Switched to sectioning clips instead of butterfly clips for foils

I was using those big butterfly clips for years thinking they were fine, but after a 6-hour foil session last Tuesday my hands were cramping up. Got a pack of those metal sectioning clips from Sally's for like $8 and my wrist feels 100 times better, plus the foils actually stay put now. Anyone else made the switch or have another clip hack?

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charlescraig1mo ago

Yeah I used those big butterfly clips for like two years and thought my hands were just getting old or something. Turns out I was just using the wrong tool for the job, go figure. My fingers would lock up in a claw shape after about hour four, pretty sure I looked like I was trying to summon a demon every time I grabbed a foil. Now I can actually feel my fingertips the next day, which is nice.

finley_gonzalez491mo ago

Switching to those metal clips saved my wrist too, huge difference for long foil sessions!

jason_lewis31mo ago

Stick with the plastic ones honestly. The metal clips always slip on me after a couple hours especially when the foil gets wet. Had three different brands fail mid-session and lost two rolls of film because of it. Plastic grips better for my setup at least.