We have lots of wire netting around various areas of our smallholding,
fruit cages, chicken runs, etc.

A while ago I discovered 'hog clips' (do a search if you've not come
across them before) and they have saved me a lot of time and cursing
when joining wire netting and clipping it to support wires and so on.

However I am always trying to make my life a bit easier and I wondered
if anyone here has experience with any of the types of hog clip pliers
that take a strip of hog clips and feed them automatically as you use
them.

I have a pair like these:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394061022052
.... and they are essentially useless for me as in most cases I'm
trying to clip two adjacent strips of netting together and you can't
get the working end of the pliers in place between the two strips to
place a clip. They're fine if all you want to do is hang a strip of
netting from a support wire.

Thus, what I use nearly all the time is a pair of pliers like these:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182170732119
except that mine have a spring that gently pushes the jaws together so
that the pliers retain a clip when it's inserted. Thus it's very easy
to poke the 'nose'of the pliers between two strips of netting and clip
them together. However on does have to load each hog ring
individually (and carry a supply with you as you work) so automatic
feed would make life easier.

So, I was woondering if any of the other styles of automatic feed hog
ring pliers would work better for me. In particular this style:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275889262341
They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
in a real situation.

Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations?

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Chris Green
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On 23/06/2023 08:21, Chris Green wrote:

> They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
> very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
> in a real situation.

Youtube

Dewalt hog clip pliers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y3c6a0ZYlg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiBB2dWIm0

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In uk.d-i-y alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On 23/06/2023 08:21, Chris Green wrote:
>
> > They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
> > very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
> > in a real situation.
>
> Youtube
>
> Dewalt hog clip pliers
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y3c6a0ZYlg
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiBB2dWIm0
>
Thank you, they give a pretty good idea of how they work, I think I
might risk the £12 or so they cost! :-)

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Chris Green
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On 23/06/2023 11:42, alan_m wrote:
> On 23/06/2023 08:21, Chris Green wrote:
>
>> They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
>> very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
>> in a real situation.
>
> Youtube
>
> Dewalt hog clip pliers
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y3c6a0ZYlg
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiBB2dWIm0
>
Yet another thing that I didn't know I wanted - until now ;-)

In uk.d-i-y nothanks@aolbin.com wrote:
> On 23/06/2023 11:42, alan_m wrote:
> > On 23/06/2023 08:21, Chris Green wrote:
> >
> >> They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
> >> very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
> >> in a real situation.
> >
> > Youtube
> >
> > Dewalt hog clip pliers
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y3c6a0ZYlg
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiBB2dWIm0
> >
> Yet another thing that I didn't know I wanted - until now ;-)

If you need a plier / submachine gun combi:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GTWKTMH/

On 23/06/2023 08:21, Chris Green wrote:
> We have lots of wire netting around various areas of our smallholding,
> fruit cages, chicken runs, etc.
>
> A while ago I discovered 'hog clips' (do a search if you've not come
> across them before) and they have saved me a lot of time and cursing
> when joining wire netting and clipping it to support wires and so on.
>
> However I am always trying to make my life a bit easier and I wondered
> if anyone here has experience with any of the types of hog clip pliers
> that take a strip of hog clips and feed them automatically as you use
> them.
>
> I have a pair like these:-
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394061022052
> ... and they are essentially useless for me as in most cases I'm
> trying to clip two adjacent strips of netting together and you can't
> get the working end of the pliers in place between the two strips to
> place a clip. They're fine if all you want to do is hang a strip of
> netting from a support wire.
>
> Thus, what I use nearly all the time is a pair of pliers like these:-
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182170732119
> except that mine have a spring that gently pushes the jaws together so
> that the pliers retain a clip when it's inserted. Thus it's very easy
> to poke the 'nose'of the pliers between two strips of netting and clip
> them together. However on does have to load each hog ring
> individually (and carry a supply with you as you work) so automatic
> feed would make life easier.
>
>
> So, I was woondering if any of the other styles of automatic feed hog
> ring pliers would work better for me. In particular this style:-
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275889262341
> They look as if they might be better than the ones I have but it's not
> very clear, the video in particular is pretty useless for seeing them
> in a real situation.
>
> Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations?
>

Well I wish you had posted about this a couple of months back - Just
finished re netting the fruit cage and it was a right pain using small
wire twists!
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Charlie Pridham
Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk

On 30/06/2023 13:27, Charlie Pridham wrote:

> Well I wish you had posted about this a couple of months back - Just
> finished re netting the fruit cage and it was a right pain using small
> wire twists!

The wire netting for friend's fruit cage came with plastic cable ties
with which to join the sections of wire and to hold it to the frame. T
expect the ties will become brittle and start breaking within a couple
of years.

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In uk.d-i-y alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On 30/06/2023 13:27, Charlie Pridham wrote:
>
> > Well I wish you had posted about this a couple of months back - Just
> > finished re netting the fruit cage and it was a right pain using small
> > wire twists!
>
> The wire netting for friend's fruit cage came with plastic cable ties
> with which to join the sections of wire and to hold it to the frame. T
> expect the ties will become brittle and start breaking within a couple
> of years.
>
OP here, yes, hog clips are a well hidden secret! :-) I used cable
ties and bits of wire and such for many years until I discovered hog
clips. As you say cable ties fail long before the wire netting does.

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Chris Green
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