For most universal after market tower accessories you are going to need the tubing size of your tower. If you aren’t sure how to get this, we are here to help. While we know the tubing size of all the towers we manufacture, our accessories carry well to work on many other manufactures as well.
Let’s talk about a critical function of measuring. So often from Big Air you’re going to buy either a rack, maybe a bimini, flag holder, or other accessories. This accessory may be for a Big Air Tower or one of the many other tower manufacturers on the market. No matter what tower model, it is critical that you know what size tubing your ordering for that way we can make sure to help you get the right clamp. You’ll see these drop downs for clamp choices typically in the purchasing menu but its best to know how to measure in advance.
Most of us generally have a tape measure on hand, but if those pesky elves have taken off with it again, you can use a rope or string, no worries.
Circumference
The circumference is the full distance around the tubing. With the circumference measurement, we can then divide that number by our friend pi, which is 3.14. From there we’re given the diameter of the tube and the diameter is what the sales representative is going to need, or the online order if placing the order on the website. You can jump to the video below, where we show you how to get there.
Tape Measure Method
Grab your tape measure and place it at the 10 inch mark on the tube. We are way out there with extra so that you have more flexibility in the tape measure to wrap around the tube.
Starting at 10 inches, wrap the tape measure around the tube and measure where you meet. For instance, starting at 10, wrapping around the tube you meet at 17 inches. This is a difference of 7 inches. We then take that 7 inches and divide that by pi, 3.14. That equation will let us know our tubing diameter is about 2.25 inches.
String Method
Now if you don’t happen to have a tape measure handy, everybody’s generally got a piece of string or rope around. We can do the same thing with the string as we did with the tape measure. Just take a piece of string, wrap it entirely around the tube and pinch it where it meets. Then we measure the length from end to the pinch point. With the distance measurement (circumference) you will divide that by pi, 3.14 to get your diameter.
If you have additional questions or need additional support, please feel free to reach out to any of our representatives and we will be more than happy to further assist you.
