my dry sand $1.50 sand scoop...

[GuANu]

for the past month i've been using a plastic pitcher with holes drilled in it as a sand scoop... its worked great... but i got tired of bending over to use it. Today I bought another $1.50 2qt. pitcher from walmart to make a second scoop. I drilled 193 holes in it and was bored at work sittin around lookin at it... so i decided to add a handle so I didnt have to bend over anymore... we had a broken dustpan with an aluminum handle that seemed perfect.. so i cut the plastic part the dustpan attached to and it clamped onto the handle just right... was askin the guys what i should attach it with and we have an industrial hot glue gun, so I had a go at it to hold it in place.. after that, i added a piece of metal backstrapping drilled into the aluminum handle, wrapped around the scoop handle, and drilled on the other side.. but the backstrap could rust... so to bypass that, back to the hot glue and covered it all.. man is this handle sturdy! =) gonna be great for the dry sand and going to give it a try in the wet sand as well... since we have sugar sand beaches here, theres no need for a metal one... anyways, on to the pics!


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[gravediggermax-vabeachva]

hello

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Good luck, but it would never work on the wet sand at beaches here. I stand on mine to get it to take a deep bite. Almost any thing works in the dry sand.

Good Hunting

 

[The Bulgarian]

for the past month I've been using a plastic pitcher with holes drilled in it as a sand scoop... its worked great... but i got tired of bending over to use it. Today I bought another $1.50 2qt. pitcher from walmart to make a second scoop. I drilled 193 holes in it and was bored at work sittin around looking at it... so i decided to add a handle so I didn't have to bend over anymore... we had a broken dustpan with an aluminum handle that seemed perfect.. so i cut the plastic part the dustpan attached to and it clamped onto the handle just right... was asking the guys what i should attach it with and we have an industrial hot glue gun, so I had a go at it to hold it in place.. after that, i added a piece of metal backstrapping drilled into the aluminum handle, wrapped around the scoop handle, and drilled on the other side.. but the backstrap could rust... so to bypass that, back to the hot glue and covered it all.. man is this handle sturdy! =) gonna be great for the dry sand and going to give it a try in the wet sand as well... since we have sugar sand beaches here, theres no need for a metal one... anyways, on to the picks!


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It is looking funny.

 

[GuANu]

got out today and tested it out... works great! i'd figure when i step on the back i'd end up breaking it... which isnt a big deal.. but nope, held up real great.. dug a bunch of clad, lots of ptabs, and a 100 fils coin from bahrain =)

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[ronald99]

Now i don't notice much but im sure i counted 194 hole's,would u please update this count.Good luck out there.Ronald99

 

[Hoosier Kingfisher]

Good job GuANu.. ...A little injin oo ity.......

 

[Ralph63]

why not just drill holes in the bottom of a empty chlorox bottle and cut off the top? Wala

 

[GuANu]

multiple reasons.. main one being the rim wouldnt be strong enough to dig with.. second would be i couldnt step on the back to dig it into the ground... been using this scoop for a long time now, and its still holding up great and works excellent... i just cant afford a metal one, nor would it be as light as this is... i've used it in dry, wet, and underwater.. works great... its nice and sturdy..

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[drink-7-up]

do you have a patent for this?
Without a patent, others do not have to pay you to make, sell or use your invention. With
a patent, you own your idea. You can sell or license your rights. Or you can use a patent in business to be the exclusive source.
You can protect names, logo designs, initials and slogans you add to it

 

[GuANu]

man, if someone wants to go to walmart and get a 2qt pitcher and spend an hour with a couple drill bits and go to town, more power to them.. also would have to sacrafice a shop dust pan handle, some backstraps, screws, and hot glue (so the screws and backstraps dont rust)... i love this sand scoop.. ghetto engineering at work.. or i'm just very short on money and got tired of bending over to scoop signals.. also helps to work in an automotive shop and like to figure stuff out heh... i just like how sturdy it is, nice thick plastic with I-beam handle and heavy duty lip on the edge, works great..

main reason i posted it is to show that you dont need to spend big money (yes 100 bux is big money for me after paying rent, bills, and car payment) to have a working sand scoop for the beach..

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[mumszie]

I think it is great! You just never know what you can come up with until you give it a try. You are right... you don't need an expensive scoop. I used a metal vegetable colunder for quite awhile. Then my husband made me a small wire scoop. I now have one of the more expensive long handled scoops but guess what I use most of the time.... the little wire one my husband made for me. Good job!

 

[ronald99]

You came up with a ideal,and it work's,Im always thinking about how to also make thing's work at a cheap price.I have a exspensive beach scoop,That i use in the wet sand,What you have is great in the dry sand,and you saved money.I have a minelab Excalibur and the hipmount that comes with it suck's,so i went out and bought a belt,and mounted it more secure,and it work's great,Also Jimmy Sierra makes a plug popper,that work's great,Im currently working on making a longer handle to attach to the popper,and this will keep me from bending over,Keep making your ideals work,and good luck metal detecting. Ronald99

 

[islamoradamark]

keep up da good work i'm always happy with myself when i come up with a good idea