New scoop build finished

[pastyman]

Finally finished my new scoop, 2 mm 316 stainless bucket with 1.5 mm 316 handle strengthening pads on top, 12 mm holes in bucket with a finer mesh rear.
Handle is 2 piece 1.5 mm wall 316 with a swaged joint, held together with s/s nut anf bolt. Doglegged the upper handle to give a little more reach.

Let's just hope it does the business in 2 weeks time.

HH

Dazzer

 

[McDyver]

LOOKS GREAT BUT HOW HEAVY? MY STAINLESS HANGS ON THE WALL I WENT BACK TO ALUMINUMN. LET US KNOW HOW IT WORKS.

 

[kaptainkosmic]

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[Cupajo]

It's a beauty! Excellent job! May need a kick bar across the bottom screen for protection tho.

Let us know how it performs.

What are the deminsions and weight?

GL&HH Friend,

Cupajo

 

[Mirco]

Looks great for water. Too heavy for sand. I use aluminum for sand and Diamond for water. Or often aluminum for water too. How long is ducktot?

 

[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

That is a fine looking scoop, I like the bottom being smaller holes to catch the small stuff, but the shells and small rocks can be worked out the larger holes on the side. Just be careful as you may at times slide you hand down the shaft to lift it and look in the scoop, the bolt will snag your hand. I replaced the bolt in mine with round head Phillips self tapping screws, with lock-tight on them. That was a year ago and no problem yet. HH

 

[pastyman]

I know what you mean about the bolt, but it's gotta split down for the plane ride, the rear mesh is 2mm thick and fully welded all round, the bottom of the bucket has a 2" portion without holes to transfer foot pressure straight to the leading edge of the bucket.

It's 11" long and 5.5" in diameter, havn't weighed it yet, but will have to before I fly.

The best thing of all is it didn't cost me a penny, the sheet came from the scrap bin of one customer, another one cut it out on the laser bed, and another rolled it, all I had to do was weld it up, happy days

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

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[Joel-Winnipeg]

Look real good You may have to go in the production of them for the rest of us..

 

[pastyman]

I will see how it works out, the cad drawing is already done so I may make one out of alluminium and see how that turns out too.