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Title: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: Watt2323 on November 12, 2015, 07:34:52 AM

I am looking to make or buy a long handled shovel and rake, anyone have any suggestions?

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: U.P. Doug on November 12, 2015, 04:51:07 PM

I bought a shovel, rake and hoe at a garage sale with bad handles. I removed the wood handles and used steel tubing instead. Just welded the steel tubing to the steel shovel and other pcs. Made the handles nice and long and burn free. I work in a tubing shop, but 1 inch conduit might do the trick as well.

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: Watt2323 on November 20, 2015, 08:56:51 AM

ok thanks I appreciate it

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: juddspaintballs on November 20, 2015, 01:58:24 PM

I put 3/4" conduit on a rock rake the same way.  It works well.  1" probably would have worked better.  For the shovel, you might want to use something a bit more sturdy than conduit, however. 

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: mlappin on November 20, 2015, 05:05:16 PM

Quote from: juddspaintballs on November 20, 2015, 01:58:24 PM

I put 3/4" conduit on a rock rake the same way.  It works well.  1" probably would have worked better.  For the shovel, you might want to use something a bit more sturdy than conduit, however.

A piece of black pipe in 1/2” would probably be stout enough for the shovel, 3/4” definitely would be

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: juddspaintballs on November 20, 2015, 10:03:50 PM

1/2" black iron would be stout enough, but quite skinny to be holding onto.  3/4" should be about right though. 

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: gspren on November 22, 2015, 11:08:45 AM

  A few years ago I got a round point shovel with about 1" dia conduit handle at a auction for 50 cents, not what I'd use for digging dirt but for ashes and an occasional pile of used dog food it's fine.

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: Bondo on November 28, 2015, 11:54:58 AM

Ayuh,....    I've got an ole garden hoe head welded to the end of a piece of 1" fence pipe/ rail for workin' the firebox,.....

A square point blacktop shovel, not good enough to shovel blacktop anymore for scoopin' out ashes, 'n arrangin' logs when loadin',....

Just use a plain jane garden rake for cleanin' up bark, 'n crap,.... Handle rots off, toss it, 'n buy another,...

Bought a 10 tine $h!t fork a few years ago, which works great for shovelin' the bark, 'n crap into the boiler,....

The short D handle rotted off in a couple years, so I grafted on a full length blacktop shovel handle onto it,...
Ain't gotta bend over so much with it now,....

Title: Re: Home made shovel and rake?
Post by: Watt2323 on January 14, 2016, 10:08:35 AM

Thanks for he heads up these are all helpful! Sorry for the delay in my response.