#5 experimental digger
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Silversmith45
Elite Member
Perhaps a little wider slots with the straight teeth.
fir469
Forum Supporter
Just like a lesche style you may want to hit that cleft into the bend of the blade at its base... it provides a lot of additional strength in regards to prying plugs and leverage. It will prevent the blade from bending at that spot which are the lesche styles only real weak spot.
Ill Digger
Forum Supporter
I think I like this one the most.
My line of thought is...
...the straight teeth might work better as a push and pull effect .
The best way to find out is put in the dirt and put it through it's paces.
Lookin' good.
P.S. If you want me to try one out...I will
My line of thought is...
...the straight teeth might work better as a push and pull effect .
The best way to find out is put in the dirt and put it through it's paces.
Lookin' good.
P.S. If you want me to try one out...I will
bottlecaps
Elite Member
I can not make that "cleft" I work these diggers by hand and I would need a machine press. I have tried to bend them in a vice with out success.
bottlecaps
Elite Member
I was thinking that too, but when i run my hand across the blade it feels sufficient If my field test show the "slots" need to be wider I will fix them.
toehead
Elite Member
Lookin good
Those look great! Your getting pretty good at them too. How heavy are they? Now if you could just make a custom sheath.
Those look great! Your getting pretty good at them too. How heavy are they? Now if you could just make a custom sheath.
fir469
Forum Supporter
Do you have a welder? Instead of the cleft, you can make a small triangle gusset to go on the inner curve of the blade and it will provide the same strength as the cleft. and no press required
bottlecaps
Elite Member
I thought of this But I just got back from testing the diggers @ a small very rocky muddy beach flapjack came with just his digger #3 no machine 
and he was prying rocks, jaming it in the ground, digging holes and it did not bend I think saw him sawing the pylons he told me "it works great" I have tempered the entire digger also the steel is thicker then a lesche.
and he was prying rocks, jaming it in the ground, digging holes and it did not bend I think saw him sawing the pylons he told me "it works great" I have tempered the entire digger also the steel is thicker then a lesche.
Monkeywrangler2
Senior Member
Hmm...the angled teeth ones look fine! I'd love to try one out. I like teeth on both sides of the digger. If you were in DFW I would let you use our shop press to put those bends in the rear of the diggers...
