$30 s/s scoop with wood handle (no welding)

coin chaser · Oct 28, 2012

So here's my beach scoop. I used a asparagus cooking pot from bed bath and beyond. It was $20 with a 20% off coupon. I removed the handles and cut the rim off the top of it then drilled the holes. The handle is a pitchfork handle from menards for $8 and it has a nice curve on the bottom and hole drilled in the end already. I used a hole saw just a bit smaller then the handle to make the hole in the pot for the handle to slide through. I stood the scoop up and hit it on the ground holding the pot to force the pot down on the handle for a tight fit. I then used a 3 1/2" x 5/8" bolt with washer through the bottom of the pot in to the handle. With the handle through the pot there is a lot of leverage when you are scooping sand so there is no need for braceing. I used it in michigan on the beach with lots of fist sized rocks and it held up great. You cant beat the price for a scoop that will hold up for some time and was easy to make. Thanks for looking! GL & HH

Dut · Oct 28, 2012

Looks great, this is the route I'm heading when inget a beach scoop.

coin chaser · Oct 29, 2012

Dut said:
Looks great, this is the route I'm heading when inget a beach scoop.

Thanks man

DixieRiverDiggr · Oct 30, 2012

Nice little DIY there! (I like it!)

:clapping:

HH!

~ Red

Burbank Bob · Oct 30, 2012

Nice work - I like it!

coin chaser · Nov 14, 2012

Thanks guys, I used it a week strait and no signs of weakness! And I was burying it to the handle and prying it right out and not holding back or taking it easy on it. I highly recommend this project for anyone that doesn't beach hunt 7 days a week 8 hours a day or want to spend $180 on a scoop. I know the quality you get for $180 is better but I'm not a full time beach hunter and this DIY scoop will last a long,long time.

CI Guy · Nov 19, 2012

Hey coin chaser, is that a lag bolt/lag screw that was used to attach the handle? Looks like a project I would like to try. Thanks, Ron.

coin chaser · Nov 19, 2012

CI Guy said:
Hey coin chaser, is that a lag bolt/lag screw that was used to attach the handle? Looks like a project I would like to try. Thanks, Ron.

Yep, the pitch fork handle has a hole in the shaft already and i think the lag bolt was 5/16 x 3.5" to fit the hole. It was a very tight fit though. Another tip is the holes are 1/2" and I made a grid so each center point was 3/4" apart. This will leave you 1/4" of material between the holes. Tomorrow I will try to take the scoop apart and post some pics of the handle, lag, and scoop seperate to help with making one. Any other questions feel free to ask. GL&HH

CI Guy · Nov 20, 2012

Thanks man. :neo:

Gene68 · Dec 8, 2012

Nice

Wow this is a great scoop for those of us who dont have a welder. Thanks!

Gatchaman · Dec 30, 2012

Awesome idea, well done. May have to make one myself.

DetectorOCD · Jan 2, 2013

Is it stainless?

DetectorOCD · Jan 2, 2013

Was it this one?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005O0P1...e=395261&creativeASIN=B00005O0P1&linkCode=asn

I am wanting to do this so bad since I just got my Tiger!

Thanks bud

dogpound · Jan 3, 2013

very nice job on the scoop.........i'm not gonna ask why you were in bed bath and beyond :lol:

alumaman · Jan 3, 2013

Thanks Coin Chaser. I think i'll make one just to see if i can make it come out as nice as yours. :cool:

Mntnclmbr · Jan 3, 2013

Nice Job!!

Did you have any trouble with your target getting stuck behind the handle?

Thanks for sharing with the great pics & description!

coin chaser · Jan 3, 2013

Wow an old post back alive again! Thanks for all the great comments. I said before I would take it apart and try and do some break down pictures for helping anyone trying to make one but forgot all about it, my bad

. I will try to do it in the next few days.

dogpound said:
very nice job on the scoop.........i'm not gonna ask why you were in bed bath and beyond

And I'm not going to tell!! :laughing:

Mntnclmbr said:
Did you have any trouble with your target getting stuck behind the handle?

Thanks for sharing with the great pics & description!

Not at all and the beach I used it at was full of rocks up to about the size of a baseball.

DetectorOCD said:
Was it this one?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005O0P1...e=395261&creativeASIN=B00005O0P1&linkCode=asn

I am wanting to do this so bad since I just got my Tiger!

Thanks bud

The one I got was stainless steel made by denmark 3 1/2 quart for $25. Google "Bed Bath and Beyond" when on their website search "asaragus" and it will come up (sorry I don't know how to do links!). They always have 20% off coupons and you can probably find them online. If you need any other help feel free to ask and I will help as much as possible.

matmit · Jan 3, 2013

Asparagus

That is freaking hilarious :lol:

Asparagus

DetectorOCD · Jan 3, 2013

Thanks for sharing this! This is what makes this site great.

coin chaser · Jan 3, 2013

matmit said:
That is freaking hilarious
Asparagus

I could show you how to put a taser on the handle in case your ever on a cops beach if you want!!!!!! :heartylaugh:

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