Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: Lardman on January 31, 2014, 12:25
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I broke my spade :( Inevitable I suppose given the tonnes of stuff I move with it. I really want to replace like for like as it's a very comfortable spade for me to use.
Does anyone have a favourite handle supplier? I've found a few for sale online but they're a little sketch regarding angle and socket size.
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That looks like a comfortable handle. Did you break the handle or the shaft? If the shaft, I'd just get a replacement as they're readily available and re-fit it onto the handle and plate. I've got a hospital full of good shovels broken at the shaft and plate :(
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If the split in the socket is the problem i would epoxy (araldite) the split ,whip with strong thread straight away then coat the thread with epoxy.
Done many such repairs over the years ! :)
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Makes me think of BUl6PooveJE :lol:
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It's cracked vertically from the start of the plastic through the rivet and across the top :( I think it's beyond even araldite.
I've got a hospital full of good shovels broken at the shaft and plate :(
I kept doing that so switched over to a border spade, less weight on the neck ;) I've probably cracked this twisting the handle whilst mixing concrete in the barrow :wub: I knew I should have bought a cheap disposable one for doing that but never got round to it.
I think I've been lucky as far as I can see the shaft is fine. Had a good look in the shed and I've got a replacement shaft with a D handle on :D it feels a little light weight but I might drill out the rivet and see if it fits tomorrow, that should tide me over until I can get a heavy duty version with a bit more Y and less D.
Makes me think of BUl6PooveJE :lol:
I completely understand - I'm very attached to my spade too :lol:
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hi i use a agricultural engineer who deals with a supplier called GRANIT if you can find some one in your area whose has aGRANIT supplier they could get very good quality spade and fork shafts jezza