Making hose clamps out of wire, two methods

I saw adds for a ClampTite tool that lets you make hose clamps out of plain wire so I bought one a few years ago. It works fairly well although it can be hard to maneuver it in certain spots. It can also be slow going if you have a lot of slack to remove. I recently tried removing the slack with a pair of pliers and it worked so well that I decided to try doing all of the tightening with pliers. It made what I would consider a very usable clamp.
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[@donnajorgensen-robertson2942]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I was looking for a way to create a wire clamp. Found the the ClampTite method with the tool. Looked grea, unfortunately I needed the wire clamp tonight. You saved the day, great video, great idea.

[@rtbarker]

This video got me home today. Thanks for your advice.

[@tanga1000mil]

thanks mate! you've saved me a second trip to home depot 😁

[@oscarhernandez7602]

You saved my time and life today

[@diyVT]

Glad I could help.

[@pollymonopoly8803]

I love my Clamptite. I have the CLT01L. I have used it for just about everything but hoses. Lol. Planning on upgrading to their CLT07L and maybe even the CLT09 for that do anything god mode status.

[@tombouie]

Thks, tomorrow I'll give it a try with right-angle needle nose pliers.

[@vinkovinko9605]

Nice idea. Thank you, sir.

[@jessetrujillo1363]

So what does the back of the tool look like? How does it tighten up? Can’t see how you’re using the tool.

[@jessetrujillo1363]

Nevermind, I seen the setup afterwards.

[@copisetic1104]

This has been used in critical aircraft hoses and other areas where other clamps are not approved. These will not vibrate loose. I cut through tubing with this.

[@michaeljohn7398]

You 'Set' the wire into the hose originally with the Clamp tite, then merely used the original 'set' to illustrate you alternative method. It would be more useful to use only your alternative method from the 'get go' as a better comparison. Cheers from Michael. Australia.

[@tassie7325]

I think that the difference between the clamptite and the DIY system would become more obvious under pressure testing. Just because a pipe cant be pulled over the flange doesn't mean that it will not leak.

[@copisetic1104]

All I need is a pair of 150.00 pliers

[@ovalwingnut]

Careful. You're starting to squeak a bit. Just saying.

[@azizsalimazizsalim3380]

Good 🙋

[@hopefuldave]

I made my own clamptightalike, 15 minutes with the angle grinder...

[@diyVT]

True it's one of those things that is simple enough to make your own. Depending on how you value your time and the materials / tools you have it might be better to make your own. I am really happy with the plier method so far but I haven't tried it enough to know for sure yet.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

Second method wastes less wire. I do it all the time.

[@billsemenoff]

Wire band clamp without special tool!