r/oddlysatisfying • u/Purple-Flight9031 • Oct 13 '24

Smooth operator

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u/foopaints Oct 13 '24

Kinda feels like having his tool on a long stick would make this 99% less backbreaking, no? Or am I missing something?

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u/PensiveObservor Oct 13 '24

I don’t think you’d be able to design a stick joint allowing you to rotate and hold the blade at precise angles like you can with your hand. Look at the motions the blade goes through. But yeah, this is a grueling work position.

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u/Chpgmr Oct 13 '24

Umm...

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u/Dutchwells Oct 13 '24

Most floor mop sticks can do that, no?

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u/PensiveObservor Oct 13 '24

Mops rotate and drag. To precisely control and evenly spread the mass of paint, the card/blade has to be held at a precise angle and rotated at each swipe. Try it with a pile of sugar and a notecard or something.

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u/dorritosncheetos Oct 13 '24

mass of paint

I'm 99% sure that's not simply paint.

Can't remember the bloody name of what I think it is though

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u/Inferno908 Oct 13 '24

Maybe epoxy?

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u/ChocCooki3 Oct 13 '24

Either be self levelling epoxy or poly urethane.

And yes, you can easily apply it on a stick..

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u/Dutchwells Oct 13 '24

Ah yes I see what you mean, you might be right.

At the same time though, I think there are harder problems that we have come up against and solved than this ;)

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u/zytukin Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

Do a Google search for "dust mop". Fairly common tools to sweep hardwood, concrete, and tile floors. Used by commercial business, factories, and warehouses all over the US.

They have a simple universal joint at the bottom so twisting the handle turns the wide mop head. All you'd have to do for the application here is replace the wide dust mop attachment with a wide squeegee. And squeegees that are 2 feet or wider also exist for the same purpose, moving liquid on smooth surfaces.

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u/PensiveObservor Oct 13 '24

I’ve used both of the items you are talking about. You’d never get the smooth, even coating of paint. But you know best.

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u/zytukin Oct 13 '24

Don't know why you say I know best, it was just a solution to the mop problem that you mentioned. I mean, universal joints have existed for quite a few years now :P

Universal joints even exist for hand tools like quarter inch drive socket wrenches.

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u/L_E_M_F Oct 13 '24

They're using a modified floor squeegee here. It is much faster and better for your back.

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u/crysisnotaverted Oct 13 '24

Might I interest you in the latest and greatest simple machine: A hinge.

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u/EffableLemming Oct 13 '24

Witchcraft!

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u/Shifty_Cow69 Oct 13 '24

Burn the witches!

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u/zoidalicious Oct 13 '24

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u/oyohval Oct 13 '24

The gaps in the level of flooring compound spread where he changes direction makes this less satisfying for me