[Nick_Thompson]

A large part of my round can be successfully tackled without the aid of a gooseneck. As a consequence, l have been messing around with a short nylon version of one of these:



Screwed into one of these:



As much as I love the weight saving aspect of this arrangement, the problem is that the angle of the brush socket (pictured above) is too shallow to allow for the brush to be correctly positioned on the glass.

A stumpy, carbon fibre gooseneck, that done away with the need for a brush socket altogether, would be nice.

So, do you chaps have any other ideas for a weight saving alternative to compliment the famous Xtreme brush and pole duo?

[SeanK]

Without the gooseneck you will scape the pole of the sills.
You don't have to do this too often to ruin a pole.

[Nick_Thompson]

Without the gooseneck you will scape the pole of the sills.
You don't have to do this too often to ruin a pole.

My round seems to be blessed with a predominance of shallow window sills, Sean. If I can get the angle right, I think it will be cool.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

You need a resi-neck swivel mate, you'll never look back!!

[Nick_Thompson]

You need a resi-neck swivel mate, you'll never look back!!

Yes, Mr Winpo, sir, I can understand that you have found a friend,  but he is over weight.

[wfp master]

Give the brush a hair cut.

[Nick_Thompson]

Give the brush a hair cut.

  A Mohican, perhaps!

[Dave Willis]

Overweight? You're 'avin a laugh.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

You need a resi-neck swivel mate, you'll never look back!!

Yes, Mr Winpo, sir, I can understand that you have found a friend,  but he is over weight.

Weighs the same as any other plastic neck Nickelous, it will only make you working day much easier & faster though.

[Nick_Thompson]

Overweight? You're 'avin a laugh.

I'm after the lightest set up possible, Dave.

[Dave Willis]

Don't know if a fan jet might fit ......

[Dave Willis]

99.99% of my jobs are done with one of these  http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/resi-neck-quick-release-type-1-swivel.html


All the rest and this comes out:    http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/resi-neck-quick-release-type-1.html

[robert mitchell]

i use a carbon gooseneck and sill brush (gardiners of course ) I'm just waiting for alex to hurry up designing the extreme sill brush!


come on alex pull your finger out!

[Nathanael Jones]

The gardiner carbon gooseneck was lighter than the alternatives last time I checked,...

[DeLuce]

You should get Mr. G to make a carbon fibre brush stock, that should save some weight! 

[windowswashed]

go down the gym and lift some weights then the pole will feel really light

[Nick_Thompson]

go down the gym and lift some weights then the pole will feel really light

Hi windows, I already have a log cabin gym in the garden were I've successfully benched twice my own bodyweight for 4 reps and also preformed 15 chin-ups with twice my bodyweight. You see, this isn't about strength, it's about maintaining speed day in and day out, week after week, with as little fatigue as possible.

There is a huge difference, for example, between using a super light brush and an Xtreme brush over the course of a weeks work, even though we're only talking of 140g or so.

You should get Mr. G to make a carbon fibre brush stock, that should save some weight!  

A stubby carbon fibre gooseneck that does way with the need of a stock altogether would be a dream come true, Nic.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

go down the gym and lift some weights then the pole will feel really light

Hi windows, I already have a log cabin gym in the garden were I've successfully benched twice my own bodyweight for 4 reps and also preformed 15 chin-ups with twice my bodyweight. You see, this isn't about strength, it's about maintaining speed day in and day out, week after week, with as little fatigue as possible.

There is a huge difference, for example, between using a super light brush and an Xtreme brush over the course of a weeks work, even though we're only talking of 140g or so.

You should get Mr. G to make a carbon fibre brush stock, that should save some weight!  

A stubby carbon fibre gooseneck that does way with the need of a stock altogether would be a dream come true, Nic.

With a swivel you'll suffer much less fatigue as you have to move your body much less than with a fixed neck.

[Clever Forum Name]

Alex did mention to me he was planning his brushes with built in
Stock. I'm sure it will happen.

He needs to up pace on a super lite extreme sill brush. !!

[Dave Willis]

Kermit's got a stubby neck I believe.