Spreader Tool

Recovering our slings proved to be quite a project. We have a large patio set. The replacement fabric we got from Slingmasters was high quality and we are very pleased with the result. Installing requires both a large clamp and a special spreader tool. My large clamp worked for the parts of chairs that needed to be compressed, but I needed the custom spreader tool for other parts. I'm glad that I bought that custom tool from Slingmasters.

We would not have been able to complete our project without this tool.

USPS has had our package since May 9 in Phx and we still have not received it near Tucson on May 24. I have emailed asking for help or replacement

As someone else mentioned, this tool does not stay in place unless you have two clamps handy. I had a set of very tight slings and it felt like the tool was straining to do the job. It did work, however I doubt this thing would hold up for much more than 12 replacements!

Invaluable tool to have if you are replacing chair slings.

A great tool to have when reparing sling on chairs.

This tool has one major flaw. The angle iron pieces on each end are too long at 3/4". They will punch through your new sling when trying to spread the bars. I had to cut one side of each angle down to 3/8" so that it went only 1/2 way across the chair bars, ending before the sling track. After that the tool worked just fine. I ruined one of my new slings finding this out.

Great tool! Just kinda pricey for a one time job.

These things work great. Just make sure you add some protective fabric or leather between the frame and the tool, as it can slip out and scratch your furniture with the sharp edges.

After getting my slings, I realized very quickly that the job could not be done without a spreader tool. I tried my car jack and even tried making my own with no success. This tool is an absolute requirement and, once I received it, I was able to quickly finish the job

The spreader tool is a must have! It makes the job faster and easier. Getting the chair back together without it is almost impossible.

I ended up using a combo clamp/spreader bar for three of four chairs and struggled a lot to get the bars in. I had to bend them to get them in. I used the spreader tool for the last chair and if was 100x easier and spread the chair enough so I did not need to bend any of the bars. I highly recommend the tool and Slingmasters. They were very professional and great to work with.