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Walk in, buy pole, walk out.

  • 10-07-2007 9:07am
    #1
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone know the best place in the Dublin area that you can just walk in, buy a pole suitable for pole mounting a dish in a garden, and walk out with it?
    Needs to be about 2 metres.

    Preferably that is open at some stage over the weekend...

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭stanley1


    maybe builders providers, they usually have gun barrell etc.


  • #3
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    What's the diameter of a 'standard' pole?
    This will be for mounting a normal 60cm dish on..


  • #4
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    When I was plumbing for the Summer many moons ago, 3/4" GB was fairly normal.


  • #5
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    A 2" diameter pole should be OK on a proper satellite dish.

    Minidish only allows for about 1¼" to 1½" poles.


  • #6
    Vmaxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭Vmaxer


    I picked up a 6 Foot pole in B&Q Swords not so long ago Chrome plated aswell, no sign of rust yet..

    Also I picked up 10 Foot galvanized poles from Burns Electronics in Firhouse, He has everything You could possibly need Ph (01)4948070..


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  • #7
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,548 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Dubsmax wrote:
    I picked up a 6 Foot pole in B&Q Swords not so long ago Chrome plated aswell

    I'd say the mrs gave you a funny look or two when you brought that home :D although you really want the full 8ft, to reach the ceiling...

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



  • #8
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Those chromed poles will rust from the inside and are not strong walled enough for a dish (or indoor activity!), They are either for wardrobes or shower curtains.


  • #9
    Vmaxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭Vmaxer


    watty wrote:
    Those chromed poles will rust from the inside and are not strong walled enough for a dish (or indoor activity!), They are either for wardrobes or shower curtains.

    They probably will rust from the inside out eventually but so will the sky Dish, the one I have is fine and is up on T&k brackets off the side of the House for the past 2 Years. These poles are 2" dia and a sold in the Tv aerial's section of B&Q. Defo not a shower curtain pole..

    Probably a bit in the flexable side for (indoor activity) alright but nice and shiny and would look the part :D


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