[Buzzy bee]

Hi

I have seen a hoe type tool being draged and pushed over the soil, it has little discs like the ones that follow a harrow on cultivators.

Cheers

Dave

[oldbean]

Sounds like a soil miller http://www.garden-goodies.co.uk/acatalog/info_WODAS.html

Cheapest I found http://www.cityirrigation.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?SS=soil+miller&ACTION.x=0&ACTION.y=0&PR=-1&TB=A&SHOP=

[Buzzy bee]

Hi

Thats the one, now I have a picture, I will make one!

Cheers

Dave

[oldbean]

  You have that much spare time?

[Buzzy bee]

Hmm, not spare time, just don't like spending money!  hehe  Some say tight I am not sure, spend lots of money just on things that are out of my abilities to make.

Should have it done during a couple of dinner breaks this week.

Cheers

Dave

[oldbean]

You must have big lunch breaks too  . One thing that might not be clear from the pictures is that the star wheels have  opposite offsets on alternate teeth, and the hoe blade is free to rock.

[Rangerkris]

Im with Buzzy bee on this in a few breaks at work in the work shop im sure this would not take long to get up and running with all the right tools.

[Buzzy bee]

Hi

Thanks for the tips, I will soon knock one up, got a full workshop with all the tools needed for fabrication, machine shop, welding shop....

Anyway, got that to make and a couple of hoes, and abig soil riddle, but there is no rush for them, when I get a minute will do.

Cheers

Dave

[Larkshall]

One thing that's often forgotten is that tools need to be tempered and hardened, otherwise they are no different to the cheap trashy Eastern imports.

[oldbean]

oops, that means the stock of mild steel is out, for starters. 

As for  big soil riddle, this works well, and you can have all sorts of size meshes.

[Rangerkris]

One thing that's often forgotten is that tools need to be tempered and hardened, otherwise they are no different to the cheap trashy Eastern imports.

ive been looking into tempering as im looking at making some bowl turning chisels for the pole lath. 


Oh im so serious

[siandc]

One thing that's often forgotten is that tools need to be tempered and hardened, otherwise they are no different to the cheap trashy Eastern imports.

True, but if you make it yourself there's nothing to loose, it's not like being robbed by a shop!!! I've actually been thinking of modifying a rake to make a wider version and I'm sure some 1.5 or 2mm steel will be just fine! 

[Buzzy bee]

Hi

Tempering is not really anything to be scared of, there is lots of information on the net about it.

For your cissels, I would use old leaf springs for your steel, that should give you a nice edge, but won't be too brittle.  I like the pole lathe!

Cheers

Dave

[Rangerkris]

It's one of the other things i have a play with Dave so much fun and quite.

[oldbean]

True, but if you make it yourself there's nothing to loose, it's not like being robbed by a shop!!!

It's worse than that, you're robbing yourself. All that time spent making something that will last as long as a cheap import