[windows_chepstow]

Hi all,

I saw this in E-Bay.  It's got a good write-up.  Is it any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11702&item=4394744033&rd=1

[Sir Squeaky]

Looks like a flashy backflip to me.

Is it used for more than just windows then?

Someone appears to be squeegeeing a brick!

[windows_chepstow]

Roger,

I think it's a bit more than just a 'one pass tool'.  I think the squeegie blade swivels or 'wags' or something!

Have a read of the e-bay write-up.

[Walter Pole]

Let us know how you get on with it Tosh 

It does look like a product aimed at the householder, rather than a professional tool you and I would use.

[Sir Squeaky]

Hmm, I can't work it out exactly from the write-up, but it sounds pretty fiddly to use, and would it apply enough pressure not to miss bits when pivoting?

Yeah, go on Tosh. Be the Guinea pig!

[windows_chepstow]

I've just done a search on this site and found this:

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8004.0

Some members were asking where they could buy them from!  I guess if they're still around; in my e-bay link.

It seems they're good for pole work.

[Terry_Burrows]

 ;)yes I have  used this in the states,it came over here at one of the NEC shows,
the owner of the company came up to me and asked me to use it,it has its uses for sure,on a pole its very good it turns just like your hand,but on a pole,

[Ken]

Will it fit in your BoB?

[dai]

I talked to a guy that did a lot of rope work on high rise jobs in Australia.
He said they really were the dogs nuts. I think Daubtfire uses them so he would be the one to ask. DAi

[matt]

looks like omni are selling stuff on ebay

sellers name is omnibargainbasement

they are also selling a omni trailer

[Davindo Cleana]

yes I think they were selling 'experimental' hose reels a few weeks back too - something about stock that never went to full production

[Old_Master]

I am realy surprised you guys havent heard of Wagtails before.
We have been using them and selling them for eight years and they have a cult following.
Peter Erken who owns one of the largest window cleaning companies in Australia designed it, so far from being an amatuer tool its a real profesionals!
It is absolutly the Dogs for doing internal windows in offices or communal areas where WFP cannot be used. The normal retail price is £21.50 + Vat
The Wagtail Combi won the Best Australian Innovation Award in October 1996.
As a result of this the Combi was showcased at Australia's contemporary museum: The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia.
In 1998 -1999 the Wagtail Combi won the Gold and Silver Medals at the International Inventions Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland.

Wagtail tools have been granted worldwide patents.

http://www.wagtail.com/profile.htm

[The Bear]

Does it take regular rubbers?

[matt]

Glyn

But those aussies will show anything at the Powerhouse Museum

[simbag]

They've got a whole range of products, but looks like you'd have to order them from across the pond:

http://www.wagtail.com/products.htm

http://www.windows101.com/shop/index.php?manufacturers_id=35

They're a little cheaper than those on ebay, but once you've added shipping on top, probably won't be much in it.

Other than that all I can find is the feathered variety!

[Old_Master]

Simbag
I think you will find that $29.95 and $34.95 are the prices that windows 101 are selling the  WAGTAIL Combi for, and this a lot more expensive than we were auctioning for on ebay.