stainless steel "hose clamps" in lieu of welding a frame

[cletus]

www.amazon.com/Breeze-Clamp-Stainless-System-contains/dp/B003LSXG5E/ref=sr_1_39?keywords=steel+hose+clamp&qid=1584310970&sr=8-39

I don't have any metal working skills and I came up with the idea to substitute this banding for a welded frame to hold a DSR2 core together inside a barrel something similar to what Peter did with his development model.  Has this been tried already?  Would it be a bad idea?

[peterberg]

No, not a bad idea. It has been done before although not with a batchrocket core as far as I know.

[cletus]

Thank you, sir.

My understanding is that I should apply a thin clay slip mortar between every seam/joint in the core to help bond the pieces together, but that I should still expect some amount of thermal expansion and need to account for that outside of the core. So, should this stainless steel "hose clamp" strapping be left a little bit loose, be nice and snug, or be tightened up? Perhaps the metal will expand even more than the core and be nothing to worry about?

[peterberg]

The metal will expand in about the same rate as the core. Best to use short pieces of angle iron where the strap is over an edge. This will prevent damaging the bricks, refractory castings or whatever you are using.

[cletus]

Thanks again, Peter!