thats alright mate, thats what forums are all about, you have helped me and others before, regards Alan
I have used the Roberts for over 20 years. The Crain one that tucks is ok on cheap thin stuff but doesn't work very good on heavy carpet.
i use my roberts one all the time, but about 25 years ago i bought one by a firm named kinkead, it didn,t work the same though and is hidden away somewhere in the shed
Does anyone remember the older type roberts trimmer? i,ve got one of those aswell, it has a wooden handle and a single central blade.
must say that i also use the roberts trimmer. I like it and its served me well over the last 10+ years i have used it for.
you will like it mate. I use mine all the time. Watch out for satin skirts. They can mark them if your missing the plastic strip protector. I have some floatex glued to the front of mine that i change every 6 months or so.
I'm sorry to admit that i didn't ! I used my hot glue gun, you know what its like with new toy, you want to play with it right away ! If it comes off I will follow your advice and gripfil it ! cheers Ray
Have got to say like the rest its a cracking bit of kit, another bit of advice is if you loose the white plastic blade protector, trim a bit of flotex to the same size, bingo, another protector.
Anyone use a thing called "PERFECT CUTTER?".If so is it any good or is the standard one better to use.I dont mind asking questions lol.
How good is this tool at replacing the trusty dolphin knife and hooked blade ? To be honest I don't think I would be an easy convert , I'm a bit antiquated in my ways and in 25 years have never used any of these fancy cutters that are around now. However , I often need help these days and my son is working as labourer for me , he has been coming to work with dad since he was a toddler so I can leave him to prep an area to perfection but maybe I should think about modernising and trying one of these cutters and take him on to stretching and cutting the carpet too.I'm not sure how committed he is to the job , he is happy to prep etc but I don't think he's looking for a full time trade in fitting. Perhaps some of these new tools would convince him that carpet fitting can be an interesting and profitable trade to be in. Andy.
got any pics or can you discribe it mate. I might have one in the garage somewhere! There are so many tools that i have collected over the years i need reminding which is which.
The more tools the better! I would defo recommend the roberts trimmer. They do make the job easier and quicker and i find that alot of customers tend to comment on my tool collection. They always seem impressed that i have mulitple tools for the job compared to the "last fitter" they had. (customers also like to pinch my tools) LOL.
Hi Matt, i just bought an old roberts 407 stretcher off e-bay, it must be over 50 years old,but i dont think it has been used. It is much better than the new strechers and much lighter, but , more efficient. When i started in 1971 the guys i learnt from had one each , but you couldn,t get one then, so i,m over the moon to get one now
