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Postby Taxfrog » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:15 pm

I currently work for Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut is part of the Yum! corporation, encompassing Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silvers, and something else, I think. At any rate, the mop handles they use are pretty much universally 7/8" hollow fiberglass, and they all have the same supplier AFAIK. When they break, only the very tip splits or splinters. They are a base length of 60", so needing to only cut ~3" off, you're still left with a little bit of a core left. At any rate, I got 5 of em from my work, and I thought, hey, I bet if anyone walked in off the street and asked the manager for any broken mop handles, I'm sure they would supply, as long as they were lying around. So yeah. Check out your local Yum! corporate "dining" institutions.

Note: They break because the mop head is held on by a little nub with a * through it, so that's the piece that breaks lose. It doesn't damage the structural integrity as a whole, just the bottom couple of inches.

Hope this helps someone score some free cores.

double-derp EDIT: They're actually 15/16" with an 1/16" wall
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Caleidah » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:25 pm

Any results yet as to structural integrity/how well they stand up to a hit? That's the single most important thing as far as viability as a core.
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Tiberius Claudius » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:25 pm

1/16" wall might be too thin at that length ...... Arrakis or another math whiz will let us know.

Interesting find though.
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Arrakis » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:58 am

Are they actually GFRP or just some manner of ridged plastic? Does it broom on the broken bits and need to be cut apart?
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Remdawg Killionaire » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:29 am

****'s legit :3
Planning on making matching dual-headed red rope fails for jugging lolz.
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Arrakis » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:32 am

Remy the Wroth wrote:dual-headed red rope fails


I lol'd.


Jugging is the best thing. I typically play Slash or Heavy.
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Remdawg Killionaire » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:44 pm

I'm totes serious about that btw lololol.
I've only played a handful of times, but I enjoyed Chain, hence my ridiculousness. I think I'll go for Slash and Heavy next time, as I've been working on my flo and red work.
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby RuthlessTheRed » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:07 am

Remy the Wroth wrote:I'm totes serious about that btw lololol.
I've only played a handful of times, but I enjoyed Chain, hence my ridiculousness. I think I'll go for Slash and Heavy next time, as I've been working on my flo and red work.

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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Sleeper » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:56 am

Pics, or it didn't happen.

(the cores I mean)
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Bryn » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:27 pm

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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Not Relevant » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:06 am

:idea:
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Re: Possible FREE red cores.

Postby Remdawg Killionaire » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:35 pm

****'s legit, I'm telling you.
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