Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
possibly steel molded in..
Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
--
Jeff
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:52:11 +0000 (UTC), Jack Fearnley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:26:35 -0500, FrozenNorth wrote:
>
>> On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>>> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and
>>>>>>>>> my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
>>>>>>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber
>>>>>>>>> exterior and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show
>>>>>>>>> up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lew
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush
>>>>>>> is awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in
>>>>>> Germany?
>>>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. -
>>>>>> as well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the
>>>>>> manufacturer or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by
>>>>>> eurolux in OZ.
>>>>>>
>>>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find
>>>>> it on their website anymore.
>>>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
>>>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
>>>> their opening.
>>>>
>>> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
>>>
>>> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
>>>
>> Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
>> embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
>> rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
>> appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
>
>How about
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
>
>Best Regards,
> Jack Fearnley
That's it.
On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "woodchucker" wrote:
>
>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>
>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>
>>
>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Check these out.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>
> Lew
>
>
>
Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
--
Jeff
On Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 4:58:58 PM UTC-5, FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 1/23/2014 4:52 PM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:26:35 -0500, FrozenNorth wrote:
> >
> >> On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> >>> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> >>>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
> >>>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
> >>>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and
> >>>>>>>>> my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
> >>>>>>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber
> >>>>>>>>> exterior and possibly steel molded in..
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show
> >>>>>>>>> up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>> Check these out.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lew
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush
> >>>>>>> is awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
> >>>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in
> >>>>>> Germany?
> >>>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
> >>>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. -
> >>>>>> as well as taking snow off the cars.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the
> >>>>>> manufacturer or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by
> >>>>>> eurolux in OZ.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find
> >>>>> it on their website anymore.
> >>>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
> >>>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
> >>>> their opening.
> >>>>
> >>> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
> >>>
> >>> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
> >>>
> >> Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
> >> embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
> >> rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
> >> appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
> >
> > How about
> >
> > http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
> >
> OK, that is it, must have missed it last night when I looked.
>
>
The text at the website reads:
"Used in a raking motion, it is particularly useful when sweeping rough or uneven surfaces;"
I have had numerous push brooms over the course of time and I have always found them to do a much better job when used in a raking motion as opposed to pushing. Only downside is that your shoes get really dirty.
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:54:50 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>> Check these out.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>
>>> Lew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>>awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>well as taking snow off the cars.
>
>I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
I checked mine when I swept off the truck this morning - it is a
"Fritze" - made in Germany
"woodchucker" wrote:
> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>
> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
> and possibly steel molded in..
>
>
> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
--------------------------------------------------------
Check these out.
http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
Lew
On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>
>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>> possibly steel molded in..
>>
>>
>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>
>> --
>> Jeff
>
Geez I wrote that a year ago.
I am still limping along with my old brooms.
Now that I have a metal lathe it really is the best broom. The broom
does not hold the chips.
--
Jeff
knuttle <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
> best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
> While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the
> leaf blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
>
> I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor around
> the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow you to
> clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
>
> Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
> right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last
> time I used a broom to clean the garage.
>
>
Sure, leaf blowers and compressed air guns are great at moving dust off a
surface, but why not use a vacuum and contain all the dust? A decent one
that won't howl your ears off costs about $100. I've probably got about
$130 in my WD1450 with filter bags and diffuser (Ridgid calls it a
muffler... but it only makes things a little quieter.)
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, m=
ade in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in R=
ands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated sh=
ipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, bu=
t plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>=20
> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my=20
> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic=20
> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and=20
> possibly steel molded in..
>=20
>=20
> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with=
=20
> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>=20
> --=20
> Jeff
[email protected] writes:
>On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:54:50 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Check these out.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>
>>>> Lew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>>>awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>>I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>>well as taking snow off the cars.
>>
>>I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>>or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
> I checked mine when I swept off the truck this morning - it is a
>"Fritze" - made in Germany
http://www.fusselschreck.de/english-version/our-products/
On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:09:15 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>
>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>>> possibly steel molded in..
>>>
>>>
>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff
>>
>Geez I wrote that a year ago.
>I am still limping along with my old brooms.
>
>Now that I have a metal lathe it really is the best broom. The broom
>does not hold the chips.
Isn't the lathe rather hard to push around the room?
On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>
>>>>> Lew
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>>>> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>>> well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>
>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>>> or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
>>>
>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find it
>> on their website anymore.
> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
> their opening.
>
Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
Any plastic or is it all rubber?
--
Jeff
On 1/25/2015 5:15 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> knuttle <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
>> best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
>> While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the
>> leaf blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
>>
>> I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor around
>> the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow you to
>> clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
>>
>> Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
>> right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last
>> time I used a broom to clean the garage.
>>
>>
>
> Sure, leaf blowers and compressed air guns are great at moving dust off a
> surface, but why not use a vacuum and contain all the dust? A decent one
> that won't howl your ears off costs about $100. I've probably got about
> $130 in my WD1450 with filter bags and diffuser (Ridgid calls it a
> muffler... but it only makes things a little quieter.)
>
> Puckdropper
>
The blowers are great at getting dust that collects under cabinets,
stationary machinery, or anything that a broom or vacuum wand would not
easily get close to. I blow my shop out with a leaf blower about once a
year, to get that stuff that you always miss or cant reach with a vac
wand. Before blowing however I do sweep into piles and use my DC to
suck up those poles.
On 1/25/2015 9:03 AM, knuttle wrote:
> On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a
>> Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online
>> shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs
>> would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've
>> seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up
>> to the tasks at hand.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>
>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>>> possibly steel molded in..
>>>
>>>
>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff
>>
> Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
> best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
> While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the leaf
> blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
>
> I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor around
> the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow you to
> clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
>
> Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
> right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last time
> I used a broom to clean the garage.
>
>
That does not work for a dungeon (basement shop).
--
Jeff
On 1/23/2014 6:56 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> woodchucker wrote:
>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>> Check these out.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>
>>> Lew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>
> Is this the broom Jeff?
>
> http://www.tyroler.co.il/rav-mag.php
>
> Looks to be smaller than a normal push broom but I only did a quick google
> search on rubber broom and it seemed that most of them were smaller than
> what you might want in a garage or shop.
>
Similar, mine is a wonderbroom made in South Africa.
There are so many copies. But after my other one broke, I realize that I
don't want the plastic , I want all rubber, or silicone... Also I want
an american thread, so I can stick a long pole on it. Much easier that
some of the ones that are coming with short poles, OR segmented poles. I
don't like the telescoping poles. When you get a non american pole
thread it becomes impossible to fit a pole...
--
Jeff
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Check these out.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>
>>>> Lew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>>> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>> well as taking snow off the cars.
>>
>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>> or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
>>
>We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find it
>on their website anymore.
Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
their opening.
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>
>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>
>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>
>>>
>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> Check these out.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>
>> Lew
>>
>>
>>
>Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
well as taking snow off the cars.
I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>> Check these out.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>
>>> Lew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
> well as taking snow off the cars.
>
> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
> or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
>
We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find it
on their website anymore.
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woodchucker wrote:
> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>
>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>
>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>
>>>
>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> Check these out.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>
>> Lew
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
Is this the broom Jeff?
http://www.tyroler.co.il/rav-mag.php
Looks to be smaller than a normal push broom but I only did a quick google
search on rubber broom and it seemed that most of them were smaller than
what you might want in a garage or shop.
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On 1/22/2014 10:00 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>
> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole,
Might I suggest GOOP (or related silicone epoxy product)?
GOOP sticks to rubber (and everything else) and has some flexibility. It
fixes rubber soled shoes, and whatever I, or the "butler" have thrown at it.
I believe I have a couple of those rubber brushes myself. Looks a bit
like a push broom, only smaller and with a hundred rubber "bristles".
Last one I had the head got disconnected and it tumbled off the roof and
is buried in pine straw somewhere.
2 for $20 at the home shows.
Jeff
and my
> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
> possibly steel molded in..
>
>
> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>
On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior
>>>>>>> and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up
>>>>>>> with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lew
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush is
>>>>> awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>>>> well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>>
>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>>>> or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
>>>>
>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find it
>>> on their website anymore.
>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
>> their opening.
>>
> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
>
> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
>
Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:26:35 -0500, FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and
>>>>>>>> my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
>>>>>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber
>>>>>>>> exterior and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show
>>>>>>>> up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lew
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush
>>>>>> is awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in
>>>>> Germany?
>>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. -
>>>>> as well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the
>>>>> manufacturer or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by
>>>>> eurolux in OZ.
>>>>>
>>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find
>>>> it on their website anymore.
>>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
>>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
>>> their opening.
>>>
>> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
>>
>> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
>>
> Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
> embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
> rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
> appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
How about
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
Best Regards,
Jack Fearnley
On 1/23/2014 4:52 PM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:26:35 -0500, FrozenNorth wrote:
>
>> On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>>> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and
>>>>>>>>> my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
>>>>>>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber
>>>>>>>>> exterior and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show
>>>>>>>>> up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lew
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush
>>>>>>> is awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in
>>>>>> Germany?
>>>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. -
>>>>>> as well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the
>>>>>> manufacturer or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by
>>>>>> eurolux in OZ.
>>>>>>
>>>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find
>>>>> it on their website anymore.
>>>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
>>>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
>>>> their opening.
>>>>
>>> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
>>>
>>> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
>>>
>> Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
>> embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
>> rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
>> appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
>
> How about
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
>
OK, that is it, must have missed it last night when I looked.
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On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>
>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>> possibly steel molded in..
>>
>>
>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>
>> --
>> Jeff
>
Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the leaf
blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor around
the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow you to
clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last time
I used a broom to clean the garage.
On 1/25/15 9:10 AM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 1/25/2015 9:03 AM, knuttle wrote:
>> On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a
>>> Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it
>>> online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the
>>> shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good
>>> luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic
>>> and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker
>>> wrote:
>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage
>>>> sale. I used to see something like it at the wood shows. I
>>>> haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole,
>>>> and my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all
>>>> rubber exterior and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys
>>>> show up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular
>>>> broom.
>>>>
>>>> -- Jeff
>>>
>> Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom,
>> the best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf
>> blower. While the best of brooms always leave some fine material
>> behind the leaf blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a
>> cleaner floor.
>>
>> I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor
>> around the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will
>> allow you to clean the corners that you can not get at with a
>> broom.
>>
>> Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the
>> job right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the
>> last time I used a broom to clean the garage.
>>
>>
>
> That does not work for a dungeon (basement shop).
>
Even in a garage I would not want to blow a bunch of dust all around the
shop that had already settled. Seems counterproductive.
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Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> knuttle <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
>> best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
>> While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the
>> leaf blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
>>
>> I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor
>> around the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow
>> you to clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
>>
>> Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
>> right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last
>> time I used a broom to clean the garage.
>>
>>
>
> Sure, leaf blowers and compressed air guns are great at moving dust
> off a surface, but why not use a vacuum and contain all the dust? A
> decent one that won't howl your ears off costs about $100. I've
> probably got about $130 in my WD1450 with filter bags and diffuser
> (Ridgid calls it a muffler... but it only makes things a little
> quieter.)
>
I'm using the Shop Vac Contractor model 90LN550A (14 gal, 5.5HP) from
Lowes (not sure if they still have them.) It is quiet and powerful. Can
be used as a dust collector.
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On 1/25/15, 8:02 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>
> The text at the website reads:
>
> "Used in a raking motion, it is particularly useful when sweeping rough or uneven surfaces;"
>
> I have had numerous push brooms over the course of time and I have always found them to do a much better job when used in a raking motion as opposed to pushing. Only downside is that your shoes get really dirty.
>
Not to state the obvious, but rotating the broom head 180 degrees on
occasion takes advantage of the 'set' in the bristles to bring new life
into a push broom. Usually when I find I'm pulling versus pushing to get
the floor swept, it is time to rotate.
I'm a 'pusher' but of course if you prefer pulling, the same logic applies.
-BR
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On 1/25/2015 10:02 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 4:58:58 PM UTC-5, FrozenNorth wrote:
>> On 1/23/2014 4:52 PM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:26:35 -0500, FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/23/2014 12:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>>>>> On 1/23/2014 12:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:15:24 -0500, FrozenNorth
>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 11:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:24:42 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 1/22/2014 10:18 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> "woodchucker" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>>>>>>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and
>>>>>>>>>>> my other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had
>>>>>>>>>>> plastic carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber
>>>>>>>>>>> exterior and possibly steel molded in..
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show
>>>>>>>>>>> up with the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>> Check these out.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lkzpxrt
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Lew
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks Lew, but that's not what I am looking for. The rubber brush
>>>>>>>>> is awesome. Way better than a regular push broom.
>>>>>>>> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in
>>>>>>>> Germany?
>>>>>>>> I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>>>>>>>> think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. -
>>>>>>>> as well as taking snow off the cars.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the
>>>>>>>> manufacturer or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by
>>>>>>>> eurolux in OZ.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We habe one of those, think it came from Lee Valley, but can't find
>>>>>>> it on their website anymore.
>>>>>> Come to think of it, I think I DID get mine at Lee Valley. They
>>>>>> opened up less than a mile from here 2 years ago - I likely got it at
>>>>>> their opening.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Just searched lee valley didn't see it there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any plastic or is it all rubber?
>>>>>
>>>> Bristles appear to be a plastic polymer of some description, they are
>>>> embedded in wood, entire extension handle is metal except for some
>>>> rubber gaskets. It is indeed made by Fritze in Germany, but no longer
>>>> appears to be on the Lee Valley site.
>>>
>>> How about
>>>
>>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
>>>
>> OK, that is it, must have missed it last night when I looked.
>>
>>
>
> The text at the website reads:
>
> "Used in a raking motion, it is particularly useful when sweeping rough or uneven surfaces;"
>
> I have had numerous push brooms over the course of time and I have always found them to do a much better job when used in a raking motion as opposed to pushing. Only downside is that your shoes get really dirty.
>
I gotta tell you. I hate those broom handles, I want a solid handle.
But the broom look ok.
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On 1/25/2015 7:43 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:09:15 -0500, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>>>> possibly steel molded in..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>>>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jeff
>>>
>> Geez I wrote that a year ago.
>> I am still limping along with my old brooms.
>>
>> Now that I have a metal lathe it really is the best broom. The broom
>> does not hold the chips.
>
> Isn't the lathe rather hard to push around the room?
>
:-)
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:03:39 -0500, knuttle
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 1/25/2015 8:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Mine (purchased at a home show, years ago, too) is called a Wonderbroom, made in South Africa. The only place I found it online shows the price in Rands ... and who knows what the shipping costs would be or the estimated shipping time! Good luck. Others I've seen offered are not REAL rubber, but plastic and with handles not up to the tasks at hand.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00:35 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
>>> Years ago I bought a rubber brush for the shop at a garage sale.
>>> I used to see something like it at the wood shows.
>>> I haven't seen them in years at the shows.
>>>
>>> Mine is wearing at the collar where it attaches to the pole, and my
>>> other one (cheapie version) broke today. The cheapie had plastic
>>> carrier, while the older higher quality one is all rubber exterior and
>>> possibly steel molded in..
>>>
>>>
>>> Has any one gone to the shows this year and seen these guys show up with
>>> the brooms. They really are better than a regular broom.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff
>>
>Personal Opinion: While yo can spend a lot of money on a broom, the
>best way to clean the floor in your shop or garage is a leaf blower.
>While the best of brooms always leave some fine material behind the leaf
>blower quickly removes everything, and leaves a cleaner floor.
>
>I understand and am not saying a leaf blower will clean a floor around
>the table saw with a half inch of saw dust, but it will allow you to
>clean the corners that you can not get at with a broom.
Seems like it would blow it from the floor right into your lungs. I
use a shop vac or the dust collector.
>Like anything it takes a little technique and practice to do the job
>right, but the better cleaning is worth it. I do not know the last time
>I used a broom to clean the garage.
>
> You mean the green one with the curved "bristles"? Made in Germany?
>I bought one at the Kitchener Ontario wood show last year (2012 I
>think) It's great for sweeping snow of the Trex front porch too. - as
>well as taking snow off the cars.
>
>I think it is called a "broom rake" - Can't remember the manufacturer
>or distributor but it is similaer to the one offered by eurolux in OZ.
... not a shop broom at all - an outdoor broom.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67402&cat=2,42194,40727
John T.
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