I’m looking for a supplier of those extendable poles that you can push up to the ceiling to pin a tarp in place. They have them at the local HD but the inside section is made of metal. For this application the pole needs to be non-conducting, no metal allowed, anyone know where I might be able to find something like that?
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You'd have to do some adaptation, but.....contact a tree limb cutter (extendable pole/pruner) manufacturer and don't put the pruning end on it. Need to make a base to sturdy up the bottom.
Tent rental supply. The slip ring type of extendable pole/wood pole.
Adj. painter poles, not in metal.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Have you checked the Tool Crib/Amazon catalog? They have some in the DW pages, but I don't know if they are non-metallic.
1/2" pvc??
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PVC would be fine, but I'm looking for something adjustable, it takes more time to set up these tarps than to do the work so I want something quick, and also something not likely to come down accidentally.
Care to shed any light on what these tarps are covering?
How about two different sizes of PVC with holes drilled and pins to hold the inside pipe at the right place?
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Agreed.Put a strong spring in one end, with a "foot" on it.Press the pole into place, with the spring comressed, and put the pin in. The spring will continue to hold it in place. The inside pole can have holes half as far apart as the outside pole. With the holes alternating square to each other.
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Matter of fact, the outside pole doesn't even have to have holes.But if you put in two holes, square to each other, and close to each other, you will have more adjustability.
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I missed something. If you have the spring inside the big pole with the little pole on the spring seems like you need pin holes in the big pole under the spring.
These tarps are to prevent dust from damaging rack mounted electronic equipment and network wiring.
They make a shower curtain pole that is adjustable, and has a strong spring inside.You twist the halves one direction to loosen it. Make it longer than what you need.Tighten it back up.Then you put one end in place, compress the rod, and put the other end in place. The spring will pop it back out and hold it very well. Probably still less than 20 bucks apiece. They usually come completely covered in plastic, to reduce corrosion. Works for no conductivity, too. ;)Need it longer ? Make a short pvc "leg" to stick onto it...
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So get your zipwall poles and you'll have them down the road for everything else. In the meantime, get some 2" PVC and make a sleeve that covers all but the plastic head of the thing. Now, cut it right where the screw adjustment is. So say you've got a 10' ceiling. You're going to have 9' of metal. Make your PVC 9', and if the screw is 4' off the ground, your PVC is cut in a 4 and 5 ft section. To tighten, push the top one up and tighten. Sounds contrived, but I think it'd work fine.
Edit - or why not just cover it with pipe insulation. That would take less time and be super easy.
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Edited 11/30/2004 7:45 pm ET by RW
"Edit - or why not just cover it with pipe insulation. That would take less time and be super easy."
This is sort or what I was thinking of doing, I thought of making a sleeve out of tarp material to cover the metal. I was just asking to find out if there is a manufactured pole that I could buy that would wouldn't need modification.
There have been some great suggestions here so far, thanks to everyone who posted.
Slip one size pvc into another so it slides up , run a screw in it or "deluxe" through-hole with a pin.
If you take a look at standard PVC pipe there is a integrated fitting that is the same as on a trap with a compression nut and ferl. They are available for 1+1/2"-1+1/4" inside pipe which will do exactly what your looking for. Use the winged nut which gets you some leverage and you would be good to go.It's also available for the next step down size wise, 1+1/4"-1"
If you take a look at standard PVC pipe there is a integrated fitting that is the same as on a trap with a compression nut and ferl. They are available for 1+1/2"-1+1/4" inside pipe which will do exactly what your looking for. Use the winged nut which gets you some leverage and you would be good to go.It's also available for the next step down size wise, 1+1/4"-1"
Right on; good idea, No springs needed.