Title: Old welly boot !! Post by: dingdong on December 04, 2016, 08:38:51 PM Hi,as I've not been out detecting recently for family commitments..etc I decided to make a spade cover for the end of a dig dirty spade.
Firstly I found an old Wellington boot,i firstly made sure that the spade would sit inside the boot,made a mark to indicate the depth needed,got the scissors and cut off to length. Next,i cut down about two+half inches and cut off excess rubber from each side.i then bonded the bottom of the sleeve I put on some clamps and left overnight to cure. The following day remove the clamps,ensuring that it was now well and truly stuck.i then stuck the sides i had previously cut,again letting the adhesive dry,again overnight. Next day I put on a couple of straps (you could use Velcro). Finally,i gave it a coup of coats of rubberised paint..and hey presto,no more putting a muddy spade in the boot of your car. Well,its surprising what you can find to do when your bored... LOL..😁 Thanks for looking..👍 Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: Val Beechey on December 04, 2016, 09:10:06 PM Good idea, well carried out Chris. Now you've got to find some more old wellies and make something similar for your muddy boots ;D
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: dingdong on December 04, 2016, 09:29:29 PM Cheers Val....now that's a good thought !!...hemm!!..now where's that old overnight suitcase...?????......😁 !!!!.....💼.... Thanks Val..👍
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: Resurgam on December 05, 2016, 10:49:57 AM Good thinking Chris; my border spade came with a flimsy plastic cover, that soon disintegrated with use. Now where did I put those old wellies? ;D
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: dingdong on December 05, 2016, 08:37:53 PM Cheers Chris,many thanks for your comments,how are you doing ?..👍
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: Andre on December 05, 2016, 10:18:23 PM Muddy boots,gloves,detector handle,in my case trousers,headphones😀😀...
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: Resurgam on December 06, 2016, 12:21:39 AM Cheers Chris,many thanks for your comments,how are you doing ?..👍 Not too bad at the moment Chris:) I managed to get out and put in a few hours on the sands at Rhyl last Saturday and with a little help from a sand scoop, bungee harness, and a smaller coil on the Safari managed an interesting group of small finds. Stay well m8 and look after yourself. :) Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: celticspikey on December 06, 2016, 08:30:57 AM Have a good pitch ready for Dragons Den, Chris there ruthless... ;D :D ;)
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: wittsy1 on December 06, 2016, 11:26:00 AM Nice one Chris, like it.
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: dingdong on December 06, 2016, 05:01:30 PM Thanks Steve.
Title: Re: Old welly boot !! Post by: probono on December 09, 2016, 02:33:11 PM I like that - it's quite practical and funky at the same time
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