Anyone seen this tool?

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In one of the trade counter mags last year (possibly HPM mag) was an article featuring an installer who had invented and produced a poseable, umbilical arm with a yellow "bulldog" type clip on one end and a "U" shaped sleeve on the other that could be employed to hold copper tube in-situ whilst soldering.

Google is being extremely unhelpful!

Anyone here have knowledge of the device or the article, that I might be able to track one down? I'm fed up with balancing tube on various tools/bits of scrap timber when sweating awkward "in air" tails etc!

It had a typically cliched name like 'handy mate', 'handy andy', 'plumber mate' etc, but I can't bloody find anything :cautious:

Ta, dilalio
 
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I do have to say that could be very useful.

Perhaps I am buying cheaper fittings but the end feeds that I use have considerable end play and for many applications I want to solder them at a particular angle, or say straight rather than at 175 degrees.

I remember having an email argument with the fat BES sales guy about just how loose his 22 mm elbows were.

Of course I like closer tolerance fittings so that it uses less solder and gives a better joint as well as when soldering from the underneath ensures the capillary action does actually suck the solder in.

I also like them tight enough to be able to hold a shorter vertical length from a fitting above.

Tony
 
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Tony, if I could find this thing and post a link to it, you'd want one (y)

Just wish I'd pursued it at the time! I'm now hunting high and low through my pile of read/do that later stuff trying to find the mag:mad:
 
Somebody posted on here (poss in CC) about this about a month ago with a piccie. If I remember right they got laughed at.
 
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It is called Len-da-hand

http://www.shoestringtools.co.uk/lendahand.php

I ordered 2 we each used it once and returned.
We both found that the hand wouldn't stay in place it would drop by about 10mm from where u placed it.
We were given a refund with no issues.
They offered to replace the units but we declined.
When they received them back the emailed to say that both our units had faulty coils on.

Overall from my experience I wouldn't recommend it.
However the company had no issue with returning them so I would say order it and give it a go. It is possible we received to faulty ones. Either that or the product is ****e.
I think it is a good idea mine just didn't work
 
That's the kiddie!

Thank you for posting that and for your appraisal! I can now get on and do something that the missus considers more important and useful (what time does the pub open? :whistle:).

I think I'll get one and give it a go, as you say, but must admit, I don't recall it having that stupid plastic hand, straight outta the Pie Face game my kids tormented me with this Christmas...
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...form over function if ever I've seen it! Marketing ppl at shoestringtools obviously have too much power!

Thanks once again. I'll report back and also see if I can put something else on the end that won't get me laughed at on site:eek:
 
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I do have to say that could be very useful.

Perhaps I am buying cheaper fittings but the end feeds that I use have considerable end play and for many applications I want to solder them at a particular angle, or say straight rather than at 175 degrees.

Of course I like closer tolerance fittings so that it uses less solder and gives a better joint as well as when soldering from the underneath ensures the capillary action does actually suck the solder in.

I also like them tight enough to be able to hold a shorter vertical length from a fitting above.

Tony
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Come on Tony FFS.;)
Laughable it really is.
 
I should think so, for the £41.94 they're asking for it, including Vat and p&p!

Why couldn't they have just put a large bulldog clip on the end of it!?

I think they should regroup and launch the mk.ll ;)
 
When u get it post back I'd be interested to know if u have the same issues as me
 
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