What is the wall thickness of your FIBERGLASS wfp?

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I am a DIY guy. I build(piece togeather) alot of my own equiptment and such. I have built a 29 foot ( extended with 1 foot between 4 - 8 FOOT sections) fiberglass WFP. The walls are 1/8 inch thick and very sturdy. Don’t have an exact weight on the pole but does weigh alot more than a converted alluminum extension pole I have. I know I can go to carbon fiber to cut down on weight but, that is about 3-4 times the price in materials. Question is… are the retail versions of WFP’s the same wall thickness? Being 1/8 inch thick?? Thanks for the help!!

WILL

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One of my guys is a constant tinkerer (sometimes I get irritated that he is fixing a lighter socket instead of going to a job, but his mechanical aptitude has saved our butts more times than not, so I tolerate the tinkering). So, I understand your desire for a creative outlet by building/designing your own.

First, have you looked at off the shelf poles here at WCR? You can get a manufactured fiberglass pole very cheap. Entry level poles are way less than $300, come with brushes/tubes and fittings. I don’t see where you would ‘save’ money building your own…especially out of fiberglass.

That said, to answer your question:
I just looked at one of 4pc telescoping 24’ poles we don’t use anymore. (Cause its crappy compared to our hybrids) The largest section is about twice the thickness of the smallest section so the wall thickness decreases by about 1/4 for each section. (Each piece is about 6.5’)

For a few more bucks you can get a carbon/fiber hybrid, which is what we use here. If you were to build your own pole this is where you may see a better savings purchasing your on cf tubes…maybe…I have no idea what that stuff goes for.

Hope that helps…and good luck!

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Thanks Ryan,

That sounds like 1/8 inch walls, appreciate the feed back. I knows there are quality fiberglass poles on wcr for $300 or less, but I’m into my 29 footer and 24 footer with brush, angle adapter and hose for under $200 for the both. Am definently looking forward to the lighter weight of carbon fiber after a few good paying jobs this summer. Thanks again.

Will