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Beta testing begins.... IMG_20200429_145004.jpgIMG_20200429_145020.jpgIMG_20200429_145014.jpg
 
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Have you not seen the Tom Conway video of how to put on and off a glide? Why in hell would you cut up a $1500 wand? Mine just pop off with a screw driver. I would rather notch a glide before I cut my wand.

Maybe these Green Glide things are different. I’ve never used one. Just Tom’s. Do they require notching? Are they not wand specific glides and require mods to the wands to be made? I’m just trying to understand why you are cutting up your wand.
 
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Have you not seen the Tom Conway video of how to put on and off a glide? Why in hell would you cut up a $1500 wand? Mine just pop off with a screw driver. I would rather notch a glide before I cut my wand.

Maybe these Green Glide things are different. I’ve never used one. Just Tom’s. Do they require notching? Are they not wand specific glides and require mods to the wands to be made? I’m just trying to understand why you are cutting up your wand.
Don't worry, it's notch your wand.
 
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I notched my PMF 802 12 yrs ago.
You just grab the glide and pull toward notch. You can change or switch in seconds.

Green Glides are built like tanks. Easier to slide than pry.

How did it work Mike?
 
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Have you not seen the Tom Conway video of how to put on and off a glide? Why in hell would you cut up a $1500 wand? Mine just pop off with a screw driver. I would rather notch a glide before I cut my wand.

Maybe these Green Glide things are different. I’ve never used one. Just Tom’s. Do they require notching? Are they not wand specific glides and require mods to the wands to be made? I’m just trying to understand why you are cutting up your wand.

All in due time my easy to confuse friend...
 

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Ok, I understand if its for beta testing many glides on the same wand. I do think it would be a mistake to do this to a wand otherwise. This is why. My glide tends to move around a bit as it gets worn. Sometimes if it has shifted a bit, my wand head will put a black mark on the baseboard. I think this notching would add to that. But, like you said, if you are constantly popping them off and on, then yeah, it's efficient.
 
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Ok, I understand if its for beta testing many glides on the same wand. I do think it would be a mistake to do this to a wand otherwise. This is why. My glide tends to move around a bit as it gets worn. Sometimes if it has shifted a bit, my wand head will put a black mark on the baseboard. I think this notching would add to that. But, like you said, if you are constantly popping them off and on, then yeah, it's efficient.
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Why couldn’t Green Glides reverse engineer a devastator glide? Still don’t see the need to gnaw up a perfectly good wand. Send a a new dev glide to your MACHINIST. I don’t want to buy a garage made “That’ll do”
 

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Ok dim wits..

I am creating a hard surface brush glide that will fit many wands. In order to do so I will start with 5 versions to test.

Each time you take off a glide by heating and prying you significantly reduce it's strength and ability to grab hold.

The notch OBVIOUSLY will make the whole process go smooth, easy and cause no damage to the glides, especially the carpet glide.

If the brush glide works as planned it will make the (select) carpet wand out perform any pos existing hard surface wand on the market.

You can either convert an old wand or notch you one and only to make seal outs quick and easy.

both Devs
Both SS Ti's
PC Ti
Westpak Ti
CMP low profile
possibly the AW29


YFP!
 
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Why couldn’t Green Glides reverse engineer a devastator glide? Still don’t see the need to gnaw up a perfectly good wand. Send a a new dev glide to your MACHINIST. I don’t want to buy a garage made “That’ll do”

We already have the Dev14 designed both internal and external fits, we just won't sell them for 2 reasons. One because I promised Tom I wouldnt and two, Devastator owners are fvcking morons.
 
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We already have the Dev14 designed both internal and external fits, we just won't sell them for 2 reasons. One because I promised Tom I wouldnt and two Devastator owners are fvcking morons.
Give Tom his cut and sell them. There are several things I do not like about my Devastators. They are great bulletproof wands, but they are far far from perfect.
 

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My point is Mike. That as a moronic Devastator owner, I am willing to pay premium money for a premium tool. I have no interest in a Swiss Army Wand.
 
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