Specification: Saint-Gobain ADFORS FSP8609-U Master ADFORS Screen Tool, Green
Manufacturer
‎Saint-Gobain ADFORS
Part Number
‎FSP8609-U
Item Weight
‎3.84 ounces
Product Dimensions
‎13 x 4 x 1 inches
Country of Origin
‎China
Item model number
‎FSP8609-U
Color
‎Green
Style
‎Pool & Patio
Item Package Quantity
‎1
Included Components
‎Spline Tool
Batteries Required
‎No
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9 reviews for Saint-Gobain ADFORS FSP8609-U Master ADFORS Screen Tool, Green
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★★★★★
billbull –
Fit my expectation as described and works well. This review is written months after already been using this product. I am a professional screen maker and been doing this for many years. This products works as described. The only draw back is accuracy as the wheels take a slight tiny wobble and as a professional installer it can cause a little annoyance. Note: for none professionals I would recommend plastic wheels because the metal ones can cut through the mesh easier and ruin it.
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★★★★★
Kim Payne –
Works well till the white disk wears down after the first screen. We were doing all the screens in the house(6 in total) after the second one it didn’t work as well. If the white plastic disk was metal it would be perfect.
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★★★★★
Alice Wakefield –
The pizza-cutter looking tool is a must-have and a lot easier than using a knitting needle, popsicle stick, or ballpoint pen to push the spline into the groove, especially if you plan on replacing more than one screen.
They recommend using the convex end first to form the screen into the groove, then laying in the spline. It’s not sharp at all, and easy to re-position or tighten the screen even *after* putting the spline in, which is done with the other end. The concave part is pretty narrow, but I haven’t needed or used it on wider spline.
It’s comfortable to hold, however, its use in corners is limited, and mine had a little wobble, which didn’t help the tendency to “jump the track” onto the screen when I went too fast or wasn’t paying attention.. Luckily the screen showed no lasting damage, but I suppose that’s another review.
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★★★★★
DANILA –
Rescató mis uñas, llegó en tiempo exacto.
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P. A. Pond –
This simple $5 plus tool changed my life. My cats are constantly pulling screens out of the frames and escaping into the great outdoors. I resorted to fixing the screens by pushing the spine back in the groove with a pen cap inch by inch; way too much work. This tool zips down the spine, pushing it back into the groove. At the rate I have to repair screens, I figure this tool paid for itself the first time I used it. Now if I could find a way to keep my pesky cats in the house…
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★★★★★
PGH –
Great tool, but you should do a few practice runs (several inches) with scrap screening so as to familiarize yourself to the need to tip it towards the outside edge of the screen to avoid tearing the taut screening. Once you’ve got that principle, you’ll be good to go.
The screens on our Anderson hinged patio doors came out looking factory new at a fraction of what professional re-screening would have cost.
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★★★★★
Oleksandr P. –
I bought this screen tool to repair 8 insect screens in my house. At the moment I’ve done only 2 of 8 and the tool is falling apart! First of all, it’s PLASTIC and not so strong as it seems to be. Yes, the spline feeds directly through the tool (1 star for this feature), this is convenient but doesn’t add any strength to the tool’s frame. The 2nd star was given for the pointed edge which helps to tighten spline in screen edges. Simply saying, it doesn’t worth $ 6.00. If you want something more durable, look somewhere else.
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★★★★★
HDs HandymanServices –
Very poor, the wheel got damaged at the first use. It’s a shame. This is a great idea tool because you can load up the spline into the hole to provide you easily spline installation. But the Roller wheel. Fail .
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★★★★★
D. Moore –
Works very well, comfortable to handle, and I was able to re-screen 13 windows. The only thing is, it can’t get into corners of the frame, but I expected that since it’s circular. I used a large flat-head screw driver for the corners. If it helps someone out there, I installed 0.125″ spline into 5/16″ x 3/4″ aluminum frames with a fairly bulky screen, and it installed perfectly.
billbull –
Fit my expectation as described and works well. This review is written months after already been using this product.
I am a professional screen maker and been doing this for many years.
This products works as described. The only draw back is accuracy as the wheels take a slight tiny wobble and as a professional installer it can cause a little annoyance.
Note: for none professionals I would recommend plastic wheels because the metal ones can cut through the mesh easier and ruin it.
Kim Payne –
Works well till the white disk wears down after the first screen. We were doing all the screens in the house(6 in total) after the second one it didn’t work as well. If the white plastic disk was metal it would be perfect.
Alice Wakefield –
The pizza-cutter looking tool is a must-have and a lot easier than using a knitting needle, popsicle stick, or ballpoint pen to push the spline into the groove, especially if you plan on replacing more than one screen.
They recommend using the convex end first to form the screen into the groove, then laying in the spline. It’s not sharp at all, and easy to re-position or tighten the screen even *after* putting the spline in, which is done with the other end. The concave part is pretty narrow, but I haven’t needed or used it on wider spline.
It’s comfortable to hold, however, its use in corners is limited, and mine had a little wobble, which didn’t help the tendency to “jump the track” onto the screen when I went too fast or wasn’t paying attention.. Luckily the screen showed no lasting damage, but I suppose that’s another review.
DANILA –
Rescató mis uñas, llegó en tiempo exacto.
P. A. Pond –
This simple $5 plus tool changed my life. My cats are constantly pulling screens out of the frames and escaping into the great outdoors. I resorted to fixing the screens by pushing the spine back in the groove with a pen cap inch by inch; way too much work. This tool zips down the spine, pushing it back into the groove. At the rate I have to repair screens, I figure this tool paid for itself the first time I used it. Now if I could find a way to keep my pesky cats in the house…
PGH –
Great tool, but you should do a few practice runs (several inches) with scrap screening so as to familiarize yourself to the need to tip it towards the outside edge of the screen to avoid tearing the taut screening. Once you’ve got that principle, you’ll be good to go.
The screens on our Anderson hinged patio doors came out looking factory new at a fraction of what professional re-screening would have cost.
Oleksandr P. –
I bought this screen tool to repair 8 insect screens in my house. At the moment I’ve done only 2 of 8 and the tool is falling apart! First of all, it’s PLASTIC and not so strong as it seems to be. Yes, the spline feeds directly through the tool (1 star for this feature), this is convenient but doesn’t add any strength to the tool’s frame. The 2nd star was given for the pointed edge which helps to tighten spline in screen edges. Simply saying, it doesn’t worth $ 6.00. If you want something more durable, look somewhere else.
HDs HandymanServices –
Very poor, the wheel got damaged at the first use. It’s a shame. This is a great idea tool because you can load up the spline into the hole to provide you easily spline installation.
But the Roller wheel. Fail .
D. Moore –
Works very well, comfortable to handle, and I was able to re-screen 13 windows. The only thing is, it can’t get into corners of the frame, but I expected that since it’s circular. I used a large flat-head screw driver for the corners. If it helps someone out there, I installed 0.125″ spline into 5/16″ x 3/4″ aluminum frames with a fairly bulky screen, and it installed perfectly.