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Post by Lord Nibbo on Feb 5, 2008 16:59:12 GMT
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Post by paulchapman on Feb 5, 2008 17:36:54 GMT
Is it as bad as that awful, battery operated tape measure Black & Decker brought out  Cheers  Paul |
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Post by Alf on Feb 5, 2008 18:21:41 GMT
The thing is that isn't entirely stupid - how many times have you found yourself needing three hands when clamping something? Okay, so you'd probably need to use a real clamp if you wanted it to hold - but this might hold it long enough. Of course it could well be a tacky bit of plastic manure too. ;D
Cheers, Alf
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Post by jake on Feb 5, 2008 19:19:52 GMT
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Post by modernist on Feb 5, 2008 19:41:51 GMT
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Post by jake on Feb 5, 2008 19:51:58 GMT
Oi, start a two handed thread!
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Post by modernist on Feb 5, 2008 19:59:41 GMT
All right then cos I want to know what people think of them  |
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Post by afterglow on Feb 5, 2008 22:17:51 GMT
I dunno, I'm not a big fan of 'lectrickery for tools that frankly don't need it. The simple quick-clamp type grips can be operated by the one hand you've got free, while the other two are busy holding everything else in place  After buying a Plasplugs sharpening station many years ago, thinking I was buying a pukka tool to sharpen my chisels with (I learnt very quickly that it wasn't up to my aspirations), I just hate all the excuses for tools that these big names bring out in order to part us from our cash. If only they could concentrate on making stuff properly, even charging £2 more for it, rather than piling the crap up and asking us to form an orderly queue at the bargain bins. Hmm, seems I'm ranting - </rant> I think you can assume I'm not keen your Lordship, certainly not good enough to grace your country manor sir ;D Cheers, Lee - off for a warm bath with lots of Radox to relax me |
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Feb 5, 2008 22:34:05 GMT
I think you can assume I'm not keen your Lordship, certainly not good enough to grace your country manor sir ;D Cheers, Your not keen, I think it's a load of dog poo, It takes over five minutes to close from fully open to fully closed from what I've read. My bloody arms would drop off if I had to hold it in place that long, by which time to glue would have gone off anyway ;D |
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Post by paulchapman on Feb 5, 2008 23:58:52 GMT
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I reckon Record G cramps, sash cramps and cramp heads are still the best - nothing to go wrong, they last forever and they do the job. Cheers Paul |
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Post by Alf on Feb 6, 2008 8:35:11 GMT
Okay, okay! I wouldn't actually buy one - but if some well-meaning but mis-guided relative (you know the sort - bet you've all got at least one) inflicted one on me, you never know, there's an outside chance it might actually be useful for something. Sometime. Once.
Oh all right, I'll stop being reasonable now. ;D
Cheers, Alf
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Post by paulchapman on Feb 6, 2008 10:07:52 GMT
if some well-meaning but mis-guided relative (you know the sort - bet you've all got at least one) inflicted one on me Yes, I have one of those - she bought me the battery-operated tape measure  Trouble is, I can't throw the thing away in case she finds out  Cheers Paul |
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Feb 6, 2008 13:00:56 GMT
you never know, there's an outside chance it might actually be useful for something. Cheers, Alf Clamped to a shelf it could come handy to hang stuff on. ;D |
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Post by dom on Feb 6, 2008 17:19:48 GMT
I was given one of those battery tapes and I gave it away just before Christmas. Guess what I got for Christmas |
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Post by paulchapman on Feb 6, 2008 17:47:02 GMT
;D
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Trouble is, I can't throw the thing away in case she finds out 
