Whip clips or lash,lol

[bugs183]

The Raimondi sound a bit pants if your getting that rate of failure before you even start fixing, the lashclips really do take some breaking during the fixing process,but break off nicely.

The downsides are the costs obviously, but you do reuse the pegs, so once you have a bucket full those last for ages. I did look into buying them in bulk from the States (at about half of the cost of them from the UK), as i had another huge format porcelain job to do, but luckily that didn't happen, sometimes some jobs really aren't worth knackering your back over.
Also it it isn't quicker, and it can be messier, what with not being able to fully wash the adhesive off the tile. And if you have to stop and halfway on a job and tile again later you need to leave the next run of clips in otherwise you won't get them to squeeze under the tile.
So yea, they are a bit of a faff, and not for everyday use, but on the odd job a couple of times a year the are a real help.
Now the Raimondi Pedalo... now that is a good piece of kit.......

 

[nybor62]

The Raimondi sound a bit pants if your getting that rate of failure before you even start fixing, the lashclips really do take some breaking during the fixing process,but break off nicely.

The downsides are the costs obviously, but you do reuse the pegs, so once you have a bucket full those last for ages. I did look into buying them in bulk from the States (at about half of the cost of them from the UK), as i had another huge format porcelain job to do, but luckily that didn't happen, sometimes some jobs really aren't worth knackering your back over.
Also it it isn't quicker, and it can be messier, what with not being able to fully wash the adhesive off the tile. And if you have to stop and halfway on a job and tile again later you need to leave the next run of clips in otherwise you won't get them to squeeze under the tile.
So yea, they are a bit of a faff, and not for everyday use, but on the odd job a couple of times a year the are a real help.
Now the Raimondi Pedalo... now that is a good piece of kit.......

i have the pedalo great bit of kit esp for larger floors

 

[hillhead]

I have a raimondi stockist close to me, great prices too Ceramic Tiling Tools, Raimondi Tools UK & Ireland

 

[charlie1]

wonder if there was a similar argument when the spirit level was invented?? If it works and makes you more efficient and ecconomicaly viable then it will be here to stay although most old timers will stick to what they know. New guys will be more inclined to embrace the technology! The sad thing is, these type of things remove the 'craft' from craftsman further automating the tiling process but generally will prob improve the industry overall. So to recap, IMO its good and bad, not something I would use though, I like the skill in tiling!

 

[hillhead]

Too right Charlie, it's the skill we have that gains us our reputation.
Every trade evolves though, the lash clips would help a DIY'er to no end i'd say.
If a DIY'er uses these clips to lay a floor and it turns out top notch will they look as good if not better than us??? oh dear. lol.
We'll have machines laying tiles soon enough.

 

[charlie1]

I think the clips would need a pretty flat floor to start with or you would have the obvious coverage issues, this would not be much of an issue in a domestic situation too depending on a few factors! Id like to see a polished porc floor done with these to see just how good they are. I love fitting polished porc, love trying to get all those shadows matching up, can be a right pain in the but and time consuming but strangly relaxing and theraputic doing it lol

 

[John Benton]

Too right Charlie, it's the skill we have that gains us our reputation.
Every trade evolves though, the lash clips would help a DIY'er to no end i'd say.
If a DIY'er uses these clips to lay a floor and it turns out top notch will they look as good if not better than us??? oh dear. lol.
We'll have machines laying tiles soon enough.

I think we'll leave that to the Germans :smilewinkgrin:

 

[EverDon Tiling]

just looked how much they are how can they justify a price that high ill stick to dotting and dabbing with hubba bubba and cardboard for spacers