Pole joining fittings

I think many of them use an RC priest. Try asking a plumber. :-)

Thickness of pole? 3/4" copper pipe cut at 3" to act as a sleeve insert?

The name of a generic part is a ferrule.

I love the names given to ironmongery, building stuff & the like.

'Escution' is my favourite! 'Mullion' being a close second.

If its a wooden pole then they are usually joined by dowel screws

On Mon, 26 May 2008 08:52:58 +0100, snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEbundy.co.uk

Thanks to all for the replies so far.

The Poles are 1" wooden dowel.

I would not want to use dowel screws as they are a permanent join . I want to be able to extend the pole to reach very high windows when required.

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If you're going to be using it to reach up or out a fair distance, then you'll need a ferrule made of something solid like steel or thick brass - copper water pipe won't be strong enough. The ferrule itself will need to be quite long - I'd be looking for at least 3" overlap on each piece of dowel.

You could ask at a steel stockholders for 1" ID (inside diameter) tube - they may have offcuts to sell, or do it in short lengths. Stainless steel or brass will look and last better than steel, unless you paint it.

If you need to pull or twist on the pole then you'll need to look at ways to pin or screw the ends together anyway - a ferrule will just pull apart and spin round.

Have you looked at alternative poles? How about this?

Hi,

I would look for arborist supplies.

Their poles for pole saws are larger in diameter, perhaps, but a temporary male and female joint with spring locking device which is hand operated.

Usual poles are fibreglass.. with joint adaptors bolted on.

I have used them for their intended use, but they might work for you too.

I hope it helps. David

Extending pole for paint rollers are cheap enough

Sorry, I assumed you meant a horizontal pole that held the curtains...

You could use a telescopic window cleaners pole

Is that a Kentish version of an "escutcheon" ? :)

Oddly enough I did check the spelling by typing 'Escution' into Google & got many sites spelling it that way

Try fishing rod places, marine supplies and camping suppliers: all these people join short poles to make long ones. You may be able to find 1" pipe as part of e.g. a curtain rail itself come to think of it, tho its a hack to saw it up and finish the ends off nicely.