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| Tweet Topic Started: Wednesday 19-11-2008, 14:41 (571 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Wednesday 19-11-2008, 14:41 Post #1 |
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After looking looking at all the picks available and their high prices i decided to make my own. I made the pick out of an old plow disk. The disk was 4mm thick The pick head is just oner 300mm long The scraping face is 145 mm The handle is 760 mm Took me 2 hours to make...the handle was just an old shovel handle i had lying around that i put in my wood lathe and brought back to life |
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| Deleted User | Wednesday 19-11-2008, 14:43 Post #2 |
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And the disk i cut it from |
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| Alan | Thursday 27-11-2008, 07:47 Post #3 |
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Hi Saltbush, When you made your pic what type of welding rod did you use eg: multicraft, low hydrogen or did you use a mig welder? I would imagine the plow disc would be made of a hard wearing metal. Cheers Alan |
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| Deleted User | Sunday 30-11-2008, 14:05 Post #4 |
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Hi Alan I just used some standard mild steel welding rods for attaching the handle The actual plow disk would be made out pretty good steel i would imagine.Good steel being high carbon steel that's been heat treated and stuff. |
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| Alan | Sunday 30-11-2008, 18:11 Post #5 |
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Hi saltbush, Cheer's for that i think i will give it a go and see if i can make one for a spare as i have a few plough disc's lying around in the scrap heap. Cheers |
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| bards | Monday 1-12-2008, 13:13 Post #6 |
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hi duro. i have a pick made out of a broken car spring, the spring is harden so all you have to do is cut it to the length you want, cut a point on one end with a oxy and clean it up with a grinder, weld on a handle, wrap tape the tennis players use on there rachets or a handle bar grip of a bisicle, this is what i use as a spare..bards
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| Alan | Monday 1-12-2008, 15:41 Post #7 |
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Hi bards, that's a good idea too, i might try and make both using the plough disc and the spring and see which works better for me. Cheer's for that Alan |
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| Deleted User | Sunday 8-11-2009, 12:55 Post #8 |
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made a pick/scraper from an old shovel, cut out shape with cutting disc ,reinforce with a bit of scrap steel weld on water pipe connection to take handle |
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| Nightjar | Sunday 8-11-2009, 17:31 Post #9 |
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Plow disc pick here, used S/S welding rods and a 7lb hammer handle was fitted. You will note that I added another layer of disc top and bottom on the point, this is the part of a pick that takes the most of the digging and this added it works a treat and to date it hasn't failed even after some serious digging. **If you attempt this do not weld across the rear of the tip additions. The first photo clearly shows this.**![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a smaller version with ball pein hammer handle. ![]() Edited by Nightjar, Sunday 8-11-2009, 17:44.
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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| longfella | Sunday 22-11-2009, 07:42 Post #10 |
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Peter why is it that the ends of the reinforcing triangles should not be welded? |
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| Nightjar | Sunday 22-11-2009, 09:42 Post #11 |
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Morning Longfella, Welding across the back of the extra tips can weaken the pick at this point due "undercut" and "hardening" of the steel which will become brittle and snap off under load. Same principal as welding on a vehicle chassis, no welding at right angles to the chassis channels. Cheers Peter |
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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| longfella | Thursday 3-12-2009, 06:39 Post #12 |
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Pete thanks for continuing my education. This sharing of knowledge is one of the positives of this forum. |
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| Nightjar | Friday 15-01-2010, 20:13 Post #13 |
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Hi Longfella, You got a pic of your new pick? Peter |
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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| silverback | Saturday 16-01-2010, 12:17 Post #14 |
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Hi all,a question for Bards,do all these new pick designs start to look a bit like the old pelican picks used underground yonks back,being an old Kal boy you would know these.
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All the best, Peter | |
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| bards | Monday 18-01-2010, 16:01 Post #15 |
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hi peter, yes they do, just a bit smaller, i have a pellican pick in the ute most times i go out, great for widening holes and getting the dirt out..john |
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| Nightjar | Tuesday 20-04-2010, 19:08 Post #16 |
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Wasn't any need for a big pick this trip none of the nugs found were any deeper than a few scrapes. |
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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