This tool appears mainly designed for automotive use for tightening CV joint rubber boot band clamps so watching youtube CV boot banding videos gives you a good idea how to use it however aircraft hose band clamps dont have ears for retaining the left over length after cutting so no need to fold it over. I cut most of the left over length with a Dremel tool. Also at least for 3/8 and 1/4 ID hose the winding mandrel on the tool is too far from the nose and wont initially tighten the band clamp so I had to tighten the clamps more before installing them by cutting a slot in a piece of metal and pulling on the clamp with a vice grip to get enough free length for the tool winding mandrel to work.
Dean T
04.06.2018
About what I expected for the price! It does get the job done.
Luke B
04.01.2018
This tool is not the best but it works Ok, you can get good results with it. The directions are terrible so buy a couple extra clamps to practice with if youre a first timer. The key with using the band-it clamps with this tool is that this tool really only tightens the clamp, but thats all you really need it to do...it doesnt cut it at the perfect length, it leaves an inch behind when you use the cutter. Ill give better directions....Tighten the clamp with the tool and go ahead and use the cutter on the tool, that will leave about an inch of strap sticking out. With youre fingers, bend the inch of strap left by the tool back and forth until it breaks at the buckle.
Joseph G
03.06.2017
The instructions left much to be desired but after one try I figured it out. Ok for my purposes but not very durable for lots of banding.
Charles H
08.05.2020
The axel for the wind up was not swaged properly into the tool member opposite the winding lever. It failed after the fourth clamp.
Gary K
15.12.2020
Nice affordable Banding tool for clamping Fire Sleeves onto hoses. Makes nice professional looking clamps and online videos helped show use of the tool. I would have rated 5 stars but the winding shaft comes out of the frame when it doesnt have tension on it. Just takes a bit of attention when starting to tighten the clamp band but it could have a better way to retain shaft. Still a great tool compared to the high price of standard Banding tool.