Hi all, does anyone find a use for the batten stands or are they just something else to clutter the van up.? i sometimes waste time trying to fix battens to walls and was wondering if they are worth getting.?

6 Nations cmon England...

I have a set and I use them occasionally. you need to have a good surface to stand them on though as they can rock about a bit and the clamping mechanism is a bit iffy. Useful though if you have to batten and can't get screws in.

Cheers Grumps. Might just stick to the old fashioned way.

Use them all the time and use old levels as battons

These are available from Tradetiler at a very good price..

Rubi Batten stands 300mm


Very handy for supporting battens or straight edges used at the bottom of wall tiling.

Normally nails would be used to secure the batten to the wall. Quite often you will be unable to find any thing solid to nail to. sometimes the opposite, you find the wall too hard

Use these stands to get the batten supported at just the perfect height in seconds

sold in pairs

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weight 1.7 Kg per pair

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Price: £13.92 £16.01 Including VAT at 15%

Thanks guys maybe i will invest as they are not too expensive.will let you know if and when i use them.
cheers

6 nations...mum and dad are away to Edinburgh for the weekend and are going to the match....£60 a ticket...egg chasers(dads Welsh,Mum Scottish...should be fun)


OH DONT HAVE A SET OF STANDS.

not used very often but handy to have

have a set and very handy to have altho' I tend to tile from the deck now and rarely use battens

i use them a lot but find them very fiddly to adjust. they need a wheel type thign to make em go up and down. i end up using cardboard to space them

I have the batten stands and find them useful but i also have these
CHT476 12" Spreader Clamp - Machine Mart
These can be bought in larger sizes which can be used for holding tiles on the head of the window reveals too. They also double to block doorways off when you have tiled the floor.

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

I have the batten stands and find them useful but i also have these
CHT476 12" Spreader Clamp - Machine Mart
These can be bought in larger sizes which can be used for holding tiles on the head of the window reveals too. They also double to block doorways off when you have tiled the floor.

you've got me quite interested sir ramic think i'll invest in those,the baton stands aint my thin though,prefer to screw batons onto the walls with a help from a few stabila's

Spanish way is to hold the battens onto the wall with blobs of plaster of paris works perfect onto any surface large bag costs1.20€ lasts forever.
Lucius

Originally Posted by lucius

Spanish way is to hold the battens onto the wall with blobs of plaster of paris works perfect onto any surface large bag costs1.20€ lasts forever.
Lucius

now thats a handy tip

but how long does it take plaster of paris to go off?

It's fast

Its fast
Lucius

Originally Posted by whitebeam

It's fast

Especially in the Spanish heat!