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stevieg

  • Posts: 522
Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« on: September 06, 2012, 09:27:09 pm »
All pole makers/manufacturers do not bother using glue to fix bits to poles,clamps etc.
it just does not work!
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TomCrowther

  • Posts: 1965
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2012, 09:36:17 pm »
Is this the post of a frustrated wc?
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stevieg

  • Posts: 522
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2012, 09:43:15 pm »
Yes, isnt everyone.
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landy2

  • Posts: 1195
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2012, 05:55:01 pm »
have just reglued mine with the epoxy glue was singing its prases ( winter ) but along comes the hot weather and it seams to do something to it , just goes soft again . what a pig  :D ;D
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matthewprice

  • Posts: 757
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2012, 09:19:42 pm »
my poles all have had loose clamps put a some tape round the pole forced clamp on and in six months they have not moved.,and if they do 2 mins would solve the problem
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bumper

  • Posts: 872
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 08:29:04 am »
ive only glued 1 and been using it twice a week for 18 months.
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Llaaww

  • Posts: 2260
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 08:45:06 am »
I keep a roll of proper gaffer tape in the van, and as and when they come unglued I just tape them up. The tape lasts a lot longer than the glue .
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if it is dirty it is fair game

mickwc

  • Posts: 162
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2012, 10:35:41 am »
we pay alot of money for these poles, surley if a sparkie pay a couple  hundred pounds for a piece of kit he would not be fixing it with tape and glue 6 months down the line. i get sick of fixing poles, when will there be a pole that is made for window cleaning??? rather then a pole with a brush on the end, called a window cleaning pole!!
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g.brookes

  • Posts: 950
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2012, 10:40:42 am »
think youre slightly over exaggerating there mick.  if youre having to glue your poles every 6 months sounds like the problem might be with your technique rather than the poles.  things wear down! just like the tyres on your van etc, it doesnt matter how well made they are, if the material youre using is degradable then things like this will happen
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Blue Frog Systems

  • Posts: 3813
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2012, 11:19:22 am »
So what do people suggest as an alternative to glue then ?

Havent had ant problems with mine as i wrap electrical tape on the pole to stop the joints banging together
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scud

  • Posts: 683
Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2012, 01:19:25 pm »
  I have been repairing poles again this morning, glued and then taped the clamps, sure they won't last long though.
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[GQC] Tim

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Re: Pole makers dont glue stuff.
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2012, 04:35:34 pm »
Quote from: scud on September 08, 2012, 01:19:25 pm
  I have been repairing poles again this morning, glued and then taped the clamps, sure they won't last long though.

Glued my clamps myself, never had a problem. This was when I upgraded from metal clamps to plastic clamps on my Mark 1 SL-X, which I still use today. If the surface is prepared properly, the clamps should never come off.
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