Clear rings breaking

[Michelle Two Needles Find all posts View Profile Close Michelle]

Hi I have been making Romans for the past 5 years and had no problems with any of them but recently I have had a couple of customers ring me to tell me that a couple of the clear plastic rings on their blinds have snapped. The first one I just put down to maybe a fault with the rings but I am now concerned they may only last a short period.

Could it be that they become brittle if exposed to a lot of sunlight ? Does everybody else use the clear plastic rings or is there an alternative, the brass ones I have seen seem so much bigger and not sure what they would look like.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Michelle

[kathy Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close kathy]

Re: Clear rings breaking

Hi Michelle

It has happened to me and I now use the brass ones for the first row (which is under more pressure) and use plastic rings for the rest.

Can answer why - but maybe your correct with the sunlight.

Kathy

[Michelle Two Needles Find all posts View Profile Close Michelle]

Re: Clear rings breaking

Thanks Kathy for your reply, I'm glad its not just me.

What size brass rings do you use are they a different size to the clear plastic ones ?

Michelle

[kathy Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close kathy]

Re: Clear rings breaking

http://www.merrick-day.com/acatalog/Rings.html

Hope that link works above - I use the 12 mm rings (third one down)

Kathy

[Michelle Two Needles Find all posts View Profile Close Michelle]

Re: Clear rings breaking

Thanks Kathy, I will look into getting some of these tomorrow.

Michelle

[suel Pins & Needles Find all posts View Profile Close suel]

Re: Clear rings breaking

Hi,

I always use the small white rings, which I am currently buying from Evans. I have never had any of these break. I use the clear quick release ones on the bottom row and have never had a problem with these either.

Sue.

[Louise Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Louise]

Re: Clear rings breaking

I use the quick release clear rings too (Rufflette I think) and touch wood have had no problems. I use clear rings for the rest of the blind too.

[thecurtainmaker Pins & Needles Find all posts View Profile Close thecurtainmaker]

Re: Clear rings breaking

Plastic does go brittle in sunlight - have these blinds with the problems been up in south facing windows for a long time?