quick fixes, bodges and creations

Err0l · Oct 20, 2017

Shovelhands said:
Not sure how this qualifies for this thread? Technically I suppose it's a quick fix?
But on the plus side, the item was second hand, and NO other materials were used!
Been meaning to do this for ages, now n again the graft is just a little bit too wide, or those little wings at the top of the blade catch something and make it awkward.....as it was this morning.....
So thought I'd do something about it
Picked up a new one while I was collecting some materials, so gave the old one the chop!......View attachment 591718
Ideal.....View attachment 591720

That's one funny looking grinder

Shovelhands · Oct 20, 2017

Err0l said:
That's one funny looking grinder

It a precision grinder....

Oh fudge, I've gone and used the word 'precision' now...

holwellcourtfarm · Oct 20, 2017

Shovelhands said:
It a precision grinder....

Oh fudge, I've gone and used the word 'precision' now...

Be off with you to the Futt-fat thread before you upset the true bodgeineers

phillipe · Oct 22, 2017

Actually worn thru the shaft on me favourite shovel so major repairs

Bit of grinding to smooth off the rough bits

Shovelhands · Oct 22, 2017

skinnyhoskins said:
Actually worn thru the shaft on me favourite shovel so major repairs
View attachment 593112 View attachment 593114
Bit of grinding to smooth off the rough bits

Ahhh, I can see why it’s your favourite.....the blade is now half the size it should be

phillipe · Oct 22, 2017

Shovelhands said:
Ahhh, I can see why it’s your favourite.....the blade is now half the size it should be

worn down by me i will add

Shovelhands · Oct 22, 2017

skinnyhoskins said:
worn down by me i will add

When my father was working on site, many moons ago, an old boy got him to cut 3” off a brand new shovel!

phillipe · Oct 22, 2017

Shovelhands said:
When my father was working on site, many moons ago, an old boy got him to cut 3” off a brand new shovel!

i agree as they are too big for all day work ,this one of mine is properly thin and light as a feather,sharp too

Shovelhands · Oct 22, 2017

skinnyhoskins said:
i agree as they are too big for all day work ,this one of mine is properly thin and light as a feather,sharp too

Once you get attached to a shovel though, nothing else feels right, some people just don’t get it

A comfortable shovel is a wonderful thing, and makes for easier work.

I used to like the old school Bulldog shovels, with wooden handles and the proper hand forged blades, they were put together like a thing of beauty

sadly we ran out of good ones like that quite a few years ago

We were working on a site, about ten yrs ago, and met a guy who had worked for a local civils company in the 60’s and 70’s, the old boy had some great stories to tell, and it transpired that he’d probably worked on the same jobs and dad had around that time. He took a liking to us and said he’d got a couple of old shovels, from back in the day, that he’d like us to have. He presented us with a trenching shovel, and an ordinary shovel. These things were brand new! He’d oiled them and kept them in new condition, I nearly melted! They were awesome! I couldn’t believe my luck

I waited ages to use the shovel, knowing it would be the last one and they don’t make em like that any more......the day finally came, I was so excited.......... someone

, chucked it in the dumper, ontop of a load of hardcore, I took a scoop out of the dumper with the digger, and broke the magic shovel in two

.....it obviously wasn’t meant to be

I did put a new handle in it, but it just wasn’t the same......

Thanks for letting me share my sad shovel story......

phillipe · Oct 22, 2017

Shovelhands said:
Once you get attached to a shovel though, nothing else feels right, some people just don’t get it

A comfortable shovel is a wonderful thing, and makes for easier work.

I used to like the old school Bulldog shovels, with wooden handles and the proper hand forged blades, they were put together like a thing of beauty sadly we ran out of good ones like that quite a few years ago

We were working on a site, about ten yrs ago, and met a guy who had worked for a local civils company in the 60’s and 70’s, the old boy had some great stories to tell, and it transpired that he’d probably worked on the same jobs and dad had around that time. He took a liking to us and said he’d got a couple of old shovels, from back in the day, that he’d like us to have. He presented us with a trenching shovel, and an ordinary shovel. These things were brand new! He’d oiled them and kept them in new condition, I nearly melted! They were awesome! I couldn’t believe my luck

I waited ages to use the shovel, knowing it would be the last one and they don’t make em like that any more......the day finally came, I was so excited.......... someone , chucked it in the dumper, ontop of a load of hardcore, I took a scoop out of the dumper with the digger, and broke the magic shovel in two.....it obviously wasn’t meant to be

I did put a new handle in it, but it just wasn’t the same......

Thanks for letting me share my sad shovel story......

i cry when i see a shovel that hasnt had the compo washed off ,people should be hung for that sort of inhumane crime

Shovelhands · Oct 22, 2017

skinnyhoskins said:
i cry when i see a shovel that hasnt had the compo washed off ,people should be hung for that sort of inhumane crime

Absolutely, always look after your shovel

Just like a broom....

Sharpy · Oct 22, 2017

Have you guys looked at a cable laying shovel. Superb tool for many jobs. Like @Shovelhands bodge but new!

yellowbelly · Oct 22, 2017

Shovelhands said:
Thanks for letting me share my sad shovel story......

There, there @Shovelhands .I'm sure you feel much better for that - getting these things out in the open can be very cathartic

While on the subject of hand tools I'd like to mention my muck fork - I've had it all my life (well since I was about 9 or 10 anyway). I've forked that much muck off concrete floors with it that it's tines are less than half their original length

.They're so short now that it's worse than useless as you can't get a decent load on it

...... but I can't bring myself to chuck it away

Shovelhands · Oct 22, 2017

yellowbelly said:
There, there @Shovelhands .I'm sure you feel much better for that - getting these things out in the open can be very cathartic

While on the subject of hand tools I'd like to mention my muck fork - I've had it all my life (well since I was about 9 or 10 anyway). I've forked that much muck off concrete floors with it that it's tines are less than half their original length.They're so short now that it's worse than useless as you can't get a decent load on it...... but I can't bring myself to chuck it away

Thanks @yellowbelly , I thought I was over it, but obviously I’m not....

Maybe you could put some new tines on your beloved muck fork, keep the flame alive

JWL · Oct 22, 2017

I have a graft that's been with me for way over thirty years, it had the handle snapped when it was nearly new, some eejit on the digger that needed new glasses. I welded another handle on it from a knackered shovel, didn't quite get it square but it has worked well to my advantage as it has "handed" the tool. I had a word with a mate of mine who had a forge and pinched the blade slightly which makes it "hold" the spoil a lot better. You can dig in a deep narrow hole and draw out the spoil much easier without it slipping off just as it reaches the top of the hole. Earlier this year I had to fashion a new wooden hand piece in the D handle, it was like meeting an old friend again

sawdust · Oct 23, 2017

skinnyhoskins said:
Actually worn thru the shaft on me favourite shovel so major repairs
View attachment 593112 View attachment 593114
Bit of grinding to smooth off the rough bits

You've only gone and worn through the doors on your favourite car too

phillipe · Oct 23, 2017

sawdust said:
You've only gone and worn through the doors on your favourite car too

our milk float is a citreon c8 so thats the donor vehicle

Mr Happy · Oct 23, 2017

On farm fuse box repair

phillipe · Oct 23, 2017

Mr Happy said:
On farm fuse box repair

neat,at least 2 different type of screws

Pilgrimmick · Oct 23, 2017

Mr Happy said:
On farm fuse box repair

What are the four things on the right? Look suspect!

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