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TBoy 
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| Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:21 am)
I was looking into getting a push pole for my boat and the store bought ones are expensive. I'm thinking a long joint of either PVC or wood should do the trick. Has anyone done this?
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wickowick
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:24 am to TBoy)
I can image you being able to build one that isn't too heavy or likely to break for less than what you can buy...
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MSWebfoot
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:29 am to TBoy)
I think I only paid $30 or so for my Avery push pole.
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:31 am to TBoy)
It would be pretty easy to make one out of aluminum, but you'd probably bend the shite out of it if you got mad at it.
Know anybody that welds? A stick of aluminum isn't too expensive.
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weagle99
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:34 am to TBoy)
Get an old swimming pool net pole and attach a foot.
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lake2280 
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:37 am to weagle99)
^ this works good got two of em for my floundering boat.
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INFIDEL
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:43 am to TBoy)
Buddy built one but not sure what he used for the pole. It was about a 3" aluminum pipe. Filled it with foam for floatation. Bitch was strong.
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:45 am to INFIDEL)
I'd get a 4" piece of 1.25" aluminum tubing and weld a foot on the end and fill it with GREAT STUFF and then cap the end.
It'd probably cost about 5 bucks
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:49 am to TBoy)
You can buy just the aluminum foot part, then attach to whatever pole you want. I've had several made out of whatever straight tree close to 1.5" or so I could find. Put the foot on it with a couple sheetrock screws and use it till it breaks. Then cut another tree down. Cheaper than buying one.
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Capt ST
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 12:12 pm to TBoy)
My guys have made them in the shop. 1.5" 40S alum pipe, with 2" T alum t beam.
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TBoy
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 1:48 pm to Capt ST)
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My guys have made them in the shop. 1.5" 40S alum pipe, with 2" T alum t beam.
I might look for some of this. Not sure where to get it. At lunch I went to Lowes and they have 2 inch, 10 foot poplar rounds that were rigid enough. Just seems that 10 is a few feet too short. The aluminum tubing is interesting.
Anyone here from around Lafayette and have the capability to weld aluminum pipe?
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Capt ST
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 1:50 pm to TBoy)
See if you have a Samuels metal in Lafy.
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TBoy
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 2:01 pm to Capt ST)
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See if you have a Samuels metal in Lafy.
Don't have one.
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QuietTiger
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 2:11 pm to TBoy)
There's a place in NOLA on N. Roman- 504-586-9191, they sell everything you can think of in SS and Al. Think they also have a branch somewhere else in LA. Check them out.
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Tiger 79
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 2:13 pm to TBoy)
Yes,
Its easy with PVC. Don't forget to put a long wooden dowel in the pipe for some rigidity. I glue them end to end to get the length
They last forever
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LouisianaChessie
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 3:15 pm to TBoy)
Not sure how big your rig is but I've always thought of PVC as pretty flimsy. I like some of the other ideas though.
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renfro meeks
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 3:56 pm to LouisianaChessie)
I used schedule 80 1"1/4 pvc and cut it off at 18' and put a tee in the ends, works great here in the Fla muck
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QuietTiger
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 4:23 pm to renfro meeks)
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schedule 80
That's the ticket.
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Capt ST
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:56 pm to renfro meeks)
LA muck much worse than FL muck. I just don't find PVC rigid enough when I have to bear down on it, I even bent the alum ones when I've been in a real bind.
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QuietTiger
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| re: Anyone ever fabricate a push pole? (Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:59 pm to Capt ST)
I know certain pvc pipes fit well into each other, not sure about sch. 80 though. Will have to check.
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