[Fieldsy]

excellent jouk45, thanks

Can the seat clamps be fitted to the pole?

yes m8, the ones for 6.99 in the post have an allen key head which you tighten to secure around the top of the retaining piece of pole, then flipping the lever tensions it even further to tighten the retained pole inside the retaining pole...........if that makes sense ...not sure it does...lol

[LWC]

Yes it does, superb!

Off to Halfords in the morning! 

[perfectpanesplymouth]

my brother has been using a harris pole for about 5 years now and handed it to me when i started in may and it still has loads of life left in it

[Fieldsy]

seem to remember seeing a harris pole with them on...hang on

here you go............so I assume it must work ok  

[LWC]

How does the clamp attach to pole, i cant figure out in my head lol

[jouk45]

fieldsy are you the same person who did this one

[dave0123]

29th May Dave, then they rang me to say it won't be here till Monday, but sent my other bits

Cheers for that, did they mean monday just gone or next monday? j

ust i ordered mine before

[Fieldsy]

no m8, I just found it on here in a thread...........can't take praise for it......lol

[Fieldsy]

@Dave, they told me next Monday m8

[jouk45]

it was a member named dune19670 who did them if i remember rightly

[Fieldsy]

Good thing is Jouk by the look of the clamps on both, they obviously work ok.................off to Halfords  .............not now tomorrow I mean   

[dave0123]

Thanks Fieldsy

[Fieldsy]

How does the clamp attach to pole, i cant figure out in my head lol

The clamp slips over the top end of each piece, you then tighten it with an allen key to grasp the pole sufficiently, insert your next piece and push the flip lever over, this tightens the clamp on the pipe further and in turn grasps the piec you have just inserted in to it. Very simple mechanism, have them on my kids scooters, but never knew where to get them???

@dave no probs m8

[JSMC]

that tiny pole would be very handy on some jobs.

ok list of items required to make one of these poles

[MNWC]

Got my harris today.....

Guess what im doing at the weekend 

[LWC]

Used it today for first time all day, well impressed, i didnt even mind the clamps, alot more usable when i first thought, so ill take a hold on them clamps until these wear out.

List

Harris pole                           £15

The rest of the parts are available from most places, im showing you from varitech
http://www.varitechcatalogue.com/
Pole end insert (page 18)    £2.45
Angle adaptor (page18)      £3.60
Brush (page 21)                  £18.56
Piping (page 25)                  £0.37 a metre
Coupling (page 27)              £1.96
These prices are all + VAT so around £30, oh and some rivets or bolt to hold pole end insert in.

£45 - £50 bargain!

[jouk45]

i am sure if you use these clamps, you have to make slits on the section of pole, and epoxy them,

[LWC]

yes thats what i thought, could not figure out how they stayed in one place.

[Fieldsy]

looks like you are correct jouk, just looked at 3 scooters we have and all have a split in the shaft with these clamps. Interested to know how the maker of above poles sorted this??. I'm assuming the split acts like a spring action so that the retaining piece opens and closes without just crushing the pipe.  I'm gonna get one anyway and have a play

[steven ainger]

it was me who made the harris slx lol.
 my username on other forums is dune19670.
 the clamps on the pole did work ok but i found them to be a bit awkward to use, so thats why i cut the sections down and made it into a mini pole, and to be honest i dont use that either, i still prefer my 17ft xtel for ease of use.
 the clamps had to be packed out with shims of metal and slots cut in to the pole to allow the clamps to compress, then every thing was araldited together, worked fine and is still together to this day.