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Hello,
My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. I am bewildered by the choice out the bypass and anvil secateurs, what do they mean? What are the differences between them? I also see that some boast they can cut branches an inch in diameter. Can they really? I am sure the jaws open that wide, but can you really put enough pressure to cut through something that thick? Or are ratchet secateurs best for in this instance? TIA |
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:06:21 +0100, Fred wrote:
Hello, My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. |
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"Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. -- True. I treated us to a pair of the Bosch re-chargeable battery ones, me being a bit arthritis bound. Super ! - but not cheap (:-( It is now snip,snip, snip on a daily basis (:- ) Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com |
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On 2009-06-17 13:09:51 +0100, "Pete Stockdale"
said: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. -- True. I treated us to a pair of the Bosch re-chargeable battery ones, me being a bit arthritis bound. Super ! - but not cheap (:-( It is now snip,snip, snip on a daily basis (:- ) Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. |
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"Stan The Man" wrote Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Err.... would you believe....Felco. :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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On 2009-06-17 18:43:14 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said:
"Stan The Man" wrote Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Err.... would you believe....Felco. :-) Thanks - now found online. But local Wyevale didn't have them... |
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"Stan The Man" wrote in message ... On 2009-06-17 18:43:14 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said: "Stan The Man" wrote Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Err.... would you believe....Felco. :-) Thanks - now found online. But local Wyevale didn't have them... Share your online discovery perhaps. It is what groups are about (:-) Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com |
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"Stan The Man" wrote "Bob Hobden" said: "Stan The Man" wrote Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Err.... would you believe....Felco. :-) Thanks - now found online. But local Wyevale didn't have them... No they wouldn't, too expensive for them, they don't tend to cater for serious gardeners. Look for a quality independent GC, RHS Wisley stock them, or buy online. However it would be best if you tried them in your hand first they make quite a range. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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On 2009-06-18 20:57:47 +0100, "Pete Stockdale"
said: "Stan The Man" wrote in message ... On 2009-06-17 18:43:14 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said: "Stan The Man" wrote Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Err.... would you believe....Felco. :-) Thanks - now found online. But local Wyevale didn't have them... Share your online discovery perhaps. It is what groups are about (:-) Choice of several at http://www.garden4less.co.uk/felco-secateurs.asp |
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In article , Fred
writes Hello, My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. I am bewildered by the choice out the bypass and anvil secateurs, what do they mean? What are the differences between them? I also see that some boast they can cut branches an inch in diameter. Can they really? I am sure the jaws open that wide, but can you really put enough pressure to cut through something that thick? Or are ratchet secateurs best for in this instance? I recently bought a pair of Wilkinsons' bypass secateurs - one larger than the other - on special offer from Robert Dyas at £14.95. As regards cutting larger branches, another excellent offer was a lopper with handles extending to about 3 feet and capable of cutting branches up to 40 mm in diameter from Lidl for £4. -- Roy Bailey West Berkshire. |
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Could someone please recommend secateurs with an integral wire cutter? TIA. Ummm - OK. Try secateurs with an integral wire cutter !!! ;-) |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. I hope their handles are a startling colour so you find them when you didn't your green ones. I |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. I hope their handles are a startling colour so you find them when you didn't your green ones. I My wife is terrible for leaving mine lying around. I've found them lost in the compost, another time lost buried in the earth and also just generally left laying around anywhere. And why oh why doesn't she close them when not in use and flick the little safety catch on them. frown. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On 2009-06-28 11:05:54 +0100, David in Normandy
said: Christina Websell wrote: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. I hope their handles are a startling colour so you find them when you didn't your green ones. I My wife is terrible for leaving mine lying around. I've found them lost in the compost, another time lost buried in the earth and also just generally left laying around anywhere. And why oh why doesn't she close them when not in use and flick the little safety catch on them. frown. Ahem. Loo seat left up or down? Top put back on toothpaste? Dirty clothes on floor or in laundry basket? Plate straight into dishwasher or left on work surface? ;-))) -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2009-06-28 11:05:54 +0100, David in Normandy said: Christina Websell wrote: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote after, Fred wrote: My secateurs have broken but after decades of use, I can't complain. Felco. YKIMS. All the professional gardeners can't be wrong, Felco, expensive but you get what you pay for. I hope their handles are a startling colour so you find them when you didn't your green ones. I My wife is terrible for leaving mine lying around. I've found them lost in the compost, another time lost buried in the earth and also just generally left laying around anywhere. And why oh why doesn't she close them when not in use and flick the little safety catch on them. frown. Ahem. Loo seat left up or down? Top put back on toothpaste? Dirty clothes on floor or in laundry basket? Plate straight into dishwasher or left on work surface? ;-))) And the person who does the most work is the one who usually leaves the secateurs lying around :) -- June Hughes |
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On 2009-06-28 11:41:51 +0100, Martin said:
snip BTW you have two sigs Don't understand that because I'm not seeing two and my sig.file folder assures me there's only one! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Sacha wrote:
Ahem. Loo seat left up or down? Top put back on toothpaste? Dirty clothes on floor or in laundry basket? Plate straight into dishwasher or left on work surface? ;-))) I know better than to argue with a woman, though I do try occasionally. It is impossible to win. Today I moaned about her not washing out the filter coffee jug yesterday. So I had to wash it out before and after making some coffee today. My complaint got the reply that I can start doing all the rest of the washing up, and if I moan again she won't make me any more coffee! I'll go and sulk in my corner of the garden now :-( Women! -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On 2009-06-28 15:52:53 +0100, David in Normandy
said: Sacha wrote: Ahem. Loo seat left up or down? Top put back on toothpaste? Dirty clothes on floor or in laundry basket? Plate straight into dishwasher or left on work surface? ;-))) I know better than to argue with a woman, though I do try occasionally. It is impossible to win. Today I moaned about her not washing out the filter coffee jug yesterday. So I had to wash it out before and after making some coffee today. My complaint got the reply that I can start doing all the rest of the washing up, and if I moan again she won't make me any more coffee! I'll go and sulk in my corner of the garden now :-( Women! What can I say? I like her style! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Sacha wrote:
What can I say? I like her style! ;-) She was panicking earlier while sitting out in the garden. She is terrified of bees and wasps and a huge "wasp" went near her. It made me nervous too - it was massive, around 4 cm long - maybe a hornet queen? It went around the outside of the house looking inside nooks and crannies. I guess it was looking for somewhere to set up a nest. I tried taking some photos of it, but they are a bit blurry - I wasn't brave enough to get too close to it in macro mode! At one point it settled under the eaves of the house - conveniently near the hosepipe - a quick blast in the general region flushed it out and it continued its search elsewhere. It looked identical to a common wasp, only much much larger. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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