Pretty cool gizmo

[SingleJack]

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Jack,

Do you think that tele pole would be stiff enough to 'push' the clip?

Even with 6' glass pole saw sections they start to bow after using three sections. The weight gets to be too much too.

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Yes, the 'clip' does not seem to require much 'push'. The construction appears consistent with the claims.

"This telescoping Wonder Pole is circumferentially wrapped to prevent premature wear and cracking. It provides additional strength that no other pole can match. It is the only telescoping fiberglass pole made this way, and is designed for long term commercial use."

However, if you follow the links in boreality's post there is a 20 meter carbon fiber pole that looks like a viable option ... the aluminum poles might be problematic.

Got to agree with southsoundtree's observation about pushing that 'fragile' looking 'clip' through the brush to isolate a limb.

Still though, that really is a "Pretty Cool Gizmo" ... might be fairly easy to make? ... maybe a little tougher? ... maybe out of wood?

... Kevin?

 

[wulkowicz]

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Looks cool for open spaces. Any snagging on branches might likely dislodge the free floating piece. Seems that the tension on the rope holds it in place on the way up, and hook and rope tension on the way down.

Would be cool if its real-world useful for us.

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Since this is about to become a kind of intellectual stone soup, I'd like to make a formal contribution of a lock at the opening side that would be released by a small triggering line that can be carried back along the length of the pole.

The gizmo could then be pushed through the intervening brush until it gets to the selected location; literally pushed right up against the deployment point. The lock is then released and the gizmo pull-through action is accomplished as shown in the demos.

There will be practical restraints and considerations, such as how many jaw widths and pole lengths would be reasonable for our kind of work.


I'm surprised that there is not already a guard lock on the device since it might be prematurely triggered and need to be reset from what I think I see the demos. In an emergency or rescue operation, I would like to design against taking additional time for a second try.



This is not to pee on their parade. It's a great concept and I really respect it. I'm simply looking at the adaptations that might be necessary to make it a useful tool up in the trees.



Bob Wulkowicz

 

[boreality]

I wonder if there's magnets holding it in place? Or to do tree work have an electro magnet with a trigger release.