Gripper rods

Discussion in 'Carpet / Textile' started by dazlight, Jan 10, 2017.

  1. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    What distance do you fit from the walls?
    Reading its 2/3 of pile of the carpet?
    So on a carpet 12mm you would have the distance of 8mm away.
    Is there a limit? So a thick carpet at say 25mm would you go 16mm away?


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  2. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Turn and tack
    What's gripper rods ?
     
  3. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    ring and pin what's turn and tack
     
  4. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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  5. Nk1

    Nk1 Well-Known Member

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    British standards say 2/3 rds of the thickness but I believe I was told on floor skills course that with something like a thick saxony it's the compressed thickness.
    We still have 95% of fitters putting any carpet thickness with the old gripper as they can be bothered to change it or in fairness are not paid to change it.
     
  6. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    I always leave it around 6mm and slightly tighter for thin loops


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  7. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    bet they don't start off as rugs, fully fitted then turn into rugs..:oops:
     

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