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best type of dip net poles
#5
Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 09 October 2006 - 10:37 PM
The ones I use come from Home Depot; they extend from 6 to 12 feet. They are aluminum on the inside and fiberglass on the outside. I have never, ever broken one, except I rolled over the end of one handle with my truck - that pole is now a 4-8' extendable pole, thanks to my hacksaw.
The trick, I have found with my newer pole, is to take the pressure collar off and whack the front end of the inner aluminum piece with a 2x4 or something, so you force it out the back end. Then I take a 12-gauge shotgun cleaning swab and clean all the grit out from the inside of the fiberglass pole, and wipe off the outside of the inner aluminum pole with a rag or something. Do this after every trip! Otherwise the two will be locked together for eternity.
These are not flimsy, lightweight poles - they cost about $30 each.
#6
Guest_teleost_*
Posted 10 October 2006 - 08:02 AM
Update on painter's poles...
The ones I use come from Home Depot; they extend from 6 to 12 feet. They are aluminum on the inside and fiberglass on the outside. I have never, ever broken one, except I rolled over the end of one handle with my truck - that pole is now a 4-8' extendable pole, thanks to my hacksaw.
The trick, I have found with my newer pole, is to take the pressure collar off and whack the front end of the inner aluminum piece with a 2x4 or something, so you force it out the back end. Then I take a 12-gauge shotgun cleaning swab and clean all the grit out from the inside of the fiberglass pole, and wipe off the outside of the inner aluminum pole with a rag or something. Do this after every trip! Otherwise the two will be locked together for eternity.
These are not flimsy, lightweight poles - they cost about $30 each.
I stand corrected. I've been working with the very pole you speak of Irate (for painting a 16' warehouse ceiling). I thought for sure the flex in the pole would give with use in weed cover. It's good to know they can stand up to collecting use.
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