pritchels

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    gary evans old and slow

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    Nevermind the pritchels... how did your back hold up! :D
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    ray steele Administrator

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    Gary,

    maybe that s a use for the 1/4 inch rebar, the stuff that you and Earl don t use for pritchels! but that might be another thread subject.

    How do your rebar pritchels hold up? and how do you see they would be for the man that John mentioned,
    John,

    did that man say what his pritchels were made of,and how they held up?

    Regards

    Ray
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    We were never asked to make that number as an App
    16 pair of C/W on the floor is all my boss wanted
    he said he could bye fronts so there was no need to make them.
    the bigest day when qualified was made 10 sets of 1x3/8
    draft shoes and put 8 set on in the same day.
    getting back to the tools they were not that good in those days
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    Justin Decker Active Member

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    45 pair at 10min a pair is 7 1/2 hrs, they might have done that one day, but I doubt everyday if they do they won't last to long.
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    Justin they do it twice a week or more for 4 years . This is the norm over in england this is one reason why they are more sharper then other app. I have seen the standard of the work from some and it was 1st class
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    Justin , as an apprentice we were expected to make a minimum of 20 sets , clipped and heeled concave a working day , there are still many practices in the UK that only use handmade shoes , we only buy plates everything else is turned by hand
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    How much do you reckon it costs ya per set Chris after gas or coke and steel?
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    we can buy some readymades cheaper but 12" 3/4 x 3/8 about £1. 50 per pair
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    david a hall Moderator

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    which brand CHRIS?
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    Cottams and those indian concaves
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Bought some of those plates the other day for polo ponies (stromies), they were 8 quid a set with Vat, I tried the horse shoe direct stuff, I think I gave them straight to the Gypos.
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    what 3/4 x 5/16 light steels £8.00 a set ?
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Yep Il just check.

    £2.75 for fronts and £3.20 for backs, so call it £6.00, plus VAT £7.20, I think they are dear.
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    a lot are using those chinese drop forged shoes now because of the price
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Its a job to know what to do, those imports are crap, if the horse is doing any work then they are soft and bend and look rubbish, I trt an support pledgers cos there metal is good but it cots a bit more. Still making money though so I shouldnt complain.
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    we only really buy ali plates and our preference is cottams , pledgers is on the doorstep but they never seem to have what we need , we get plenty of samples so try many different brands thats why we stick to making our own but as they say never look a gift horse in the mouth , we do use cottams concave steel , they offer us the best deal and i really like their bold section
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Cottoms I think get it rolled in India, I agree I buy bar stock from them. Pledgers are a law unto themselves but I like the shoes :)
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Right Im off to the pub.
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    Simon makes his money from the fitness centre and his brewery , most of the factory i shut down now waiting for development
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    im on my tenth cup of tea

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