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Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects
A homemade pick project.
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<blockquote data-quote="davsgold" data-source="post: 639503" data-attributes="member: 6570"><p>just a bit more info Gh_au, I use handles that are oval shaped (spotted gum) as the are much better in the hands and don't tend to spin when digging like totally round shape handles.</p><p></p><p>So the pipe that holds the handle on these small picks I make is from 25mm light wall pipe cut 50mm long and squeezed to an oval shape in a vice to the same oval as the handle, and sand the handle with a belt sander to fit the pipe.</p><p></p><p>The handles are glued and 6mm roll pin goes right through and sanded flush.</p><p></p><p>The plough disc that this pick head is cut from is 5mm thick and 24 inches in Dia you can use a 5" angle grinder with a thin blade or a 9" angle grinder to cut the plough disc, I used to do it this way but now use a Plasma cutter to cut the plough disc pieces and just sand the edges with a 5" angle grinder with a sanding disc attached</p><p></p><p>this is in case you want to make your own pick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davsgold, post: 639503, member: 6570"] just a bit more info Gh_au, I use handles that are oval shaped (spotted gum) as the are much better in the hands and don't tend to spin when digging like totally round shape handles. So the pipe that holds the handle on these small picks I make is from 25mm light wall pipe cut 50mm long and squeezed to an oval shape in a vice to the same oval as the handle, and sand the handle with a belt sander to fit the pipe. The handles are glued and 6mm roll pin goes right through and sanded flush. The plough disc that this pick head is cut from is 5mm thick and 24 inches in Dia you can use a 5" angle grinder with a thin blade or a 9" angle grinder to cut the plough disc, I used to do it this way but now use a Plasma cutter to cut the plough disc pieces and just sand the edges with a 5" angle grinder with a sanding disc attached this is in case you want to make your own pick [/QUOTE]
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Gold Prospecting
Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects
A homemade pick project.
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