On 5/5/2018 12:08 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Sat, 5 May 2018 10:55:44 -0700 (PDT), "Dave, I can't do that"
wrote:

Hi, I need to join two 5-gallon buckets by their open ends.

Does anyone know of a clamping ring with over-center toggle clamp
that would hold them together? I need to be able to part them easily for
emptying the bottom bucket.

The buckets have a lip about 1/4" deep to the outer surface and 1/4"
thick. Seems like a ring of 1/2' U-shaped stuff and a clamp would do it.

Thought I'd get the collective wisdom of you guys first before
reinventing a wheel.

Thanks

Try this. They're for clamping lids, but many a little hammer work
will make it fit:

https://tinyurl.com/y7zy3jwj




I was thinking of just such a gizmo. I have a metal bucket here in the
shop that uses a ring like that to hold the lid on.