Windy Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Popped into my local pound land type shop today......found some telescopic wash line props. Green with plastic hook end type affair, ideal for hooking net onto. £3.99 each! 45rubs for a set of hide poles, I think I'll have the £16 wash line prop option please. quite pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Are they strong enough to push in the floor....you might have to bend the bottoms over and put a point on them....sounds like a bargin tho....good find chap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 seem pretty sturdy. The soil round here is pretty light and sandy, so shouldnt be a problem pushing them in. Had thought if there was a problem I might hammer the ends flat and fold over the edges to make a point. Also, they extend to 246cm..........so reckon I could chop a fair bit off the 'internal' poles to reduce some weight. Might leave one or two long just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroku4399 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 i done the same bought some from wilko's put cut down trip flare pickets on the bottom attached by jubilee clips added some green cloth tape to rremove shine job done for £15 bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse James Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 As Said same poles found in Wilko's for £2.50 now. bent over the ends and cut to point lovely job strong and light weight. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Popped into my local pound land type shop today......found some telescopic wash line props. Green with plastic hook end type affair, ideal for hooking net onto. £3.99 each! 45rubs for a set of hide poles, I think I'll have the £16 wash line prop option please. quite pleased. Just remember you do-not have any ground spike, and you will find the washing line props are of an inferior quality to bought hide poles. There will be that day when in the heat of summer you will be cursing you cannot get your poles in the ground. I have used cheap line props before, but have always ended up turning down some round bar on a lathe into spikes and a foot bar to make them easier to work with. Edited June 15, 2009 by starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samw Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 what you could do if you do find to hard to push in is get a chunk of wood cut into a wedge shap drill 3 hole in the wood and the prop and fix it to it easy hope that helps lol sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Surplus store down the road has a selection of pegs and things, might see if he has any that will fit into the bottom of the poles, but as said, Suffolk soil is very sandy, so dont anticipate a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Surplus store down the road has a selection of pegs and things, might see if he has any that will fit into the bottom of the poles, but as said, Suffolk soil is very sandy, so dont anticipate a problem. Washing line props can be made servicable, if you have access to a mig welder (the props are quite thin, A + point if you have to carry your kit some distance) flatten a couple of inches (about 4 to 5 cm.) at the ends, cut into a point and and weld this seam, as the constant pushing into sand/soil/grit and stones will flair the points. and failure or fracture will be the end result. I found some tubing in my scrap bin along with some 1/4 inch square section (you could use rod.) the tube fitted over the props and used about 3 inches (about 6 to 7 cm.) the square section was bent ( > )for a kicker and welded on. 4 lightweight, adjustable poles for less than a tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantidgwell Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 mine was home made and far more durable and easyer to get in the ground than the ones people pay 40 quid for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve29 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 You can get a bank boring stick that fishermen use to get their rod rests into the ground, it's just a pole with some screw threading on. I use one with my Wilko bought props and never had a problem, and the ground on my permission is like rock at the moment. Costs about £5, so a set of working poles with no mods needed for under £20, not bad hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferreter Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I just carry a piece of pipe of the same diameter as the poles about a ft long,find a rock use it as a hammer to make holes with the pipe then pop my poles in the holes job done,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris64 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 got 4 lineprops twist & lock type £1.49 jtf, quick rub down with sand paper take shin of them, 13mm bar pushed into bottom for spike left over from another job all for less than £8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 There is no doubt you have to do something with the "feet" on the cheap line props, without beefing them up they will bend and snap, rather than go into hard ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Do a search and there are a few topics on how to make the ends more durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek.snr Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 ram a piece of pointed wood dowling down them,easy fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek.snr Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 ram a piece of pointed wood dowling down them,easy fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 There is no doubt you have to do something with the "feet" on the cheap line props, without beefing them up they will bend and snap, rather than go into hard ground. Do a search and there are a few topics on how to make the ends more durable. Here was my solution. These are Wilkos poles. Initially I just flattened the ends in a vice and cut them to a point but this was too flimsy. Next solution was some aluminium angle, cut down shelf brackets and some wooden dowel inside to support the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 pay a pound, get a pounds worth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiiithy Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Right - I've finally got round to this, I'm off to Wilkos for the Blunderbuss hide pole option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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