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This discussion, "Air power stretcher", in Tools, Equipment and Supplies (part of the category The Professional Forums), begins, "Has anyone seen the remote control air power stretcher on youtube?..."
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November 28, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Air power stretcher
Has anyone seen the remote control air power stretcher on youtube?
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November 28, 2007, 09:13 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
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November 28, 2007, 09:21 PM
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November 28, 2007, 09:23 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
You got it T. I couldn't get it to come up.
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November 29, 2007, 06:51 AM
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Re: Air power stretcher
I want one. I wonder if they would send me one for the FCI tool articles.
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November 29, 2007, 09:16 AM
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stretcherman
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Re: Air power stretcher
i got to the link, but i got no volume...why?
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November 29, 2007, 09:29 AM
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Re: Air power stretcher
That is pretty cool. But the website does not show a price.
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November 29, 2007, 03:49 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
I don't think they are for sale yet .. If i read it right , there is a certification class for it .. Would love to have one for those south Phila hallways that are two foot wide ..
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November 29, 2007, 05:10 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
Egads not only does it pull off the strip like a crab stretcher, it doesn't look like it moves the carpet much at all in any of the videos. He mentions the CRI spec in one of them but he is maybe getting a 1/4" in the demos. I can kick harder that that.
Other than a couple weeks ago when I had to fit a 11'10.25" piece of carpet in a room that was 12'1.5" wide (my 145 pound helper couldn't stretch it even with all his weight on he handle), I've never really found using a stretcher to be all that physical. I could stretch circles around the guy in the demo and I wouldn't even have the two foot gaps between stretches... That's not even including the extra time in backing up the strip to support it and trimming all the carpet to an optimal length for the machine.
Color me not impressed.
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November 29, 2007, 05:16 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
I agree with Darren. It looks like a "piece-o".
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November 29, 2007, 05:18 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
Darren, I heard he is working on an improved version that has twin humbuckers and a free patch cord on it  You could be writing new songs while you're working 
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November 29, 2007, 06:45 PM
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stretcherman
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Re: Air power stretcher
i like the air stair stretcher, but i do not like having to cut each step separate.
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November 30, 2007, 06:54 AM
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Re: Air power stretcher
If you watch closely, the carpet isn't stretched enough to stay hooked on the tackstrip.
And installers won't use a powerstretcher, because of the time to set it up, will never fork out the cash for that, where you heed to lug a compressor and have a fight with an air hose constantly.
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November 30, 2007, 09:08 PM
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Re: Air power stretcher
Saw the pics of it, but can't do the u-tube 'cause of my dinosaur computer.
I can't see something like that catching on.
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