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Best way for a girl to pull/push a squeegee?

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Gilligan:
My wife just can't pull or push a 14" squeegee well at all.  It's more like a forceful flood stroke.

She isn't super petite and she's not a weenie.  Hell, she can carry our 1.5 year old around in her arms all day at the grocery store where I get about 5 mins and I feel like my arm is going to fall off!

I'm sure we are just doing it wrong but is there any trick for people that feel like the don't have the mustard to push a squeegee right?

whitewater:
how tall is she?

I had to out down 2 mats for a girl I had working..when I printed I had to take it away...That helped her a ton..

and hand positioning on the squeegee...

Prosperi-Tees:
You have to get your body over the print and not just push with your arms.

Colin:
Try cutting down the height of the handle by about 2 inches and rounding those edges.  I worked with several women that had to do that to the squeegees in order to print.  You are able to apply more pressure to the blade with a shorter handle when you have smaller hands.  Something about the bigger handle absorbing the force you are applying....

I had to use a couple of them at one point and found I rolled the blade over if I was not carefull.

And definitely follow the other suggestions.  Body positioning and hand placement is key.

Good Luck!

Binkspot:
I think pushing is much easier, need to get the angle right. My wife is a little short so she stands on a platform so she can get over the screen to push the squeegee. Works well for her.

Maybe shes not good at it for a reason kind of like I suck at unloading the dish washer!

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