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Weeebles Wobble (self.Blind)
submitted by Warthil
So I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing this? I use two point touch and a longer than usual 60 inch cane - chin level rather than armpit. I am finding a lot of the ambutech canes with the new shorter joints to wobble when I use them.
pokersnek 4 points 5y ago
Yes. I dislike Ambutech canes for my students. I highly recommend Advantage Revolution graphite canes. The are so much lighter and have graphite joints. If you are careful about folding and unfolding them, they should last you a long time
blindjo 1 points 5y ago
I've tried both and revolution canes are so much sturdier! I wish that they were as customizable as ambutech (purely for aesthetic reasons. I do love the pink on my ambutech cane), but overall the quality is much better. The joints on amubech's slimline canes are better than the joints on the regular graphite canes, but the canes themselves are very flimsy
KillerLag 1 points 5y ago
Ambutech has a virtual monopoly in Canada. If someone wants a different brand, they would have to order it themselves. The last two clients I've had who didn't have Ambutech canes, had gotten the canes from their home countries (Korea and Tanzania).
I actually want to order one of those Korean canes... the cane extended out like an umbrella, with a locking system, and all aluminum. Was very light, too.
I actually want to order one of those Korean canes... the cane extended out like an umbrella, with a locking system, and all aluminum. Was very light, too.
KillerLag 1 points 5y ago
I'm an O&M instructor from Canada, and almost all of our canes from from Ambutech. And yeah, the new joints are not as stable as the previous ones. In certain cases with longer canes (60 inches and up), my client has had the cane joints pop loose. Even when locked together.
I e-mailed Ambutech about it and they did a redesign for the longer canes, where the top joint has the longer joint. But I find the conical ones still don't fit the best. And in some rare cases, they don't even fit straight. I've literally pulled fresh canes from the supply room, and they would be crooked.
I e-mailed Ambutech about it and they did a redesign for the longer canes, where the top joint has the longer joint. But I find the conical ones still don't fit the best. And in some rare cases, they don't even fit straight. I've literally pulled fresh canes from the supply room, and they would be crooked.
Warthil [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I am from Canada as well. Ambutech seems to be the only game in tow. Or in this case only game in country. I am working on my third new Ambutech (old aluminum were okay just difficult to get apart sometimes) and I was starting to wonder if the problem was me. So far I have not experienced their redesigned joint for the longer cane. I may have to look into an order from the United States and give Revolution a try if they will ship here.
KillerLag 1 points 5y ago
I personally prefer the older Ambutechs. The joints can really get stuck, but if you squirt them with some WD-40 beforehand (when you first get it), it really helps.
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