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Not forgetting the ubiquitous jolly green giant, which can always be eaten by the angler !!

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I noticed that on temu otherwise I would've bought from there .I wanted the bolts and they are twice the price of the nails so I bought the Amazon one because it came with both and far easier to return if the bolts weren't what I expected . The nails could be longer and perhaps barbed to hold in tighter but for the price even from Amazon worth the gamble .The same as you now I have used it for the cable and 5 bolts where it will be used again I don't know but that's the same with most speciality tools they do a job then sit and wait for the next one ......perhaps fitting the lid to my coffin who knows I highly recommend using face covering at least going by the two marks in my arm had that been my eyes I wouldn't be typing now so my eye protection was first on doing the second job followed by my welding jacket which is heavyweight material just in case both ear plugs and glasses were provided in the box but of low quality but it's fricking sleeves they left out lol As for Temu not that much cheaper than the cheapest on Amazon and no next day so not so much incentive .the white or Rather non coloured nails are much louder than the ones that came with my tool ,I took bought the cheapest on Amazon lol The stainless pipe clips with nail are out there but I just bought 10 stainless single hole clips Rather than the pukka versions .I do recommend the bolts I bought the same nails as you when I bought the err gun but waited to see how the bolts held up and ordered them once I tried them ,twice the price but twice as useful PS I stored the bangy bits in a airtight plastic box with a 50g moisture absorber in it to make sure if I needed it again the chances of it working was there in the future for when the zombie apocalypse happened but fettling would be needed if they weren't 10 seconds apart

I used it yesterday to refix an armoured cable to my wall ,the original plastic fixings were getting cracks .You can get single hole clamps and position the nail in the center of the brick I think using the two hole versions would split the brick . Boy it's loud lol

Do I need one? - Probably not. Will I ever use one? - Probably not. Do I want one? - derr, of course!

Eh' up fellas, the "thinking angler" here (as coined by Ian. lol) I've made this Cupping cup which screws into the landing net handle when I don't take my Pole. The thread is a length of 3/8" BSF, screwed bar I "Borrowed" from work, but You could use 3/8" wood dowel (screwed in & out with the Electric Drill, till you can do it by hand) and won't damage the Nut ! The Cup is an "AMBI PUR", air fresher cap and the Ideal size - like a Proper 'un.

The ones supplied (20 rolls so will see me out) seem ok ,they should break if the stems get to thick and by then the plants branches will be supporting the main stem on the cross canes .I start with a 4 pole pyramid then join all 8 plants together lenghtwise then front to back .This lets me put hooks on each fruiting stem supporting the weight from the cross cane above Seen this shed guy hes a little overenthusiastic for my taste but his shed is better than mine i cannot see my bench i have more stuff that can fit ,you move something and theres no where to put it down again . Lidl stuff is ok and fairly priced but its a grocers not a tool merchants so have little idea what they actually sell customer service is a joke they didnt even know their rechargeable 9v batteries were actuallly 7.2v and in a machine that thinks 8.5v batteries are dead disapointing Another time a glue gun was advertised as working unplugged with a internal battery .It didnt so i told them and they insisted it did so i stripped it down and sent them a picture of the thing and told them to point out the battery .All went quiet so i did it 3 times their response was " misunderstanding the makers instructions translation" and i can return it ,no recal, no change of the advertising ,no appologies for lying to the world

Yes i went back to basics a decade or so ago and found it very refreshing ,long gone are boxes on wheels transporting stuff you never use (i remember a trip back from sea fishing with a box a big bag and a huge rod bag and found the train from folkestone to bromley had been substituted for a great deal of the trip by a double decker and i had to take the lot upstairs as the bottom was full .A truly bad trip) Now if i cannot cram it all in my pockets and a small cross body bag it doesnt go .What do you really need , hooks ,shot ,bait ,disgorger or forceps and a few floats or ledgers and such and thats it ,i dont even go for that long i need food but i have a stainless 1ltr bottle for a drink on a strap and the rod and landing net in my hand .