Try using a shop vac to extract the loose dirt as you auger the hole. You can do it in one continuous bore and save some time. Love your vids, keep “em coming please.

@TheMetalist

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁 Oh thats a awesome idea 👍

I tried two different gas powered post hole diggers. Hard red clay and tree roots. Ended up digging 49 fence post by hand. Next time I will make a square tube drive for the tractor and buy a auger. Nice work thanks for sharing many ideas for design in my head after seeing your drill model.

If you get some sheet metal (which doesn't need to be too thick, therefore easy to bend with the edge of the work table, as it doesn't need to be a perfect cylinder) you can make walls that go up from the blade, creating a "pocket". It allows you to lift even more dirt than with just the empty blade. I'd say for the one in the video, 4 to 5 cm of cylinder wall should be enough, too much and it becomes difficult to clear easily. You can also add a swivel joint near the top, which should be tightly wrapped with the strip made from the inner tube of a bicycle. The stiffness allows you to work the auger with ease, but it also gives you some flexibility and doesn't put too much strain on the drill. Bonus, it also helps clear the dirt in the cup.

Composite fence? That post looks interesting, is it made entirely out of the same material as the boards? We had issues with composite posts snapping during winter times

@TheMetalist

4 жыл бұрын

Yes composite! Ok thank, i will have a look for it.

legendary

@TheMetalist

4 жыл бұрын

💪🏻😁

Not a bad design, but I think mine is better. It's based on an old italian planter. You can create 20+ cm diameter holes in no time. My personal best is 40 cm deep in 50 seconds. Strictly hand-powered! It can be extended with a 1/2 inch steel pipe and a welded connection piece. I made my garage base in two hours. 14 colombs 160 cm deep. No futher concrete job was needed. It is simple and effective, but require some muscle strengt.

@N3szt0r

4 жыл бұрын

That concrete mixing is named as "Cigány keverés"

@TheMetalist

4 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮 i believe that. Your arms must have fallen off afterwards 😊

how to make a manual earth drill bit using a 4 inch iron pipe?

That would not work on the ground here on Guam lol. It’s all rock. Literally only 1-2 inches of dirt in most parts.

@tonycstech

3 жыл бұрын

It would if you make the scoop angle more aggressive. It would also be better if it had more layers, pushing the soil up and/or requiring less pull outs. No man likes to pull out.................so often anyway.

Great and good until you find a rock

My dirt in back yard is hard like a rock bro ... i need excavator do dig any hole ...

@TheMetalist

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no 😮 yes i imagine that its just something for "softer" dirt and no big Rocks 😅

Have you made plans buyer guide for your weld turntable yet?! Still interested!!!

@MrArash222

3 жыл бұрын

5

OMG... nice DIY tool, but the way to fill the hole with concrete is the worst I've ever seen. Next time, prepare the concrete OUT with the right proportions, and then fill the hole xDDD

@TheMetalist

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 its a finish mix, you put the concrete in the hole and than you fill it up with water. And than its finished. It was new for me too! Tried it the First time like that.

@BhEaN

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen before, thank you for the info!

@boots7859

3 жыл бұрын

This is a common way to file post and fencing holes. Also pulls water from ground, and been done that way for over 100 years.