How to make a homemade sand scoop
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Stang1968
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That's a cool vid. Thanks for the post!
gasishigh
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The concrete bolt was an ingenious way of connecting the handle. How well will it hold up. BTW, I have to admit thinking the sticker was gonna read "Papa Smurf Scoop"
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BillZ
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Love it!
This is great timing as I was trying to figure out a way to make a couple of inexpensive sand scoops.
My only concern would be how well it holds up. Specifically where the hose clamp holds the screen. I think a few small bolts w/nuts through the clamp, screen overlap, and the PVC would anchor it better.
This is great timing as I was trying to figure out a way to make a couple of inexpensive sand scoops.
My only concern would be how well it holds up. Specifically where the hose clamp holds the screen. I think a few small bolts w/nuts through the clamp, screen overlap, and the PVC would anchor it better.
hoser
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Very cool idea. Thanks for posting it. 
Howey01
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Very nice thanks and don't cost and arm and a leg. Howard
I think it's good for light duty. Surface and a few inches down. Anything more and you would start to stress the connection area of the PVC too much and it would break. Still it's great to see out-of-the-box thinking and ingenuity.
hobbes_lives
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Very creative. That should work well for dry sand.
roby
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Thanks for this post. I went to the hardware store today and bought a 4 inch elbow bend of pvc piping and a 3 foot long 1 inch thick pvc pipe to use as a handle.
I connected a 6 inch drain pvc piece to the elbow drilled a 1 inch hole through the elbow for the handle and drilled a bunch of holes to sift. Works fine for now, until i can shell out some money for a nice pro scoop, or find another work around.
I connected a 6 inch drain pvc piece to the elbow drilled a 1 inch hole through the elbow for the handle and drilled a bunch of holes to sift. Works fine for now, until i can shell out some money for a nice pro scoop, or find another work around.
Roby - Post a picture and show what you made.
Lemming
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Thanks for sharing!! I was just thinking of making or buying something. I plan to make one sorta like yours, or did you get a patent on it? :spin:
roby
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<a href="http://s923.photobucket.com/albums/ad71/r08y/?action=view¤t=IMG_0044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad71/r08y/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="scoop"></a>
this baby works like a charm.
very light weight. Sifts very smoothly in water.
It works better in water than in sand.
The only problem is it does not get much depth however I cleaned the beach pretty well with it today.
this baby works like a charm.
very light weight. Sifts very smoothly in water.
It works better in water than in sand.
The only problem is it does not get much depth however I cleaned the beach pretty well with it today.
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I like how your pipe goes through. Do the bolts seen in the picture on the sides go through the piping and attach to the other side of the elbow with nuts & washers? 
It seems to. Did you consider a broom stick instead of the pvc?
Do the bolts seen in the picture on the sides go through the piping and attach to the other side of the elbow with nuts & washers? It seems to. Did you consider a broom stick instead of the pvc?
roby
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the bolts on the side are 1.5" bolts and are holding a 4" pvc drain/filter thing in place.
I used the PVC handle because It was a little lighter than a broom stick, and i could easily drill through it to place eyelets for a strap or holes in it to bolt it to the scoop. However the disadvantage to this is the handle gives a little in harder packed sand. I put it through the scoop to give it better leverage and support, however it also blocks the filter at the end of the elbow so it is a bit of a disadvantage. On my next attempt I will have to improve the handle part but as far as the scoop goes a 4" bend in pvc seems to work very well.
I used the PVC handle because It was a little lighter than a broom stick, and i could easily drill through it to place eyelets for a strap or holes in it to bolt it to the scoop. However the disadvantage to this is the handle gives a little in harder packed sand. I put it through the scoop to give it better leverage and support, however it also blocks the filter at the end of the elbow so it is a bit of a disadvantage. On my next attempt I will have to improve the handle part but as far as the scoop goes a 4" bend in pvc seems to work very well.
I liked it when it was completed as well!!
sirwalle
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Frank1960
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hmm like both ideas but I have a flour sifter in drawer never use but sure will now. thanks for both ideas people
Michigan Badger
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Nice scoop idea and best of all it's light weight.
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Frank1960
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Well I must have totally screwed up my sifter looks like crap and the screen I tried to drill holes through cought on the drill bit and twisted it out of the holder. LOL Good thing I am making one out of pvc pipe and 1/2 screening. Did trhe basket today now need to cut the pvc with a angle for the front scoop and put the handle on.
