I BUILT a NEW SCOOP.... WHAT DO YOU THINK ??

[ferdware]

Hello everyone.

I built myself a new scoop the other day.

Took a trip to Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart to find what I needed.

I have about $ 43.00 invested.

I wanted to make something fully adjustable that I could breakdown if I had to.

It extends from 45" to 72" long with 6 lock in length settings.

It has an adjustable angle scoop with 11 different angles to choose from and lock in.

A thick padded handle. (A thicker handle keeps your hand from cramping as opposed to a thin handle).

For the scoop I drilled smaller holes in the back half of the bottom and the lower half of the back.Then medium holes on the first lower section, and larger holes at the top section. The reason for this was. The bigger holes are to quickly sift. The smaller holes were placed where they are to catch smaller items like ear studs. I placed the small holes at the back and bottom, because this is where the smaller items will sift to. So they wont fall through.
I also left a solid band around the scoop and behind the scoop for stability.

Items I used were:
Shure-Line adjustable broom handle.
flag holder
trash can
stainless steel bolts
All parts are alluminum...

The longest part was hand drilling all the holes (388 of them).

I would appreciate your feedback and comments.

Thanks
FERD

 

[OldBeechnut]

I like the bucket and the nice clean look, excellent job..not sure about the handle... Looks can be deceiving, it may be stronger then it looks..let us know how she does on your next hunt..........as clean as it does look, you have had experience with metal work before...........Over all, Great JOB...........

 

[kered]

Looks good, the handle may not stand up to too much wet sand hunting but i bet it works a treat in the dry, you can adjust the handle angle too to either push or pull

 

[Island Packet]

Looks real good, thanks for the photos and material list. Nice to see quality DIY projects on the forums
Mark-

 

[hershey1]

Looks good. Saved yourself at least $100.00. Let us know how that works. HH

 

[ridgerunner]

Great job!!I just got back from Florida, while I was there I bought A small scoop. Cost was over $80.00 and it dont look near as nice as yours. Russ.

 

[GaBeachsweeper]

n/t

 

[bootyhoundpa]

nice job.. very professionally done .. i love the adjustability of the bucket and handle.... if it holds up and is light weight i think you really have a good .design....

 

[ferdware]

I forgot to mention.

It only wieghs 3.3 lbs

I was worried about the weak points as well, but it seems to hold up fine so far. I even dug up a huge scoop right out of my yard, with roots and grass and all. Now I will see how long it lasts.

Thanks for the comments
FERD

 

[William1221]

Great job cant wait for feed back

 

[Bobbie]

It might work well in dry sand, but the wet sand is a different ball game. I have seen many home made aluminum scoops with the welded handles broken off from digging in the wet sand.......some are made better than others. The part that bothers me the most is the flag pole holder......those darn things don't last long with a flag on them. Good luck and I hope it lasts for you.

 

[JOE in MD]

I like the scoop, but don't think the handle will hold up to long. At least not up in my area. Ground up this way is hard digging in the water. I broke my SS scoop after the first season. It's still very nice work you've done. Keep us posted on how it does.

 

[mtpockets]

Excellent job you did.. Definitely something to be proud of...

But,


Just like everyone else has said.. It may be nice in the Dry sand.. for awhile..

But, The wet sand and working in the surf.. is totally different... Our Aluminum or SS scoops that are "Welded" take a beaten..

Good Luck..HH

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

30 feet or 30 seconds.

stainless and aluminum do not mix well together.

keep us posted on this project and good luck.

like bobbie said..............dry sand u should be ok for a long time............damp sand and water..............u wasted that $43.00.

just my opinion.

metal detecting is a learnig expierence for sure.

 

[Craig-PI]

Very nice looking scoop... the handle is not going to last... nice idea though

 

[ferdware]

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[I Dig Ya Dig]

Looks good!! Cant wait to hear how it does.

 

[erikk]

Should work ok for the dry sand but I would break it in five minutes in the surf .The last thing U want to do is go "cheap" when working in the water.
Lets see: $1000.00 + for detector, $45.00 for scoop, Day off,hour or 2 travel to the beach, gas time etc, 5 minutes in water and $45.00 scoop breaks-end of story.
I use good heavy duty stainless expensive scoops and I always have a spare with me on any hunting trip (spare detector 2)

 

[23950522]

I assume its for dry sand not wet beach wading , if that's the case it very good , but massively over engineered, but never the less you made it, and its multifunctional adjustable ,can be used by tall men and midgets , all so I have a couple of apple trees in my garden , so next year if your not using it , one time for a couple of hours , I have a use for it.
Seriously its a good bit of kit, and you can alter the angle of the dangle , it looks quite light so that's a plus , what actually was the container ?? I would like to get some thing like that in stainless or Alli but a heavier gauge, yeah well done mate.

Peter

 

[Sven]

30 feet or 30 seconds.

stainless and aluminum do not mix well together.

keep us posted on this project and good luck.

like bobbie said..............dry sand u should be ok for a long time............damp sand and water..............u wasted that $43.00.

just my opinion.

metal detecting is a learnig expierence for sure.

Sorry to inform you, there is no problem combining these two metals.
Combine aluminum and brass together is a no-no for saltwater use.
You will find all aluminum boats are assembled with aluminum or stainless fasteners and hardware.
As well as fishing gear........paintball guns.......car-boat engines....

Aluminum corrodes in salt water no matter what, thats why boats and motors are painted with a special primer and paint and zinc anodes placed
on the outdrives, keeps the aluminum outdrive from corroding, the anode will corrode first.

Happy Hunting
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