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Dan in Pasadena
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I forgot to post the AFTER of the aluminum scoop shovel refurbish project from post #2652 above.
It works, It looks a lot better and the wood is no longer falling apart.
The rivet that attaches the shovel head was a bit loose - I hammered that to swell it and that fixed that. I couldn't find my very small triangular file so I couldn't square out the holes for the carriage bolts to sit flush with the metal surfaces. Oh well, I can live with it. I won't notice them....eventually!
On to the next thing that needs work.
PS: The shovel is now about 1-1/2" shorter than it was due to rot. But then?... So am I....and more or less for the same reason!
It works, It looks a lot better and the wood is no longer falling apart.
The rivet that attaches the shovel head was a bit loose - I hammered that to swell it and that fixed that. I couldn't find my very small triangular file so I couldn't square out the holes for the carriage bolts to sit flush with the metal surfaces. Oh well, I can live with it. I won't notice them....eventually!
On to the next thing that needs work.
PS: The shovel is now about 1-1/2" shorter than it was due to rot. But then?... So am I....and more or less for the same reason!
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