Parts List

(1) Rutland chimney brush or any particular brush with a 1/4” male NPT connection ~$12.99

(x) 1/2” Non-Metallic Conduit (NMC) 10-feet long $ 1.37ea
Where x is the number of lengths you need.

1 1/2” Female threaded PVC adaptor $ .39
1 1/2” Male to 1/4” female galvanized steel bushing $ 1.34

2 misc. bolts long enough to go through 1/2” female PVC adaptor and 1/2 NMC conduit
2 misc nuts to fit the above bolts
1 length of thin nylon rope long enough for the desired length and enough to tie onto brush
1 thread locker
1 PVC Cement or perhaps a good glue like Gorilla Glue
1 Vise (opt)

Tools List

2 adjustable pipe wrenchs
hacksaw (if you need to cut the PVC)
Drill w/ bits wide enough for bolts and also the nylon rope
mallet (opt)
1 Sharpie or equivlent marker

general screwdrivers, or perhaps a socket wrench, depending on what bolt or screw you use. I have a pile of misc. hardware that I found 2 bolts and nuts that would work.

1) Apply some thread locker on the 1/2” steel male bushing threads
2) Using adjustable wrenchs, attach 1/2” male bushing to 1/2” female PVC adaptor and tighten.
3) Apply some thread locker on the 1/4” male NPT thread of the chimney brush
4) Using wrenchs, attach brush to bushing, tighten as much as possible.

5) Tie nylon rope to the pull ring of the chimney brush (if you have one on it)
6) Wrap nylon rope around the trunk so that it is flush with the trunk and tie off a half hitch to the end closer to the PVC.

7) Using drill and a bit large enough for the rope to pass through, drill a hole about 2”+ from the end of the non-fitted end of the NMC (The fitted end is flanged out to fit another NMC length). A Vice is handy but not necessary.
8) Snake nylon rope through the NMC through the hole you just drilled. You can use a thin pole to help out if you need to.

9) Apply some thread locker on the male chimney brush fitting.
10) Using wrenchs, attach Chimney brush to steel bushing and tighten.

11) Clean and apply PVC cement to the 1/2” female PVC Adaptor and the end of the NMC that you just drilled.
12) Push the chimney brush and adaptors onto the non-fitted end of the NMC. Use mallet if needed.
13) Let the glue/cement dry and go get drill.
14) Drill a hole in the female PVC adaptor/conduit junction large enough for one of the bolt/nuts. This is a redundant system to back up the glue. or vice versa :-)

15) using thread locker, attach bolt and nut to the hole you just drilled.
16) Thread rest of nylon rope through the second NMC length.
17) NOT using glue or cement, push non-fitted end into fitted end of the first piece of NMC.
18) drill another hole, large enough so the bolt can freely go in and out of this hole.

19) using the Sharpie marker, mark lines on both NMC lengths to mark how to line up the two holes.
20) (opt) you can drill a hole in the far end of the second NMC just to prevent the nylon rope from falling back into itself.
21) Done!

opt: If you want the second piece to be completely removable, you can probably get away with drilling a hole in the second NMC on both ends and just running the rope on the outside of the second NMC so you can add the second NMC to the brush/first NMC a lot easier with no need to snake the rope through. Simply run the rope through the lower hole, alongside the NMC and then back through the upper hole and cinch it all down.

To connect the two, simply push the second NMC into the first and using some pliers, tighten the bolt/nut down and brush away. The rope is a backup for any kind of misfunction.

If you need to cut the end off, I would wait til you actually use it and then mark where you need to cut and then cut the PVC off with a hacksaw. Measure twice, cut once!