ok after a few suggestions folks, last few fat hog roller poles were pants, the locks kept on getting stuck and were nightmare to open lol....

My B&Q roller pole works really well

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I have a couple of these. Had them years and they show no signs of wear and tear whatsoever.

http://www.rodo.co.uk/products/SE24T__2 ... NSION_POLE

A normal sized one and the stumpy one which is brilliant in tight spaces.

No comments of a sexual nature pleeeeeeeese

Prefer the ordinary old fashion type...not keen on the yellow fibreglass ones as they can come in a bit on the heavy side..

I aquired one of those black Hamilton lightweight ones...to be honest they feel like something out of toys r us...'my first roller kit'...

Nothing wrong with the B&Q ones Wineo...think yourself lucky, when I started decorating we had to use a broom handle...which played hell on my knee caps if the head was still attached!

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Just a light cheap meter long extendable one does 95% of jobs. Or a cheap non-extendable 2m one also fine.

No reason to get a thick one, they make things slower and more effort, apart from extending and contracting which is literally maybe .5 of a second quicker and if you need something longer than 3 meters.

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PURDY!! Excellent poles, I have tried all sorts of poles and these are the best by far. Fat Hog break in days (ive had 2), and the yellow poles, although better than Fat Hog are just not the same quality. And the thin ridged type are just cheap and nasty.

Years ago I always swore on the superloc ones as shown in the link. What I liked about them is they didn't flex and so if they were fully extended you didn't have to apply excess pressure to the roller head. Then I tried the purdy's which at first I didn't like as it had set lengths rather than being able to set the length just as you wanted. But then it dawned on me that with a push of the button you could shorten it to load up then extend it to roll with it locking in to place, saving the constant bending over or awkward loading up. The DDC poles are the same (and i'm told made by purdy of at least the comapny that make them for purdy).

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I've got a few from DDC (various sizes) and can report that they are actually quite good. Single point lock for the smaller ones, and double point for the larger size. Solid and reliable. The large one is a bit of a fishing rod when fully extended, but it's still manageable.

Not sure, but I would have thought that the paint would stuff the collars on those things.

I tried one of those 3 metre fibre glass yellow ones once...fully extended it was like trying to land a Whale from a fishing boat!!...absolute waste of time, virtually impossible to control too

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And to think we used broom handles back in "The Good Old Days".

i've got 4 somehow all for DDC
the beast for masonary work, normal size for ceilings etc & 2 dumpys for when you need the dumpys

best ones i've used are the purdys without a doubt, feels very sturdy and the quick release adapter is a god send at times.

got the purdey,but been using this http://www.trade1st.co.uk/productdetail ... s/158.aspx which is very good especially with the sherloc frame

If you buy Wooster Sherlock frames (hate using anything other than them now) then the Wooster Sherlock poles are amazing, hate screw fits now! Lol

Still do
Why buy something when you probably have something suitable.
Then you can put it back on the broom to sweep up

John

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I've used the same Broom handle for the last 19 Years cant fault it.