Cramps

[dom]

Received a visit from ColinC today, so naturally I was my usual polite self and let him in.
Anyhoo, he'd just been to Tilgear(Cuffley) and had bought some sash cramps which looked and felt excellent, nice smooth movement and holding power, so I bought some too.



Sekura, I can recommend them at £23.45 for the 50" size

[pigeonsarse]

So are these as good as the Bessey ones? On the 'other' forum they are complaining about some lookalikes that don't hold properly or cramp up with the jaws out of square. Any comments?

[jfc]

I think id take Dom and Colinc's word for it . If they say they are good then they are good . They are tradesmen .

[pigeonsarse]

jfc said:

I think id take Dom and Colinc's word for it . If they say they are good then they are good . They are tradesmen .

Sorry! I feel such a fool!
Oh yes, where are my manners! Hello everyone! Great forum!

[jfc]

;D Maybe on the dark side the timber wasnt square and they blamed the clamps ?

[jake]

Those are the exact same as the rutlands ones I have (froma previous sale)

[pigeonsarse]

What, with all those planes that cost hundreds of pounds each, and then hand lapped by the new owners to be flatter than Scrits new cap? (If Senior is right about his B.Day present ;D)
Is it possible that they cant plane square? ;D

[mooretoolsplease]

I have an order in for the Rutlands ones,
Bessey's are far too rich for me.
is that 50" between the jaws Dom?

[colincott]

Hi All

It is me Dom is talking about and I have also got some of the Rutland ones but I think these are better, because they are just like the Bessey's as in the working are built in unlike the Rutlands have a slip clutch to hold the plus the support foot ( The bit of plastic on the end of the bar) is better on the the Tilgear one'sx too.

I guess I will see which one,s will last the

[dom]

mooretoolsplease said:

I have an order in for the Rutlands ones,
Bessey's are far too rich for me.
is that 50" between the jaws Dom?

50 I/2"

Dom

[jake]

colincott said:

Hi All

It is me Dom is talking about and I have also got some of the Rutland ones but I think these are better, because they are just like the Bessey's as in the working are built in unlike the Rutlands have a slip clutch to hold the plus the support foot ( The bit of plastic on the end of the bar) is better on the the Tilgear one'sx too.

I guess I will see which one,s will last the

These look exactly the same as the ones I have, which I bought a year or so agao when Rutlands last sold them off. Does the support foot have a tapped thread in the side?

If so the mech is similar, but not the same as the besseys, in that there is a pressed steel top 'arm' and a lower steel dowel which forms the catch, rather than a cast mech like the bessey's.

Good cramps for the money though.

[colincott]

Hi Jake

Yes they do have a steel dowel in it but if they are not the same as the Bessey's, I to think they are good for the money and will try to get some more before they all go ;D

By the way does anyone know how to get the email to say they has been a reply tom a post as I cant find it

[dom]

Hi Colin

Go into your own 'profile' and 'modify profile' then click the appropriate box .

Dom

[nickw]

Dom,

Which is the appropriate box? Damned if I can see it.

[colincott]

nickw said:

Dom,

Which is the appropriate box? Damned if I can see it.

Me too
Unless it is the mass email one which I have opt-in for

[dom]

Nick,scroll down in modify profile to account preferences then opt-in to the mass e-mails.

Dom

[nickw]

Yebbut I already have.

[paulchapman]

nickw said:

Yebbut I already have.

Same here and I don't receive any emails

Cheers

Paul

[dom]

Ve vill study ze formulations unt report beck

[modernist]

I order ed some of the Rutlands vartiety last week having received the special offer email only to be told they had been temporarily withdrawn following a manufacturing defect! They say they will be re-offered soon.

[colincott]

modernist said:

I order ed some of the Rutlands vartiety last week having received the special offer email only to be told they had been temporarily withdrawn following a manufacturing defect! They say they will be re-offered soon.

Hi Modernist

I must have been lucky as the four I have seem to be fine

I think I will have to give them a real good testing

[andy]

Colin & Nick

top rh button "view profile"

in view profile click bookmarks and set the appropriate choice

Andy

[nickw]

Sorry, but I don't want to have to bookmark a thread to get a message when it is updated. I want it to behave like The Other Place - if I post in a thread then (by default) I get an e-mail whenever anyone else posts in that thread with a link direct to the new post.

[Alf]

Nick, the solution is to post in more threads. That way you get too many alerts and thus so sick of them you no longer crave the feature.

At least I think that's what happened to me...

Cheers, Alf

[colincott]

Well it works ;D

I now have mail ( as in email )

Some needs to try and stop the slide down that slope but I fear it will be an up hill fight

Coat , hat and now closing the door