Thread: Better clothes pins

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/15-vintage-al...010134001r7102 link for the aluminium clothes pins i saw. shame they timed out already, with some tlc they'd really come up nicely. yep, plastic hurts more than wood, but then i guess it dependes on what specific purpose you want the clothes pins for.

Quote: Originally Posted by BiBunny Meh. Not really. Well, like I said, my experience is with the mini ones that I got once as a free gift, and I didn't like them because they were too little to do much with. But the bite didn't seem to be much different than most other metal clamps. The full-sized ones might be different, though. Little things like that seem like a waste of manufacturing. Not much can be done with them. However,...

Quote: Originally Posted by ultramarineblue They're pretty and shiny though. I bet they'd hurt like hell to me though. I'm a wimp. Meh. Not really. Well, like I said, my experience is with the mini ones that I got once as a free gift, and I didn't like them because they were too little to do much with. But the bite didn't seem to be much different than most other metal clamps. The full-sized ones might be different,...

Quote: Originally Posted by ultramarineblue I actually bought some that looked just like those at Wal-Mart recently. They were not manufactured by the company in the OP. However, looking at the design posted on the companies site, they are identical in design. Cost was the same. Gee that's strange, Lee Valley made it sound like they are specially made just for them to sell, like they were only offered for sale by them. I know I have...

I have a boat-load of old wooden clothes pins that are older than everyone's age on this thread combined; even older than me. The steel springs are as strong as the day they were forged; they're like miniature bear traps. I won't share either. Quote: Originally Posted by Adakgirl Lee Valley Tools has improved clothespin options by offering a really good pin. They have a much stronger spring with a unique design that limits...

Just checked them out and I'm regretting having wasted $1.69 at WalMart to buy a bag of 50 recently. Not sure when I'll be able to justify dropping another $5 on my clothespin budget. Lee Valley makes very good quality goods. I have several of their woodworking tools and every one has stood up to hard use.

I love Lee Valley. Great company to deal with. Didn't know about their BDSM division, though.

I love the fact that this thread exists.

I have a whole ton of super cheap plastic clothespins that I bought at k-mart when I was first beginning to experiment a little, and they still hurt more than any other type of clothespin I've ever used - wooden, metal, etc. Every type of plastic clothespin I've ever used has, in my experience, hurt way more than their wooden counterpart.

Quote: Originally Posted by 00Syd I have a whole ton of super cheap plastic clothespins that I bought at k-mart when I was first beginning to experiment a little, and they still hurt more than any other type of clothespin I've ever used - wooden, metal, etc. Every type of plastic clothespin I've ever used has, in my experience, hurt way more than their wooden counterpart. ditto.