screw banding for post fixing?

[Jamie Wood]

Cherwell sell them.

[Jeff]

thanks jamie! 👍

[Colin Crabb]

Tamtorque stainless steel clips – Signgeer sale them too

We also have a banding tool, a reel of stainless steel banding & clips for certain projects.

[Jeff]

thanks colin 👍

i have the banding crank. had it for years mate, i just think its time consuming for a simple process.
maybe it is because i only use it once in a blue moon. but 50 odd signs with one will be torture. 😫

thanks for the help lads 👍

[RobertLambie]

I have the banding tool. Bought it around 20 years ago now and like you, I have never been a fan of using them.
We have done lots of small traffic and post-mounted signs over the past few years. We use two different types of banding similar to the ones you are showing.

1, JCS Tamtorgue banding
http://www.jcshi-torque.co.uk

2, Righton
http://www.rightonblackburns.co.uk

I forget which is which, but you can buy these quick-fixing clamps ready-sized if you have lots of posts and you know the sizes.
Alternatively, you can also buy a bag of the little cranking mechanisms along with 20+ metres of banding on a roll. you just snip it down to the size you want and fasten the mechanism to tighten it. both are easy to work with.

https://youtu.be/WicKWrV0TCs?si=FCd_mlqKtmmQMxqI&t=5

[RobertLambie]

try and get one with a star screw head or hex head.
the type you get for a flathead screwdriver is a pain and beat the purpose of the ease of use.
There is nothing worse than trying to hold a sign, banding and a cordless gun, at the top of ladders and the head keeps slipping out left and right. 😏

https://youtu.be/juAaK56rcOc?si=REuxnkGYySwG7q7b&t=1

[Colin Crabb]

Will try to find who we bought it from, but we have a long reach tamtorgue driver with sleeve to help reach and tighten at speed, handy tool in the drill box.

[Gary Forbes]

i once borrowed that banding tool from another sign company. i just couldn’t work with it. i could never get it tight enough and there was two of us. 😫

[RobertLambie]

Just adding this video for reference to using the other banding mechanism.
This type of banding device has been used for many years. A common problem using it is when you have a sign on the opposite side with its weight pulling down, or you are trying to do the same and up ladders. the whole thing becomes difficult to get just right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nLfRYjlnKU

[Gary Forbes]

thats the buggar! 😤

once you have one fastened it isn’t as bad because it is then holding the sign. but if you fit it and it isn’t sitting perfectly 😭

i just put it down to my lack of experience using the device.