"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I have a few of the ergo squeegees. They print very nicely, but you have to dedicate them to specific colors or take them apart when cleaning because ink will get trapped under the metal and streak out later regardless of how you clean them. I scrub and pressure wash my squeegees and while the wooden ones come out pristine after that process, the metal ones always hold ink unless you literally remove the rubber, pull it apart, scrub the grooves that hold the rubber in, let dry, then re-put them together. I have tried the taping method and it failed miserably. I also push stroke so there was very little flex in the squeegee, but enough that the tape would unadhere here and there, ink would get under it, react with the adhesive and cause a giant mess. Reapplying the tape every time is a pain as well. I tried 3 or 4 different types of tape all with the same results. I'd love to know how you are getting that to work.I have a dedicated white and dedicated black one though and they rule. I also use them almost exclusively for waterbased printing since that cleans off just fine.
holy hell moosenuts, you have too much time on your hands to come up with these fancy diagrams... we had to make a few custom handles for odd reasons too but I think you are way farther ahead buying them...but that's me. I've wasted more time making chit than I want to think about. like a squeegie sharpener...I finally said eff it and bought a real one.