For those who have been waiting patiently for these to come in (and for those who didn’t in the past, but now want one), I can now reliably say that the Lidwig Claw is back in stock – contact www.lidwig.com.au to get your hands on some.
The extra ones that I was looking for, for use in various jobs around the shed (bandsaw blades, extension cords, temporary trunking runs etc) have arrived. They are still $A8, so it is definitely an affordable proposition if you feel you need to have a few. I might look at getting a few more for inside the house – such as storing the vacuum cleaner hose, more extension cords, Xmas lights…the list can go on and on.
Lidwig Claw
For some examples of the claw in use around the shop, I have some photos here in an earlier post. (Of one in the old colour scheme fwiw)
To give an idea of scale – you can get the clamp around a 4″ (100mm) dust hose. The real smarts in the design is in the lever mechanism below the hook – the heavier the load, the more the 2 sides of the claw are pulled together by a scissor action. I think they are rated for about 30kg of cable, so it is rather unlikely that you’ll overload te clamp before managing to fill the claw completely!
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Air Hose, Bandsaw Blade, Clamp, Claw, Extension Cord, Lidwig |
Stu's Shed 
Is this actually available I would loke to get my hands on about 10 of them
I am in SA and when i looked at the lidwig site the only online retail outlet didnt seem to have them in stock
Cheers Bernie
Contact Lidwig directly (www.lidwig.com.au) – they can provide these now, and should (I hope, as I did it!) be able to take orders over the phone. From their website, the phone number is 02 9971 9063