Bergstrom Manufacturing "The Pole" vs. Fiberfish & others
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Posted by Michael Quinlan on May 26, 2006, 8:44 pm
Please log in for more thread options I've been asked to evaluate "The Pole", manufactured by Bergstrom Manufacturing. Basically, it's a variation of the "fiberfish" and other fiberglass push/pull rods. I've got a more rigid set of (5) 5' poles, and a more flexible set of (3) 5' poles. Has anyone else used these, or have any comments on them, or on how the poles you use are better than others you've seen? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Carl Navarro on May 27, 2006, 9:05 am
Please log in for more thread options On 26 May 2006 17:44:42 -0700, "Michael Quinlan" Summed up in one word....JUNK I got a set and promptly shattered one of the rigid (3/8"?) ones. The other shattered later. They don't screw together very well. I still use my gopher pole from Crain Industries, a fiberglas fish tape from www.pushpullrods.com, and a set of sticks from whoever (Greenlee, LSD, etc). Carl Navarro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dale Farmer on May 27, 2006, 9:56 am
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Carl Navarro wrote: > On 26 May 2006 17:44:42 -0700, "Michael Quinlan"
> >> I've been asked to evaluate "The Pole", manufactured by Bergstrom
>> Manufacturing. Basically, it's a variation of the "fiberfish" and >> other fiberglass push/pull rods. I've got a more rigid set of (5) 5' >> poles, and a more flexible set of (3) 5' poles. Has anyone else used >> these, or have any comments on them, or on how the poles you use are >> better than others you've seen? >
Many years ago I picked up a set of screw together rods intended for the
> Summed up in one word....JUNK > > I got a set and promptly shattered one of the rigid (3/8"?) ones. The > other shattered later. > > They don't screw together very well. > > I still use my gopher pole from Crain Industries, a fiberglas fish > tape from www.pushpullrods.com, and a set of sticks from whoever > (Greenlee, LSD, etc). > > Carl Navarro > chimney cleaner at a yard sale. While I've lost one or two over the years, I've never broken them. --Dale | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Al Dykes on May 27, 2006, 10:02 am
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>Carl Navarro wrote:
>> On 26 May 2006 17:44:42 -0700, "Michael Quinlan"
>> >>> I've been asked to evaluate "The Pole", manufactured by Bergstrom
>>> Manufacturing. Basically, it's a variation of the "fiberfish" and >>> other fiberglass push/pull rods. I've got a more rigid set of (5) 5' >>> poles, and a more flexible set of (3) 5' poles. Has anyone else used >>> these, or have any comments on them, or on how the poles you use are >>> better than others you've seen? >>
>> Summed up in one word....JUNK >> >> I got a set and promptly shattered one of the rigid (3/8"?) ones. The >> other shattered later. >> >> They don't screw together very well. >> >> I still use my gopher pole from Crain Industries, a fiberglas fish >> tape from www.pushpullrods.com, and a set of sticks from whoever >> (Greenlee, LSD, etc). >> >> Carl Navarro >> >Many years ago I picked up a set of screw together rods intended for the
>chimney cleaner at a yard sale. While I've lost one or two over the >years, I've never broken them. > > --Dale Like this? $7.50 per 4 ft section. http://www.fireplaceessentials.com/c7/c91/Residential-Light-Duty-Chimney-Cleaning-Rods-p759.html -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. Proudly then, even more so in hindsight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Michael Quinlan on May 27, 2006, 6:19 pm
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Carl Navarro wrote: > On 26 May 2006 17:44:42 -0700, "Michael Quinlan"
> > >I've been asked to evaluate "The Pole", manufactured by Bergstrom
> >Manufacturing. Basically, it's a variation of the "fiberfish" and > >other fiberglass push/pull rods. I've got a more rigid set of (5) 5' > >poles, and a more flexible set of (3) 5' poles. Has anyone else used > >these, or have any comments on them, or on how the poles you use are > >better than others you've seen? >
> Summed up in one word....JUNK > > I got a set and promptly shattered one of the rigid (3/8"?) ones. The > other shattered later. > > They don't screw together very well. > > I still use my gopher pole from Crain Industries, a fiberglas fish > tape from www.pushpullrods.com, and a set of sticks from whoever > (Greenlee, LSD, etc). > > Carl Navarro I have a gopher pole which I rarely use (but it's extremely useful in some circumstances), along with a fiberfish that I use frequently. What I found nice about "the pole" is that the 5' sections are easier to work with when assembling in the ceiling, and that both the rigid and flexible poles use the same threaded connector, allowing me to attach a rigid pole to a flexible pole. Unfortunately, there are no attachments available, and even if there were, there is no way to attach them - with only a permanently attached bullet tip on the front end. The manufacturer claims that due to the light weight and rigidity of the pole (it is hollow), a wisp head is unnecessary. Although I found this to be true, a basic pole with no attachments doesn't exactly scream "buy me" when compared to competitors. For those of you who watched American Inventor recently, I'm reminded of the question posed by one of the judges... "Is your invention a stick?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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>Manufacturing. Basically, it's a variation of the "fiberfish" and
>other fiberglass push/pull rods. I've got a more rigid set of (5) 5'
>poles, and a more flexible set of (3) 5' poles. Has anyone else used
>these, or have any comments on them, or on how the poles you use are
>better than others you've seen?