Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jeff1 on August 30, 2008, 10:50:47 pm
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I'm just waiting now for the delivery of the paint for the floor of My daughters Van, I've finished the tank frame and the hose reel swivel, so tomorrow because I'm at a loose end, I plan to make some pole carriers to fit inside of her Van.
Has anyone got any of these? if so how many down one side do you have? and how have you fitted them??
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I use standard guttering fixed to the side works a treat....... In my previous van I used plastic down pipes fixed to 2 bars that went the width of the van. They are light, cheep, easy to fit and do the job very well.....
Regards
Mr H
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was thinking about this myself. down one side of van i have shelving and on other side sliding door. I think i may need to hang mines fromn roof or something. anyone have pics of theirs
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Hi Jeff
Here is one of my vans with the pole racking in the middle.
Steve
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down pipes to the roof would be good with the U clamps they come with to attach them to the walls
bolt them to the roof, hmmm, goes and looks at van
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I'm just waiting now for the delivery of the paint for the floor of My daughters Van, I've finished the tank frame and the hose reel swivel, so tomorrow because I'm at a loose end, I plan to make some pole carriers to fit inside of her Van.
Has anyone got any of these? if so how many down one side do you have? and how have you fitted them??
I have one from purefreedom holds three poles I think they sell them on ebay, I have found it a nightmare if you have three poles on there if 2 are being used day in day out. they are a little to short IMO 6 or 8 inchs bigger would have been better.
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Thanks Guy's as always ever helpful.
I like steves Lowe's idea but until Michelle turns up for Sunday lunch I cant tell if it will work, the only other option I like is what Ian has do you have any pictures of them Ian.
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Have you thought about soil tubes?
Bob
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why cant i put an ebay link on here
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why cant i put an ebay link on here
take out the first bit so it just says "ebay.co.uk/org.com" (example)
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Yeh i use 4" soil pipe screwed to the side wall of the van ...works great for me.
Dave
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Thanks Guy's as always ever helpful.
I like steves Lowe's idea but until Michelle turns up for Sunday lunch I cant tell if it will work, the only other option I like is what Ian has do you have any pictures of them Ian.
I can get one for you, I will check ebay foirst see if they are on there, I was in b&q today and got some gutter clamps that I need for a job, I am going to try them out on the van to see if they work, if they do 62p well spent, if they done they are going on a customers gutter anyway ;D
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cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLE-HOLDER-SET-FOR-WATER-FED-POLE-WINDOW-CLEANING_W0QQitemZ250287334808QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250287334808&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLE-HOLDER-SET-FOR-WATER-FED-POLE-WINDOW-CLEANING_W0QQitemZ250287334808QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250287334808&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)
if that link does not work type in pole holder they are £24.99 as I said before they need to be a few inches longer between the holder as they are just to small for day to day user with more than one person.
Ian
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ebay.co.uk/Pack-of-10-Garage-Shed-U-Storage-Hooks-LARGE-210mm-NEW_W0QQitemZ200249775644QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200249775644&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Been out in the workshop and knocked up a couple of these until I can make my mind up, They can hook into any of the holes along the top of the van.
Thanks Ian, we were posting at the same time, I'll have a look now.
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out of intrest Jeff,
how are u bending the metal? do you have a metal bending machine?
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I have scroll benders, from the days I used to spend more time in the workshop building Garden orniments, furniture, gates and fences etc, there cold benders, I also built myself a few Jigs so that I can twist metal as well.
Dave do you live anywhere near Dovecott?? My eldest Brother still lives there, he's also a Steward at Anfield ;D
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ahh right, my dad was intrested as he can weld etc and send him off in the garage he can make some intresting stuff ;D he was wondering how you bent the mental for the real the other day thought you had a machine.
I dont live too far from from there mate im over the water but its around 15-20 mins away :P. i have some work in the twon centre of Liverpool though.
dave
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Ah! you will need a sheet bender for that, If I need any sheets bent I tend to go off to my mates to have it done, sheet benders are not that expensive and you can buy cheap mild steel scroll formers.
There is some money to be made in scroll work, I used to do loads of garden oriniments through the winter and during the summer visit the old car boot sales and sell it, They snap your hands of for Garden orniments for plants.
Penny Farthings instead of pedals you have 2 plant pot holders I couldn't make enough of them, the same for wheel barrows.
You'll find your asked to make alsorts of things, that's when you bump the price up.
'o' No your not an Evetonian are you? ;D ;D
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ahh right, my dad was intrested as he can weld etc and send him off in the garage he can make some intresting stuff ;D he was wondering how you bent the mental for the real the other day thought you had a machine.
I dont live too far from from there mate im over the water but its around 15-20 mins away :P. i have some work in the twon centre of Liverpool though.
dave
Good old Jerkinbed hey......... I use to go to school in Rock Ferry and lived in the North End (Bidston) till I was 20.......... I bet the Hamilton Club has gone...... Paul O'graddy start his carrier there.....
Regards
Mr H
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Ahh right,
He was just intrested as how you bent that mental, i said i didnt know. i was showing him what you have made though.
If am honest football isnt my thing mate, Evertion did ring me up last week and asked if i wanted to advertise on there boads that are round the pitch, dont know how much it costs haha.
Jeff will you be taking pictures as you go along fitting the tank in? my dad could easly bolt mine into the chassis he knows what do etc with shuving a tube of steel into so not crushing the cassis but hes gettin abit old now ;D and has knakkerd knees. but il get him to weld a cage up :P
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Good old Jerkinbed hey......... I use to go to school in Rock Ferry and lived in the North End (Bidston) till I was 20.......... I bet the Hamilton Club has gone...... Paul O'graddy start his carrier there.....
its a small world..
yes from jerkinbed mate ;D am only 22 but dont think the Hamliton Club is there now haha. Yeh i have work allround bidston and so on ;D Where about in bidston did you live? were are you now?
Dave
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ahh right, my dad was intrested as he can weld etc and send him off in the garage he can make some intresting stuff ;D he was wondering how you bent the mental for the real the other day thought you had a machine.
I dont live too far from from there mate im over the water but its around 15-20 mins away :P. i have some work in the twon centre of Liverpool though.
dave
Good old Jerkinbed hey......... I use to go to school in Rock Ferry and lived in the North End (Bidston) till I was 20.......... I bet the Hamilton Club has gone...... Paul O'graddy start his carrier there.....
Regards
Mr H
I haven't heard it call that for years ;D ;D for those who wish to know its real name its Birkinhead Lol
I was born in Edge Hill wavertree.
Ahh right,
He was just intrested as how you bent that mental, i said i didnt know. i was showing him what you have made though.
If am honest football isnt my thing mate, Evertion did ring me up last week and asked if i wanted to advertise on there boads that are round the pitch, dont know how much it costs haha.
Jeff will you be taking pictures as you go along fitting the tank in? my dad could easly bolt mine into the chassis he knows what do etc with shuving a tube of steel into so not crushing the cassis but hes gettin abit old now ;D and has knakkerd knees. but il get him to weld a cage up :P
Don't advertise on Evertons boards, there to mean Lol
I never thought of doing pictures as I went along but your Dad has the correct idea.
Its getting a little close for comfort before I hand it all over to my daughter on the 8th September, my paint for the floor hasn't arrived yet, I'm hoping its here on Tuesday if it is, I'll get the floor painted and then once dry I'll install the Tank.
If I do have the time I'll try to do a Haynes manual type of thing for him, but he has the right idea.
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He knows what to do and that he is mechanic to be honest so he's done loads of stuff over the years welding etc and all sorts which is hany ;) cheers anyway m8.
I haven't heard it call that for years for those who wish to know its real name its Birkinhead Lol
I was born in Edge Hill wavertree.
thats intresting jeff didnt know you were from there ;D dave
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He knows what to do and that he is mechanic to be honest so he's done loads of stuff over the years welding etc and all sorts which is hany ;) cheers anyway m8.
I haven't heard it call that for years for those who wish to know its real name its Birkinhead Lol
I was born in Edge Hill wavertree.
thats intresting jeff didnt know you were from there ;D dave
What would you guy's do with out us Dads ;D ;D
Yep I'm a scouse too and proud of it before anyone blurts off ;D
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What would you guy's do with out us Dads
Yep I'm a scouse too and proud of it before anyone blurts off
haha thats quite right jeff :P we would be lost without our dads ;D
he lately sorted my ladder clamp problem out lol they used to just bend because i use commercial roof rack so insdead of the rack bending with the force they just bend the clamps which becomes anoying lol.
Yep I'm a scouse too and proud of it before anyone blurts off
hehee good ;D its fantastic over in liverpool with all this new building work going on and stuff.
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I made a set of ladder clamps once, I used some box steel for the main section and round bar, I cut a thread on the bar and bent it into a J, I then welded a nut onto the box section and drilled a hole to feed the bar in, stuck a small bolt on each end to stop it coming off when I did it up, I ended up giving them away to another w/c :'( still got a set of factory ones though ;D
My Brother keeps me up-to date with the progress of the pool and I do pop back to see him now and again.
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Yer thats the main problem with them the J just bends so hes welded a sort of small nipple onto end of the J and then on the top were the cross bar is used to bend so when you spin them down they start rubing on the cross metal so hes strenthend the cross parts and the handles that spin are slightly bent upwards work a treat ;D
I bet its changed loads over the years.
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I damaged my roof bars over time by over tightning them, I'm just glad I don't use them anymore.
I also made (in wood) my own 6' pointer ladder I turned the rungs on my wood lathe and that's stuck in the shed now.
I get lost every time I return, saying that I haven't been back for 2 years.
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Same here by overtightning.
sounds lilke you really enjoy it jeff! :)
Its abit like that now you drive over and they have changed all the roads in the town soon get used to it though :P
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I damaged my roof bars over time by over tightning them, I'm just glad I don't use them anymore.
I also made (in wood) my own 6' pointer ladder I turned the rungs on my wood lathe and that's stuck in the shed now.
I get lost every time I return, saying that I haven't been back for 2 years.
Bloody small world. eh what. I clean windows in Wavertree about a half mile from the Old Swan.
What's the name of that pub????
The parrafin ????
Steve a
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I damaged my roof bars over time by over tightning them, I'm just glad I don't use them anymore.
I also made (in wood) my own 6' pointer ladder I turned the rungs on my wood lathe and that's stuck in the shed now.
I get lost every time I return, saying that I haven't been back for 2 years.
Bloody small world. eh what. I clean windows in Wavertree about a half mile from the Old Swan.
What's the name of that pub????
The parrafin ????
Steve a
I was to young to go into Pubs Lol
I spent most of my time climbing Trees in wavertree park.
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Good old Jerkinbed hey......... I use to go to school in Rock Ferry and lived in the North End (Bidston) till I was 20.......... I bet the Hamilton Club has gone...... Paul O'graddy start his carrier there.....
its a small world..
yes from jerkinbed mate ;D am only 22 but dont think the Hamliton Club is there now haha. Yeh i have work allround bidston and so on ;D Where about in bidston did you live? were are you now?
Dave
Lived on what was called the Ford Estate (name now changed to protect the guilty..!!) but also in Mercer Road and Colin Road just off Hoylake Road near the shops by the doughnut church.
Now living in Devon...........
Getting a bit off topic so email me for MSN details if you want a chat sometime......
Regards
Mr H