I wonder how it would work with 2x4 horse wire? I use side cutter pliers and a short screw driver to wrap the clips to the T-post. I sure like the looks of this gizmo!
It is interesting that this wasn't created before the current "common" one. The latter seems much more involved with the different twists in the clip and the need to bend both ends separately.
@greybeard Keep us posted on what you think about them. I have a LOT of fence to repair and more fence to put up so these will be a life saver if they work the way they say.
Well, sorry I didn't get back to this... I am not overly impressed with this tool or the clips. Altho in principle, it looks promising and 'should have worked great, in practice, it does not, not for as tight as I like to install my clips anyway and it mostly has to do with the design and quality control of both the tool and the clips. The clips I got were not all uniform in width between the 2 sides, and that was problematic.
1. The forks of the tool are too flimsy--they simply bend and tend to spread out as you install the clips. They may have made it this way to allow you to squeeze the forks together some to fit any misformed clip.
2. The clips themselves don't have tight enough angles to make the tool work without the little loops on the end from straightening out before you get them tight enough against the t post and wire. In most instances, They straightened out so much, I could slide the wire over the 'bumps' on the t post down or up to the next 'bump'. I could fix the problem by sharpening the angle of the loops on each individual clip with a pair of pliers, but that means having to adjust each clip before you put it on and that means the whole premise of doing the job faster and easier is now moot. It might be ok on any kind of fixed knot field fence, but on HT single strand and barbed wire, I just don't like it. "Should' have worked..but didn't.
In the following drawing, the black line shows approx how the clips really are and the blue line shows how they should be for the clips to be installed tightly without having to close up the loops or the main 'vee'.
It's not a completely useless tool, but it does not work as advertised IMO.
(I can always sharpen the tool tips and use it to move brisket around on my BBQ grill)
Thanks for the update. Pretty sad if they made the forks flimsy to account for poor quality control on the clips! It would be interesting to know if they only tested it on knotted fence but not HT wire or welded wire fence.
I have a little tool similar to that, with a pivot end. It works...just ok..
I do have another 'something new' in fencing to review and even pimp here, but not until the weather clears, my cardio genius/angel clears me and I have some photos.