Pony clamps - are they all as good as each other?

"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:15:06 -0000, "Bardo" <anon@anon.com> wrote:
> >
> >If you insist on going the pony clamp route (personally I'd side sling it
> >but that's beside the point) then you should go for the Metalsub clamp -
a
> >very well made peice of kit that's definately a cut above every other
pony
> >clamp on the market!
>
> Bloody hell, Frank has really done a number on you hasn't he ?

LOL! Actually I didn't realise that Frank liked the Metalsub clamp!
Certainly Frank's provided plenty of good twinset advice but I'm a firm
believer of not taking anything at face value - as it 'appens, a lot of what
he (and, for that matter, Mr Jablonski and various others) says makes sense!

> > If you insist on going the pony clamp route (personally I'd side sling
it
> > but that's beside the point) then you should go for the Metalsub clamp -
a
> > very well made peice of kit that's definately a cut above every other
pony
> > clamp on the market!
>
> Although I think you can get cheaper ones, the MetalSub's are excellent
> clamps. I have several and they all work very smoothly, well worth the
> price.

Just ordered the MetalSub clamp - getting it for £50. A bit more than what
I should really be spending on a clamp, but I got a few other things a bit
cheaper so didn't seem like too much when I wrote the whole number down...
:o\

Ta for the advice peeps! :O)

David

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:29:02 -0000, "Frank Bruce"
<fbruce@cruelmail.com> wrote:

>"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Like I say, Frank has really "done" you
>
><bows>
>no KY either.
></bow>

Ha Ha, I knew that leaving the door open on that one would make you
bite

Laz

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Bardo wrote:
> "Lazarus X" wrote
>> "Bardo" wrote:
>>> If you insist on going the pony clamp route (personally I'd side
>>> sling it but that's beside the point) then you should go for the
>>> Metalsub clamp - a very well made peice of kit that's definately a
>>> cut above every other pony clamp on the market!
>>
>> Bloody hell, Frank has really done a number on you hasn't he ?
>
> LOL! Actually I didn't realise that Frank liked the Metalsub clamp!
> Certainly Frank's provided plenty of good twinset advice but I'm a
> firm believer of not taking anything at face value - as it 'appens, a
> lot of what he (and, for that matter, Mr Jablonski and various
> others) says makes sense!

Anybody who has seen the Metalsub clamp and then looked at
the bits of bent metal offered as alternatives knows why.

nigelH

"Nigel Hewitt" <nigelh@REMOVETHISnigelhewitt.net> wrote in message
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> Bardo wrote:
> > "Lazarus X" wrote
> >> "Bardo" wrote:
> >>> If you insist on going the pony clamp route (personally I'd side
> >>> sling it but that's beside the point) then you should go for the
> >>> Metalsub clamp - a very well made peice of kit that's definately a
> >>> cut above every other pony clamp on the market!
> >>
> >> Bloody hell, Frank has really done a number on you hasn't he ?
> >
> > LOL! Actually I didn't realise that Frank liked the Metalsub clamp!
> > Certainly Frank's provided plenty of good twinset advice but I'm a
> > firm believer of not taking anything at face value - as it 'appens, a
> > lot of what he (and, for that matter, Mr Jablonski and various
> > others) says makes sense!
>
> Anybody who has seen the Metalsub clamp and then looked at
> the bits of bent metal offered as alternatives knows why.

Exactly. The Metalsub is in a class of its own! I used to use a Portland
Oceaneering pony clamp which I was very pleased with until I saw a Metalsub!
By then, unfortunately, I'd already dumped the pony and gone twinset...

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:42:32 -0000, "Bardo" <anon@anon.com> wrote:

>
>"Nigel Hewitt" <nigelh@REMOVETHISnigelhewitt.net> wrote in message
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>> Bardo wrote:
>> > "Lazarus X" wrote
>> >> "Bardo" wrote:
>> >>> If you insist on going the pony clamp route (personally I'd side
>> >>> sling it but that's beside the point) then you should go for the
>> >>> Metalsub clamp - a very well made peice of kit that's definately a
>> >>> cut above every other pony clamp on the market!
>> >>
>> >> Bloody hell, Frank has really done a number on you hasn't he ?
>> >
>> > LOL! Actually I didn't realise that Frank liked the Metalsub clamp!
>> > Certainly Frank's provided plenty of good twinset advice but I'm a
>> > firm believer of not taking anything at face value - as it 'appens, a
>> > lot of what he (and, for that matter, Mr Jablonski and various
>> > others) says makes sense!
>>
>> Anybody who has seen the Metalsub clamp and then looked at
>> the bits of bent metal offered as alternatives knows why.
>
>Exactly. The Metalsub is in a class of its own! I used to use a Portland
>Oceaneering pony clamp which I was very pleased with until I saw a Metalsub!
>By then, unfortunately, I'd already dumped the pony and gone twinset...

Does the metalsub bracket come in a version with bolts attached? I am
about to buy a couple of G-Snaps (they do have them attached) but I
would like to look at the metalsub as an alternative.


Laz

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> Does the metalsub bracket come in a version with bolts attached? I am
> about to buy a couple of G-Snaps (they do have them attached) but I
> would like to look at the metalsub as an alternative.

Is that for your yellow-box? I'd recommend a different method if it is.

Cheers
Matt.

"Imorital" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> > Does the metalsub bracket come in a version with bolts attached? I am
> > about to buy a couple of G-Snaps (they do have them attached) but I
> > would like to look at the metalsub as an alternative.
>
> Is that for your yellow-box? I'd recommend a different method if it is.
>

go on then

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:17:26 GMT, dixit Lazarus X
<lazarusx@nospam.com>:

>Ha Ha, I knew that leaving the door open on that one would make you
>bite

FWIW, I don't think Frank was doing the biting...

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On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:04:50 -0000, "Imorital" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>> Does the metalsub bracket come in a version with bolts attached? I am
>> about to buy a couple of G-Snaps (they do have them attached) but I
>> would like to look at the metalsub as an alternative.
>
>Is that for your yellow-box? I'd recommend a different method if it is.

It's not what you think, it's for suit inflation and battery pack.
Unless that is what you did mean, in which case, i'm all ears

Laz

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A foolproof method for sculpting an Elephant:
First, get a huge block of marble. Then, chip away
everything that doesn't look like an Elephant.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Change "nospam" to "ntlworld" to reply.