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DIY Plug Digga Spade plans with stick on template and instructions
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<blockquote data-quote="Greenhornet_au" data-source="post: 310369" data-attributes="member: 8767"><p>So the weather is a bit cooler and I had 3 spades to make for friends.</p><p>All short D handle spades.</p><p></p><p>I used spray 'contact adhesive' direct onto the back of the spade, cut out the template and stuck it on.</p><p></p><p>Out with the 1.6mm blade on the battery grinder.</p><p></p><p>Cut off the main bits and did Caparobertsan's trick of just making the cuts and snapping off the waste for the cutting teeth, </p><p>grind a little to clean the shape.</p><p></p><p>Flap wheel on grinder, shaped the beveled cutting edge on the spade.</p><p></p><p>Grabbed the hose and just hosed off the template paper.</p><p></p><p><strong>I never imagined that I could do this in less than 7 minutes per spade !!</strong></p><p><strong>I just cant believe it was so quick, so glad I made that template. </strong></p><p><strong>And Capa's process 'innovation' with the cutting teeth was the bee's knee's for speed, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />arty: </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greenhornet_au, post: 310369, member: 8767"] So the weather is a bit cooler and I had 3 spades to make for friends. All short D handle spades. I used spray 'contact adhesive' direct onto the back of the spade, cut out the template and stuck it on. Out with the 1.6mm blade on the battery grinder. Cut off the main bits and did Caparobertsan's trick of just making the cuts and snapping off the waste for the cutting teeth, grind a little to clean the shape. Flap wheel on grinder, shaped the beveled cutting edge on the spade. Grabbed the hose and just hosed off the template paper. [b]I never imagined that I could do this in less than 7 minutes per spade !! I just cant believe it was so quick, so glad I made that template. And Capa's process 'innovation' with the cutting teeth was the bee's knee's for speed, :party: [/b] [/QUOTE]
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DIY Plug Digga Spade plans with stick on template and instructions
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