[pingu]

Come of Gazza buy a decent pole you old skinflint...

[geefree]

I dont mean to be a stickler, but for your run of the mill, bulk dross pole, at £64.00 which is probably going to get dropped, stepped on, thrown around like theres no tomorrow, forced at dodgy angles, made to earn its keep....if it lasts a year it works out (including holidays/sick time off etc etc) at about 29p per day.



Stop bloody moaning you old woman.

you can be so hurtful at times Matt. 

 

[geefree]

Well, SLX , are lots more money, they are classed as a decent pole Pingu.(dave)

how long do they last, on average? 

[Oakley Windows]

I dont mean to be a stickler, but for your run of the mill, bulk dross pole, at £64.00 which is probably going to get dropped, stepped on, thrown around like theres no tomorrow, forced at dodgy angles, made to earn its keep....if it lasts a year it works out (including holidays/sick time off etc etc) at about 29p per day.



Stop bloody moaning you old woman.

you can be so hurtful at times Matt. 

 

PMSL

[pingu]

You looking for a bloody punch on the ol' conk my son? have some respect..I've been cleaning windows long before you were born!!

[NWH]

Anyone got a link for Baudin poles.

[m b shaw]

you probably know this already but you can buy carbon spray and joint protector to prolong the life of carbon poles.i use it on my fishing pole and it,s great. idon,t mean fishing pole for work i mean for fishing,and you don,t want to know how much that cost,i dare,nt even tell the wife.cheers mick

[polar1]

http://www.baudoin.nl/content_en/pag1_01.php

[niceandclean]

Well, SLX , are lots more money, they are classed as a decent pole Pingu.(dave)

how long do they last, on average? 

Had my SLX a year now, just rinse out with water once or twice a week, still going strong. I used to buy 2-3 xtel's a year, great pole but dont last. One of my lads has the green unger xtel, wipes the pole hose everytime it goes back in the van, rinses it through every friday and thats 11 months old and still fine.

[geefree]

i also clean the hose before putting it in van... i wipe the pole down once a week.... but to be honest its just rotted away....

still think they are expensive for the time they last

oh well gripe over...

maybe the next one i get.... if i do..... i will spray it with something ...a thick layer and loosen the clamps to compensate.... then it may last longer..

[ftp]

I was just thinking it can't be a year ago i bought my SLX - i was thinking i'd had it six months and was getting annoyed at the wear. Just checked my records and it's a year. I said at the start if it only lasted a year i'd be happy. It's going to last a fair bit longer than that so i'm happy.  
Probably go for the new one when it goes on sale and maybe pass the first one on, as there is plenty of life in it yet.

[Darren O]

Some of yous are of your head your paying about £400 for a pole and your happy if it only lasts a year i bought a Facellift 2 years ago apart from a few scraches its perfect.

[NWH]

Some of yous are of your head your paying about £400 for a pole and your happy if it only lasts a year i bought a Facellift 2 years ago apart from a few scraches its perfect.

[Jeff Brimble]

Map F16 3 years daily use, expecting 10 with a slight mod and some vaseline.

[ftp]

Yes, but as it's my most important tool that gets used for ninety nine percent of all my work then if it only lasted a year it was still worth it to me. Like i said it's going to last a lot longer than that.
You're not the only one to claim their facelift is immaculate which leads me to think you don't use it for every job?

[chrismroberts]

http://diywfpole.webs.com/

fishing pole

though mine is looking old now, but then again its 20 odd months old now

all for 21 quid , a steal and a deal 

The fishing poles look great, and cheap, but they're modular arent they? Seems a lot of hassle for domestic work?

i have been using them with no probs for a while

once you get used to them you wont go back 

Just out of interest, when youre not using the top sections, what do you do with them, just rest them against the wall?

[NWH]

Facelift poles do last there`s no argument and no need for vaseline and tape either,there top end price wise but there light and they last.

[ftp]

Mmm...... i asked Macmac how his carbon facelift was lasting and his answer was that the top section was very worn and his opinion was that all carbon telescopics were prone to wear. I'm inclined to take his word as he was very nearly a Facelift rep. 

[macmac]

Yep, that's me. still got the old facelift, it's 2.5 years old but I've only used it once a month for the last year (44ft hotel job). It still works perfectly & up till getting the slx it was hammered daily! Does it look like new? does it bollox & no telescopic pole of that age & mileage would either,( FACT ).

Why don't I use it now (facelift, that is) well, for weight & rigidity it's fine, the slx is better though but not enough in it to argue about. Useability however, the slx pes all over the facelift (another FACT ) Get used to the clamps & use thier uniqueness to your advantage this won't happen in 1 day though (yet another FACT ) After using the slx, my once unbeatable facelift pole seems just too big & laboriouse for a one pole solution! & that's exactly what the slx is- a one pole does it all from ground to knocking on 30ft. It's fast, light & rigid & at
400 quid, A BARGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why don't I buy cheap crap? (extel etc) spend the pennies where it counts & you'll see.

Tony

[matt]

http://diywfpole.webs.com/

fishing pole

though mine is looking old now, but then again its 20 odd months old now

all for 21 quid , a steal and a deal 

The fishing poles look great, and cheap, but they're modular arent they? Seems a lot of hassle for domestic work?

i have been using them with no probs for a while

once you get used to them you wont go back 

Just out of interest, when youre not using the top sections, what do you do with them, just rest them against the wall?

i lean then against a fence or wall

as its only 2 sections , so not  a issue