I need to fashion a desive...

[mo]

That is bit like a garden rake with a flat end but significantly longer...

I am currently turfing my front lawn. I have raked over all the mud and now need to get it perfectly level.

I connected 2 old bits of wood together in a T shape before and used that to try and flatten the mud down - it worked to an extent but fell apart

I could buy somehting liek this

they cost a fair wedge and I bet I could buy the wood from a DIY store to get the same effetc

I don't need the rake element of it. Just something that is maybe 1.5 metres wide that I cna push along the ground

I am thinking 2 pieces of CLS in a T shape and maybe a 'handle' on one end and maybe 2 angles braces at the T end for support.

As there is a lot of pressure pushing forward I will probably need more connection points to the bit being pushed

Any ideas?

I liek the idea of joining the T liek this as it will be pretty solid - I guess I would need to splash out on a chisel though.

[David WE Roberts]

Lesser mortals just turn the rake over and use the flat side :-)

[Tim Watts]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:34:55 -0500, mo wibbled:

4 pieces of timber. Handle butted into middle of the "rake" element - one screw from "rake" into base of handle (handle is CLS). 2 bits with 45 degree cuts about a foot or so long, between handle and "rake" on either side. Screw into handle and head.

Crude, not pretty, but functional.

[Tim Streater]

Ah, is that like the Farside cartoon where the bloke said he couldn't drink his soup because the spoon was convex?

[TheScullster]

"Tim Watts"

Yes, I have made something similar, but with approx 45 degree angle to "rake" face. It makes the 2 angled brace pieces a bit tricky to cut (mitred in 2 planes). This means that with the handle held at 45 degrees, you present a vertical face at ground level.

The difference is that mine is used as a snow pusher rather than a ground leveller. Saves the effort needed to lift and sling the snow. If it's the right-type-of-snow it can simply be pushed to the edge of the drive.

Phil

[mo]

One thing I do have

My old rake broke, i.e the rake bit broke from the metal pole so I do have the pole

Cannot figure out how to get the pole to connect to the wood, i dont have a drill bit that fat and I doubt 1 hold/joint would do it.

[Andy Champ]

My snow pusher consists of the garden rake, with a couple of feet of plastic drainpipe cut in half and wired onto the front. Both halves of the pipe for strength. Worked a treat. Still intact as I haven't needed the rake yet!

Andy