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Blue Frog Systems

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FAO ..... Ftp
« on: July 11, 2009, 01:51:58 pm »
Need to speak to ya ftp...

Drop me an email ... Jpbradley@uwclub.net
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bad trippy

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2009, 02:32:09 pm »
whats he done wrong this time? ;D ;D ;D
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2009, 02:42:56 pm »
Nothing..................











yet
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matt

Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2009, 05:10:02 pm »
my contacts tell me he has gone windsurfing today, but being the geek he is, he might pop online from somewhere, you know he cannot go a moment without checking CIU
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 05:40:04 pm »
I wish he would hurry up.... i get impatient very quickly and need to pick his brains.

He should be sat at his computer / mobile on 24hr call !!!! :)
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ftp

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2009, 05:44:38 pm »
I'm back and my brains are full of sea water i'm afraid!  :(

Fire away!
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ftp

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 05:45:45 pm »
Geek? The cheek of it.  ::)
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2009, 05:55:47 pm »
Did you hear my post through the air waves ?

Just wanted some details of this gutter spike you have made matey. Have got a custy that needs a tree removing from there guttering. No chance of ladders as too confined space and no one close enough for a gutter vac job

Pretty please
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ftp

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2009, 05:56:46 pm »
Window wipers i'm guessing it's the spike?
All i did was I sawed the metal rod from one of those paint rollers, ground a point on one end and cut a thread on the other and fitted a nut. I then set the end with the nut in epoxy resin inside the tapered end of an adjustable angle peice. The taper stops it all pulling out. Works really well for me but there are obvious safety issues as there must be with any spike that could come adrift. Give me five minutes and i'll rummage around.
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 06:02:30 pm »
Simple, but effective... I like it !

What pole do you use it on ?
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ftp

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2009, 06:10:15 pm »
Here it is, I can put it on any pole and work from the side, works really well for lifting turf out. Once you've stabbed the first few inches and dragged it over the side the rest tends to follow with gravity. I've made different versions with hooks too but the spike seems to work the best. Obvious week point would be the plastic thread but i've not had any problems so far.     
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2009, 06:31:53 pm »
Thanks for that ftp :)

That's just what I need for the job :)

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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2009, 06:46:43 pm »
How long is the spike ftp ? Or should I say what length would you say is best ?
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Clive McDonald

Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2009, 06:54:30 pm »
so the lenght of the spike then mate, and the distance from the end of the section that i need to tape?
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ftp

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2009, 07:29:50 pm »
Think the rod is just over a foot long including the bit that's buried in th angle adjuster. It's filled completely with resin.
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matt

Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2009, 07:56:15 pm »
Quote from: ftp on July 11, 2009, 07:29:50 pm
Think the rod is just over a foot long including the bit that's buried in th angle adjuster. It's filled completely with resin.

is that to clean as you go along ? ?  ?
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matt

Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2009, 07:58:23 pm »
Quote from: ftp on July 11, 2009, 05:44:38 pm
I'm back and my brains are full of sea water i'm afraid!  :(


my spys were right then  ;)
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2009, 08:05:03 pm »
I think you have a stalker ftp .... watch out, he might throw you into his van and take you to his shed of 'home made contraptions'   :o
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matt

Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2009, 08:12:41 pm »
Quote from: Window Wipers on July 11, 2009, 08:05:03 pm
I think you have a stalker ftp .... watch out, he might throw you into his van and take you to his shed of 'home made contraptions'   :o

 ;D ;D i should have a new shed next week, up my allotment, where they will not hear the screams  ;)
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: FAO ..... Ftp
« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2009, 08:29:20 pm »
Quick thought ......


Now im a few bob short or affording to buy a gutter vac or similar (well im skint pretty much)

What are peoples thoughts on various angle adaptors....

1) the spike as seen above
2) one with something to push rubbish along
3) another to scoop it out ( like a trowel )

Would this do the job ?

Thoughts and suggestions for those of us who cant afford the gutter vac but want to get into the gutter cleaning safely :)

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