Monday, November 10, 2008
Spray Smarter, Spray Close
Toolmonger "To a long line of things on a stick — roller, chainsaw, hot dog — Spray Close now adds spray-can-on-a-stick. You ask, “Why put a spray can on a stick?”"
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That's pretty cool...I'm not sure how much the paint shop here uses spray paint, but this could make it much easier to spray things that are already up without having to get a ladder/Genie. For $10, it might be worth having 1 or 2 around. Also, you never know when wasps will make a nest on the loading dock. Pretty good value here, I think.
I'm wondering how much accuracy and control would be lost with this tool. Sure for a quick sloppy job its great but if you were really spraying your ceiling you'd want to tape off the edges and have an even spray, none of which you can really do with this tool. Then again if you're a professional painter, then I'm sure this is a dream come true and not at all difficult to control.
Nice. I like that. Cheap and it keeps you alive. I see bee killer on the end of that so you never need to get near the hive. I'm really liking all these tool posts BTW.
I wonder why this spray can on a stick is something so futuristic... Im pretty sure people have been putting items on sticks so they can reach higher distances for a pretty long time.. Yes, it is extremely convenient but I wonder what type of stylistic work you can do with it.. Obviously if it is high above your head and you are holding it up you may not get the type of strokes you want but I think it is an awesome idea... just possibly over publicize.
Assuming that this device is actually successful and easy to control it seems like a great way to make small spraying jobs more convenient. However, it seems like it could very easily end up being just another gadget, that is not actually useful, especially when there is a need for great control or accuracy.
That's definitely something I wish I had this past summer for getting the hornet nests that the can just barley reaches, otherwise you have to get a ladder and be right under where you are spraying. I wonder how useful this could be in the paint shop...
This looks like a cool add-on. I've seen folks use something similar spraying chemical fog to test smoke alarms on ceilings. If you do a lot of non--precision spraying in strange places, they make sense.
I like the idea of this although, like has been mentioned, I would be concerned with the accuracy of the device, especially in our industry. As for using this at home, I think it really becomes just another tool to have in your workroom that gets used once or twice a year. For me to buy it for home use, I need to measure the cost of the tool versus the amount of space and how often I would use it. i think that for the most part, If i have a ladder lying around, I will probably not purchase it.
this would be great for stuff like 77 that tends to get everywhere when you use it
but really, who's going to rush out and buy one?
I can say from personal experience that holding down the button on a spray can for hours can be tedious. I am curious to see how accurate this tool is, but even if there are problems it is still a great invention for when you have to spray large areas.
While I appreciate this tool for used on large area, non-specific tasks… I would be scared to use it for anything too detailed. Also, I am sure that this idea has been used before. We have paint rollers with extensions, brooms with handles, paint brushes gaffed onto bamboo. Even though, this is not a revolutionary idea… but it will be useful for some applications.
I can see the use for this, but sometimes it might be easier to just get out the ladder and get closer to what you are working on. Interesting concept, but I would rather get a nice ladder.
Man.... Where was this thing when i had to do smoke detector checks quarterly at my last gig. The dam things were always 12 feet plus up in the ceiling's and we always just used a pvc tube to shoot the "spray smoke" up to the particle sensors.
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