Category 02 · Grooming table & tub hardware
Salons and mobile groomers send us the table edge thickness and tub material; we sell the grooming table arm clamp and the pet grooming tub drain kit that actually match, and we say plainly when a table edge is too thick for the listed clamp.
Table hardware fails in two predictable ways: the arm clamp works loose on an edge it was never sized for, or the tub drain starts weeping around a gasket that has gone hard from years of shampoo and hot water. Both are wear parts, not table failures, and both are what this page stocks — a steel C-clamp for the arm and a drain valve kit for the tub, sold separately because a shop rarely needs both at once.
Price basis: the arm clamp is priced per clamp from $34. The tub drain valve kit is priced per kit from $18. Both are estimated bases confirmed once we know your table edge measurement and tub material — never a binding quote from this page.
A tub sees water and shampoo residue every day it is used; a gasket that looked fine in January can be cracked by summer. Arm clamps take a different kind of punishment — repeated tightening and loosening across dozens of dogs a week wears the threads and the jaw faces long before the steel itself gives out.
We stock the clamp and the drain kit as the two parts we see fail most, sized against the measurements below rather than against a table or tub brand name, because two tables from different manufacturers can share the same edge thickness.
Table edge thickness and tub material decide fit here, not the brand printed on the table leg. Measure the edge itself, including any rubber or laminate lip, and note whether your tub is steel or fiberglass before you write.
| Table edge | Clamp fit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 25mm | Fits with room to spare | Tighten fully; the jaw has extra travel |
| 25mm–38mm | Listed fit, basis from $34 | Full jaw engagement, standard fit |
| Over 38mm | Outside listed fit | Tell us the exact edge; we check for an alternative before selling this clamp |
A steel C-clamp built to grip a table edge up to 38mm thick and hold a grooming arm steady through a full day of leash tension from a dog that does not want to stand still. The jaw face is serrated enough to bite without marking most laminate finishes, and the screw travel is long enough to seat on both a thin folding table and a thicker fixed station within the listed range.
This clamp will not save a table edge thicker than 38mm — trying to force it on risks the threads, not just a poor grip. If your table edge runs thicker, say so in your inquiry and we will look at what actually fits rather than sell you a clamp we already know will rack loose.
From $34.00priced per clamp, estimated basis
Estimate, confirmed after we check your table edge measurement. Not a binding quote.
Measure straight across the table edge with the clamp's own jaw opening in mind, not the tabletop's overall thickness spec from a catalogue, which sometimes excludes a laminate lip or rubber edge trim. Include that lip; it is real thickness the jaw has to close around.
If two people at your shop measure differently, send both numbers. We would rather ask a second question than ship a clamp against a measurement that was rounded down to make the order easier.
A replacement drain body and rubber gasket, built for both steel and fiberglass grooming tubs. The gasket is the part that actually fails first — shampoo residue and repeated hot-water cycles harden rubber faster than most people expect, and a hardened gasket weeps slowly around the drain seat long before anyone notices standing water.
Material alone does not confirm fit. Steel and fiberglass tubs both take this kit, but the drain opening diameter and the connection thread beneath the tub floor vary between manufacturers even within the same material. We ask for both measurements before we confirm the kit will seat.
From $18.00priced per kit, estimated basis
Estimate, confirmed after we check your tub's drain measurements. Not a binding quote.
Send the tub material, the drain opening diameter measured at the tub floor, and the thread or push-fit type on the connection below. A photograph looking straight down into the open drain, with a tape measure in frame, answers most of this in one image.
If you cannot get underneath the tub to check the connection, tell us that too. We would rather ask you to send a second photograph than have the kit arrive and not seat.
The two failure points above cover almost every inquiry we get for this category. Here is the detail behind both.
The listed clamp's jaw closes fully around a 38mm edge with the screw near the end of its travel, which means there is very little margin left if your measurement is off by even three or four millimetres. When in doubt, measure again rather than round up.
The rubber gasket in the drain kit is rated for the hot-water range typical of a grooming tub, not for chemical descalers used at full strength. If your shop runs a heavy-duty descaling routine, mention it; we can point you to the right gasket compound rather than one that degrades faster than expected.
Neither part in this category is designed to compensate for a table or tub that is already failing structurally. If a table leg is bending under load or a tub floor has started to flex, that is outside what a clamp or a drain kit can fix, and we will say so rather than sell a part that will not solve the actual problem.
What this category will and will not cover.
No. Tavlixos stocks the arm clamp and the drain kit — the parts that wear out on a table or tub, not the fixtures themselves. If the table or tub structure has actually failed, we will tell you that plainly rather than sell a part that cannot fix it.
Send the exact measurement in your inquiry. We check whether a different clamp opening exists before telling you no outright, but we will not sell you the listed 38mm clamp against a 40mm edge and let you find out later that it racks loose.
The kit ships as drain body and gasket together, because the two parts are matched to seal against each other. Ask us directly if you only need the gasket; we will tell you honestly whether that is possible for your specific drain body.
A crate hinge is four dollars until you need it at 6 a.m. and can't find one — table and tub hardware works the same way. Ask before it fails on a Saturday.