Anyone used gripple tensioners?

angelavdavis · « **on:** May 01, 2012, 12:48 »

I have seen plastic Gripple wire tensioners on the Two Wests website and wondered if anyone had used these? I seem to constantly be retying wires and string etc in the greenhouse to support plants and these seemed to be a good idea. I was thinking of using them with strimmer nylon wire.

Kleftiwallah · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2012, 13:27 »

It looks as though they work on a cam or pawl principle. Possibly the strimmer wire/cord may be too shiny for the device to grip.

How about winding the string supporting your tom's around a half clothes peg and thyen stopping it undoing by a ring of wire around the peg and the wire. Something like a
'Spanish Windlass'. Just a thought.

Cheers, Tony.

arugula · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2012, 13:45 »

Sell loads of them where I work - farm supplies - but they're metal tensioners and there is a special tool needed to fix them...

Not sure what you have seen but here is the info on the company website:

http://www.gripple.com/products/

If you click on the agricultural side, you'll see the ones I refer to.

Dopey113 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2012, 14:13 »

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