Dune kraken scoop

matt.braley.104 · Jun 9, 2021

So my dune kraken sand scoop arrived today it does not come with a handle if anyone that already owns this scoop I'd appreciate any suggestions for a good handle

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NickelPlate · Jun 9, 2021

If it's like most scoops a standard hickory or ash wooden handle you can get at a hardware store should be fine, 48 inches or more. I prefer ash because of the light weight. You could go all out and get carbon fiber but that would probably be more than the scoop itself.

I just recently bought a scoop and just took it right into the hardware store and matched up with a handle diameter that fits. If it's a little loose you can wrap the end with electrical tape or some similiar.

matt.braley.104 · Jun 9, 2021

NickelPlate said:
If it's like most scoops a standard hickory or ash wooden handle you can get at a hardware store should be fine, 48 inches or more. I prefer ash because of the light weight. You could go all out and get carbon fiber but that would probably be more than the scoop itself.

I just recently bought a scoop and just took it right into the hardware store and matched up with a handle diameter that fits. If it's a little loose you can wrap the end with electrical tape or some similiar.

It takes a 1.2 inch handle which is hard to find

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Pete e · Jun 9, 2021

matt.braley.104 said:
It takes a 1.2 inch handle which is hard to find

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You should be able to get that size from a Farm/Agri Supply store....

Metal detecto · Jun 9, 2021

Wooden handle, I think you can get it in any hardware store near you. Get the closest and sand or fill in the gap.

Josh

metaladdict · Jun 9, 2021

I had to grind my handle to fit it or file it.

atomicbrh · Jun 9, 2021

If that is the Dune that has two cross holes(upper and lower) for 1/4 inch diameter bolts, I think the shaft diameter will be about 1 and 1/8 inches.
Ash shovel handles from Lowe's or Home Depot for $14.95 seem to work fine but you have to sand them to fit. I stand them up vertical in a vise and work them with strips of emery sanding rolls in a push pull motion. It is easy to keep the handle round with this method when you don't have anything like a lathe. I tear off about 3 feet each time. In younger days I was able to "regrind" crankshaft journals that consistently turned over 14,000 rpm using this method. Here is a link if you do not have it locally.

https://www.mcmaster.com/sanding-abrasives/form~roll/emery-sanding-rolls/

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