In a moment of good luck, I purchased these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Elec...tric+secateurs

for her to use. She finds them a bit heavy, but they have performed
excellently for the last week. The blade is very sharp. The recharge
time seems very fast. As I hate gardening, it was a good investment.

I use ratchet ones, no charging.
Brian

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"Capitol" wrote in message
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In a moment of good luck, I purchased these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Elec...tric+secateurs

for her to use. She finds them a bit heavy, but they have performed
excellently for the last week. The blade is very sharp. The recharge time
seems very fast. As I hate gardening, it was a good investment.

Brian Gaff wrote:
I use ratchet ones, no charging.
Brian

They're too big and heavy for her.

Capitol wrote:

In a moment of good luck, I purchased these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Elec...tric+secateurs

for her to use. She finds them a bit heavy, but they have performed
excellently for the last week. The blade is very sharp. The recharge
time seems very fast. As I hate gardening, it was a good investment.

That looks like the sort of device you use with the other hand
behind your back.

Chris
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Plant amazing Acers.

Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:32:01 +0100,
wrote:

Brian Gaff wrote:
I use ratchet ones, no charging.
Brian

They're too big and heavy for her.

Really?! I find it hard to believe that something like these:
http://tinyurl.com/nmrpcpk should be heavier than a motorised job with
batteries.


She would never get enough grip power to operate them. Anvil secateurs
are harder to use than bypass.

On 22/09/2014 17:03, Capitol wrote:
In a moment of good luck, I purchased these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Elec...tric+secateurs


for her to use. She finds them a bit heavy, but they have performed
excellently for the last week. The blade is very sharp. The recharge
time seems very fast. As I hate gardening, it was a good investment.

Got my elderly mother some Bosch battery secateurs. Don't think she ever
used them but I was quite impressed once I got the rhythm of using them.
They do, however, tend to be a bit larger in the hand than I would wish.

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Rod

On 22/09/2014 20:48, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:32:01 +0100, Capitol
wrote:

Brian Gaff wrote:
I use ratchet ones, no charging.
Brian

They're too big and heavy for her.

Really?! I find it hard to believe that something like these:
http://tinyurl.com/nmrpcpk should be heavier than a motorised job with
batteries.


I bought some of those in the asda sale a couple of months ago (£6).
They do cut 20 mm branches but they require more effort than long
handled loppers.

"polygonum" wrote in message
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On 22/09/2014 17:03, Capitol wrote:
In a moment of good luck, I purchased these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Elec...tric+secateurs


for her to use. She finds them a bit heavy, but they have performed
excellently for the last week. The blade is very sharp. The recharge
time seems very fast. As I hate gardening, it was a good investment.

Got my elderly mother some Bosch battery secateurs. Don't think she ever
used them but I was quite impressed once I got the rhythm of using them.
They do, however, tend to be a bit larger in the hand than I would wish.

My MIL had arthritis in her hands so i bought her one like that, she was
very pleased how easy it was to use

but she managed to cut the top off her little finger with it ;(



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On 23/09/2014 12:35, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:35:22 +0100, Capitol
wrote:
Anvil secateurs are harder to use than bypass.

Never come across that said before. I prefer anvil secateurs, because
IMO you get a cleaner cut, especially if the pivot-bolt is worn and
the blades tend to separate very slightly as they close. But ratchet
types are much easier on arthritic hands than ordinary versions of
either. I speak from experience.... :-(


It depends what you use them for. By-pass secateurs can get into smaller
spaces and are good for cutting back soft side-shoots, or near buds.
Anvil secateurs are better for hard, woody stems.


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Colin Bignell