such as a carport or shade structure.
Tags: attachment ideas, How to, Timber, Timber attachment
How to attach a scaffold tube perpendicular to the side of a shipping container
In this blog we’ll show you how to attach a tube or pipe perpendicular out of the side of the corner casting so that it comes out at a 90 degree angle away from the container. Attaching a bar or horizontal support to a container is a really practical way of then attaching other things off your container, particularly things which can hang, like signage, lighting, drapes or banners.
Tags: attachment ideas, banners, Bolt-Ons, discover, How to, Lighting, pipe, Scaffold Tube, signs, tube
How to correctly tie rope and tension wire to a shipping container
A rope or tension wire attached to a shipping container can provide a useful addition to your conversion project. In this blog we will provide an overview of how to correctly attach a rope or tension wire using an M12 eyebolt, available now in our shop.
Tags: attachment ideas, Bolt ons, eye bolt, How to, Tension wire
How to make shipping container brackets for your attachments
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In this article we'll guide you through making your own custom shipping container brackets. These are designed to work with Domino Clamps to attach other accessories to your shipping container. If you are looking for a hassle-free option, check our range of ready-made brackets.