roughbarked said:

Neophyte said:

Hey DO, was it you that complained about the quality of clothes pegs some time back?

Now this a subject that deserves a thread.

plastic or wooden or metal

SCIENCE said:

plastic or wooden or metal

Plastic ones get brittle from the sun if you leave them on the line.
Over.

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

plastic or wooden or metal

Plastic ones get brittle from the sun if you leave them on the line.
Over.

Wooden ones start rotting when they get wet.

Win Win for manufacturers.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

plastic or wooden or metal

Plastic ones get brittle from the sun if you leave them on the line.
Over.

Wooden ones start rotting when they get wet.

Win Win for manufacturers.

Just make them out of twigs like primitive technology man

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

plastic or wooden or metal

Plastic ones get brittle from the sun if you leave them on the line.
Over.

Wooden ones start rotting when they get wet.

Win Win for manufacturers.

General Consensus instructs that clothes pegs are to be put in a bag and stored indoors (preferably in a dry and dark place like a cupboard) when not in use.

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Plastic ones get brittle from the sun if you leave them on the line.
Over.

Wooden ones start rotting when they get wet.

Win Win for manufacturers.

General Consensus instructs that clothes pegs are to be put in a bag and stored indoors (preferably in a dry and dark place like a cupboard) when not in use.

No-one’s got time for that.

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Wooden ones start rotting when they get wet.

Win Win for manufacturers.

General Consensus instructs that clothes pegs are to be put in a bag and stored indoors (preferably in a dry and dark place like a cupboard) when not in use.

No-one’s got time for that.

uncle PP does.

fsm said:

that looks convincing.

The royal family is careful with its selection of brands so use what ever pegs they use

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/prince-william-cheating-rumor-persists-as-the-world-learns-about-pegging/

dv said:

The royal family is careful with its selection of brands so use what ever pegs they use

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/prince-william-cheating-rumor-persists-as-the-world-learns-about-pegging/

Err…what?

dv said:

The royal family is careful with its selection of brands so use what ever pegs they use

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/prince-william-cheating-rumor-persists-as-the-world-learns-about-pegging/

As a good Republican I am not allowed to care.

fsm said:

Lol

Never seen metal ones.
Wooden – aagh splinters, and tear clothes.

Many different types of plastic ones:
The ones that degrade under UV aren’t sold any more. They used to snap as well as go powdery.
The dolly peg style plastic will damage fine fabrics but are ok for socks.
The ones with a steel spring that rusts and leaves rust marks isn’t sold any more.

There are some great plastic ones these days.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

General Consensus instructs that clothes pegs are to be put in a bag and stored indoors (preferably in a dry and dark place like a cupboard) when not in use.

No-one’s got time for that.

uncle PP does.

I don’t cupboard them, but I have a cross body bag I designed and it’s great for hanging out clothes, no extra bending etc. Then I just wear the bag back to the house and hang it on a hook by the back door, under cover. Even the bag lasts many, many years. Made from curtain fabric.

mollwollfumble said:

Never seen metal ones.
Wooden – aagh splinters, and tear clothes.

Many different types of plastic ones:
The ones that degrade under UV aren’t sold any more. They used to snap as well as go powdery.
The dolly peg style plastic will damage fine fabrics but are ok for socks.
The ones with a steel spring that rusts and leaves rust marks isn’t sold any more.

There are some great plastic ones these days.

I haven’t seen many great plastic pegs apart from one which seems to be hard to get.
Wooden pegs last longer than any of the plastic ones other than those bigger plastic ones that someone posted back in chat.
Fact. Have never had a splinter from wooden pegs. That’s ludicrous.Their failing is that the wood shrinks a bit and the springs tend to pop out if handled roughly. Of course the springs can be put back in and they live on. If allowed to get wet in the rain, they can stain the clothes.
It is a fallacy that they stopped making crappy plastic ones that fall to bits. Both Bunnings and Aldi sell that rubbish. They rarely last long enough to put away in the peg box. There’s one batch I purchased that went on the clothes line OK but when taking them off the plastic broke. They had great springs but rubbish plastic.

If I could find stainless steel ones, I’d use them. However, wooden pegs have lasted forty or fifty years left out in the weather.

Though spiders tend to build webs on them which is mildly annoying.

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Never seen metal ones.
Wooden – aagh splinters, and tear clothes.

Many different types of plastic ones:
The ones that degrade under UV aren’t sold any more. They used to snap as well as go powdery.
The dolly peg style plastic will damage fine fabrics but are ok for socks.
The ones with a steel spring that rusts and leaves rust marks isn’t sold any more.

There are some great plastic ones these days.

I haven’t seen many great plastic pegs apart from one which seems to be hard to get.
Wooden pegs last longer than any of the plastic ones other than those bigger plastic ones that someone posted back in chat.
Fact. Have never had a splinter from wooden pegs. That’s ludicrous.Their failing is that the wood shrinks a bit and the springs tend to pop out if handled roughly. Of course the springs can be put back in and they live on. If allowed to get wet in the rain, they can stain the clothes.
It is a fallacy that they stopped making crappy plastic ones that fall to bits. Both Bunnings and Aldi sell that rubbish. They rarely last long enough to put away in the peg box. There’s one batch I purchased that went on the clothes line OK but when taking them off the plastic broke. They had great springs but rubbish plastic.

If I could find stainless steel ones, I’d use them. However, wooden pegs have lasted forty or fifty years left out in the weather.

Though spiders tend to build webs on them which is mildly annoying.

Search reva clothes pegs.
The plastic ones are what I use. I leave them on the line & they last at least a year.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Never seen metal ones.
Wooden – aagh splinters, and tear clothes.

Many different types of plastic ones:
The ones that degrade under UV aren’t sold any more. They used to snap as well as go powdery.
The dolly peg style plastic will damage fine fabrics but are ok for socks.
The ones with a steel spring that rusts and leaves rust marks isn’t sold any more.

There are some great plastic ones these days.

I haven’t seen many great plastic pegs apart from one which seems to be hard to get.
Wooden pegs last longer than any of the plastic ones other than those bigger plastic ones that someone posted back in chat.
Fact. Have never had a splinter from wooden pegs. That’s ludicrous.Their failing is that the wood shrinks a bit and the springs tend to pop out if handled roughly. Of course the springs can be put back in and they live on. If allowed to get wet in the rain, they can stain the clothes.
It is a fallacy that they stopped making crappy plastic ones that fall to bits. Both Bunnings and Aldi sell that rubbish. They rarely last long enough to put away in the peg box. There’s one batch I purchased that went on the clothes line OK but when taking them off the plastic broke. They had great springs but rubbish plastic.

If I could find stainless steel ones, I’d use them. However, wooden pegs have lasted forty or fifty years left out in the weather.

Though spiders tend to build webs on them which is mildly annoying.

Search reva clothes pegs.
The plastic ones are what I use. I leave them on the line & they last at least a year.

I’ve had Reva for quite some time.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

I haven’t seen many great plastic pegs apart from one which seems to be hard to get.
Wooden pegs last longer than any of the plastic ones other than those bigger plastic ones that someone posted back in chat.
Fact. Have never had a splinter from wooden pegs. That’s ludicrous.Their failing is that the wood shrinks a bit and the springs tend to pop out if handled roughly. Of course the springs can be put back in and they live on. If allowed to get wet in the rain, they can stain the clothes.
It is a fallacy that they stopped making crappy plastic ones that fall to bits. Both Bunnings and Aldi sell that rubbish. They rarely last long enough to put away in the peg box. There’s one batch I purchased that went on the clothes line OK but when taking them off the plastic broke. They had great springs but rubbish plastic.

If I could find stainless steel ones, I’d use them. However, wooden pegs have lasted forty or fifty years left out in the weather.

Though spiders tend to build webs on them which is mildly annoying.

Search reva clothes pegs.
The plastic ones are what I use. I leave them on the line & they last at least a year.

I’ve had Reva for quite some time.

Yes. Reva is the one I like.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

Search reva clothes pegs.
The plastic ones are what I use. I leave them on the line & they last at least a year.

I’ve had Reva for quite some time.

Yes. Reva is the one I like.

Are they UV protected.