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[Amy Gardner]

Think I might go see how fine the mist can get and I’ll report back.

I have that one. Great for leaf wash but not fine-misty enough for the regular foliars.

Somebody made a diy extension for a fine mist sprayer, was a while back and I don’t remember who

 

[Old Salt]

I need a good wand first....about 3 feet would be nice. .....

I've seen 16" to 26 -1/2" exendable wands at Princess Auto. How big of a tank do you want? They have them from 1 gal to 25 gal, although I suspect the 25gal tow behind is a little on the large size.

 

[Mr. Magoo]

Yeah. This one would saturate the leaves pretty quickly for the foliars. Here’s a pic. Makin rainbows! Lol

 

[dr.h00k]

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...lotsa wands out there that adapt to many/any sprayers with 3/8 or 3/16 hose...cheerz...h00k...

 

[Skybound]

I have a "GroundWork" half gallon pump sprayer from Tractor Supply and the wand is about 16" long. I can reach in pretty good with it, and I just tested it outside for better view, the mist is half decent, but it's still droplets whereas spray bottles spray more of a steam of finely atomized droplets so you can apple less and not spray it out with pressure. The good news is that it only spray upwards about 2' or less, but I still desire a spray bottle type of spray.

 

[Graytail]

For what it's worth, I've always used the solo sprayer with the extendable wand. I found that the 1 quart bottle will fit the cap of the 2 quart extendable model, so I swapped 'em. That's the issue for me and most sprayers - too much volume in the bottle. I never need more than a half quart of foliar, so anything bigger than a quart is clunky and wasteful.

I see people complain about the mist, but mine has always been very fine. But the only thing I can compare to is the flairasol which was great while it/they worked. I rinsed carefully each time but within a couple dozen uses it quit. I went through 2 of 'em before I gave up.

Ideally, I'd find a good adjustable brass nozzle wand and attach it to my solo bottle. The solo pump works great, even after 4 years of use. It has a plastic screw fitting for its own wand, and I bet a guy could find a matching fitting to attach a quality hose and wand.

 

[Skybound]

I'm wondering if I can't hack a spray bottle, put the spray head parts at the end of a wand and design printable connecting pieces that work like a throttle/brake cable in a car/plane/bike. I really want the super fine mist, long reach and a hand pump which lets me adjust pressure by how hard I squeeze. If I come with anything worth sharing, I'll put the CAD and print files on Thingiverse and share.

 

[Amy Gardner]

only thing I can compare to is the flairasol which was great while it/they worked. I rinsed carefully each time but within a couple dozen uses it quit. I went through 2 of 'em before I gave up.

Exactly that. I was diligent washing it out each time too.

 

[Graytail]

I'm wondering if I can't hack a spray bottle, put the spray head parts at the end of a wand and design printable connecting pieces that work like a throttle/brake cable in a car/plane/bike. I really want the super fine mist, long reach and a hand pump which lets me adjust pressure by how hard I squeeze. If I come with anything worth sharing, I'll put the CAD and print files on Thingiverse and share.

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Entrepreneur alert.

I've scoured 'zon and 'bay, and have yet to see a decent low volume garden sprayer. We need brass nozzle, hose, small bottle pump. Simple.

 

[Seedlingmtl]

OK,...great...ya , it looks good but , i would want the one ltr. , and it doesn't have the 'wand'...just a short nozzle....so..?

I was looking at that one at the hydro shop today...the nozzle isn't short it pulls out quite far. The end piece can swivel in all directions...most importantly up.

 

[Old Salt]

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Entrepreneur alert.

I've scoured 'zon and 'bay, and have yet to see a decent low volume garden sprayer. We need brass nozzle, hose, small bottle pump. Simple.

Why not get a larger one, say a gallon size, and put an insert in it to reduce the volume for the liquid? The extra space around the insert will keep the pressure more consistent, and you won't have to stop and pump up the pressure every leaf or two.

 

[Mr. Krip]

I was looking at that one at the hydro shop today...the nozzle isn't short it pulls out quite far. The end piece can swivel in all directions...most importantly up.

That looks like the exact one I have (only my wand isn't "telescoping"). The nozzle is about 8" long, or so, and doesn't actually extend, but it hasn't given me any problems in a little over a year of use!

 

[Mr. Magoo]

I was looking at that one at the hydro shop today...the nozzle isn't short it pulls out quite far. The end piece can swivel in all directions...most importantly up.

That’s the 420 model I have.

 

[Graytail]

Why not get a larger one, say a gallon size, and put an insert in it to reduce the volume for the liquid? The extra space around the insert will keep the pressure more consistent, and you won't have to stop and pump up the pressure every leaf or two.

Like dropping a flexible bag into the 1 gallon? That'd be cool - just like the flairasol.

 

[Seedlingmtl]

That’s the 420 model I have.

I am also looking at this smaller one. The brass tip and the smaller size have me considering it. If the end piece can be removed I can get/make a fitting to make the end spray up.

 

[Graytail]

All you need is a hose between the bottle and wand.

Bottle in one hand, wand in the other, spray wherever you like.

 

[Seedlingmtl]

All you need is a hose between the bottle and wand.

Bottle in one hand, hose in the other, spray wherever you like.

I do CNC lathe work every day....I cut NPT threads all the time. A little cutting and pasting and that could be turned into a wand I guess

 

[Amy Gardner]

I was looking at that one at the hydro shop today...the nozzle isn't short it pulls out quite far. The end piece can swivel in all directions...most importantly up.

That looks like the exact one I have (only my wand isn't "telescoping"). The nozzle is about 8" long, or so, and doesn't actually extend, but it hasn't given me any problems in a little over a year of use!

That’s the 420 model I have.

Yep. It’s great. I like a finer mist for the Brix & destress indoors, I use a smaller one for those cause of the volume thing that gray mentioned too.

And,

All you need is a hose between the bottle and wand.

Bottle in one hand, wand in the other, spray wherever you like.

Brilliant man. That would be ergo-comfortable indeed! I wonder if this would be also possible with a smaller pump spray device, or if it would lose pressure

I do CNC lathe work every day....I cut NPT threads all the time. A little cutting and pasting and that could be turned into a wand I guess

Something like that would be easy to send anywhere, wouldn’t it? Wow - a hose like that on these Solo sprayers woul be awesome too, excellent thought Gray, got me thinking

 

[weenmeoff]

I have that one. Great for leaf wash but not fine-misty enough for the regular foliars.

Somebody made a diy extension for a fine mist sprayer, was a while back and I don’t remember who

@Gazoo

I'm wondering if I can't hack a spray bottle, put the spray head parts at the end of a wand and design printable connecting pieces that work like a throttle/brake cable in a car/plane/bike. I really want the super fine mist, long reach and a hand pump which lets me adjust pressure by how hard I squeeze. If I come with anything worth sharing, I'll put the CAD and print files on Thingiverse and share.

Sounds kinda like the one Gazoo made.

 

[Skybound]

@Gazoo



Sounds kinda like the one Gazoo made.

Gazoo? You got a link to the build by chance?