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Alex Gardiner

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2021, 08:05:00 pm »
left handed people hold the bottom of the pole with their left hand and adjust the lever with their right hand meaning the lever is the wrong way around

Hi Bin Juice

Here is a link to a video that is showing how lateral clamps can be operated by left and right handed users - excuse the fact it is a very old video  and shows previous generation clamp levers :D - https://youtu.be/9HrWB10hDjk

The 'left-hander' in the video is my Dad who has operated clamps like this ever since we released lateral clamps.

Smudger

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2021, 08:41:27 pm »
left handed people hold the bottom of the pole with their left hand and adjust the lever with their right hand meaning the lever is the wrong way around

Hi Bin Juice

Here is a link to a video that is showing how lateral clamps can be operated by left and right handed users - excuse the fact it is a very old video  and shows previous generation clamp levers :D - https://youtu.be/9HrWB10hDjk

The 'left-hander' in the video is my Dad who has operated clamps like this ever since we released lateral clamps.

Perfect Alex - nit seen the video but thats how I have always opened the clamps.

 Us lefties are the chosen ones you know !!!!!!

Darran
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windowswashed

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2021, 09:56:40 pm »
I vary between left and right handed and doesn't make much difference, good to swap sides and balance things out

I'd like to master that technique, how long did it take before you felt 'comfortable'?

I was totally paralysed and needed 24/7 care for everything back in 2002, told my days of working, walking, etc were over but I proved all the medical professionals wrong through sheer ignorance and determination to get on with life or call it a day. Learnt to write left and right handed at the same time, did everything left and right handed trying to build my strength up from nothing so it made sense to balance everything equally.

NWH

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2021, 03:30:31 pm »
Lefty’s are either good at sport or terrible no in between with a lefty 🤣🤣 the pole imo comes setup for a right hander,the majority of right handed people lead with the left hand and the clamps are far easier to adjust this way with some of the older poles you could just turn the clamps round in the days before the slightly rounded shim on one side only.

Bin Juice

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #24 on: May 04, 2021, 09:08:19 pm »
only wanted to know what poles you can turn the clamp levers around

windowswashed

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #25 on: May 04, 2021, 10:33:04 pm »
Turn the pole around 180 degrees for left handed polers and then turn the gooseneck 180 problem solved  ;D

jim bean

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #26 on: May 04, 2021, 10:56:23 pm »
I use either hand usually do the tops one way bottoms the other when and if I’m concentrating 🤣🤣 dunno how the clamps can be one handed I flick open with the nail side of my thumb when doing them as a leftie then shut with thumb I’d say they close better with a right handed thumb as your coming over them

Bin Juice

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #27 on: May 05, 2021, 04:31:32 pm »
i think i might be a little misunderstood here its never really bothered me using the clamps  ,but at 55 and 16 years wfp ive started to get a pain on the top of my right hand only when im using the clamps and sometimes with a squeegee . my day to day pole is a slx25 . and was just thinking if i upgraded to a 22 hi mod if i had the option to change the lever round it might ease the pain on my hand , but maybee the pole is just to heavy and putting strain on my wrists and hands

robbo333

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Re: left handers -left handed clamps
« Reply #28 on: May 05, 2021, 08:38:40 pm »
i think i might be a little misunderstood here its never really bothered me using the clamps  ,but at 55 and 16 years wfp ive started to get a pain on the top of my right hand only when im using the clamps and sometimes with a squeegee . my day to day pole is a slx25 . and was just thinking if i upgraded to a 22 hi mod if i had the option to change the lever round it might ease the pain on my hand , but maybee the pole is just to heavy and putting strain on my wrists and hands

A bit of info at the beginning would have been helpful!
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