Lee it designed to hold standard channels.
I bought a handle kit and converted my backflip handle which is pretty much the same handle. While I dont own a legend channel. I put one of my Vader Channels in it. IDK if its just me or what. You have to hold it at a very weird angle. While all in all i thought it would be a great idea i just dont know if it is going to work.
FYI you could just modify the ledge eze to fit the legend. You just get the quick release and backer plate designed for the wide bodied channels. The ledge eze is simply the handle made to work with the Ettore backflip but sold alone with a foam grip over the handle. I use to use the back flip modified to fit Sorbo channels with the wide bodied quick release and back plate. Best of both worlds!
Oops. I just saw that @JWilliams best me to the punch with the wide body conversion kit. For me it works great with the Sorbo channels. I donât use it anymore only because I donât use the back flip anymore.
Why would I do that when the brass channels already work perfectly for me?
Because you canât use a channel larger than a 22" with the brass. When your doing a lot of pole work, especially with large windows, the larger channels cut time way down. 2 strokes with a larger squeegee vs 4 or 5 on a large window makes a big difference on a larger building or smaller ones all day.
The only problem with THAT is Iâm such a slacker I decided to carry only my 18" for route work, since having a minimal setup means more to me than saving a couple strokes with an additional, larger channel.
Not knocking the legend in any way. I like it and may yet choose to incorporate it in my regular loadout. Just at the moment itâs not necessary to convert.
If you donât want it ill take it off your handsâŠ
I busted out the 18" legend again for my route work today.
More than anything, Iâm impressed with the Pulex rubber it shipped with haha. That particular blade has gone through 3 solid route days and is still going strong without even having to flip it over. Meanwhile BD and Moerman rubbers last me basically one day, with a flip happening sometime around lunch.
As for the channel itself, I like it a bit more than I did before today. If my brass channels got stolen and discontinued I wouldnât have any problem using this Legend indefinitely. I really appreciate the design philosophy, in that it improves on a tried and true widebody design, without removing from itself the eminent usability of a standard channel. As stated before, the beveled ends allow a bit more leeway when angling the channel into a corner, which is nice. The channel and supplied clips also encourage the rubber to âfrownâ just a tiny bit at its extremities (similar to the Sörbo cobra channel I own), so that ease of cutting in accurately is improved slightly.
Still, it doesnât fulfill 100% of my wants during pole work, so if I made it my primary route squeegee I would have to supplement with another tool to assist overhead closeouts on some common frame designs. I guess thatâs a personal issue, largely due to my diminutive stature, and no other wide body channel would fare better as far as Iâm aware.
remember what i said⊠haha
I watched the whole video but I still cannot tell if the squeegee is any good. How does it feel and how close does it get to the edge? Iâm trying to figure out if it will eliminate detailing.
It doesnât.
In my opinion it isnât better then Sorbo.
For anyone who doesnât like wide body channels but wants to get in the corners and reduce the need for detailing try cutting the ends of regular aluminum or steel channels with a 45° angle. For me itâs been a game changer!!!
Like this???