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28th Mar 2020, 11:39 PM #1Senior Member
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Garden edge
This little tip has nothing to do with metalwork except I'm using aluminium as a base. Admin please delete if inappropriate.
My landscaper son suggested using pavers as a garden edge for a new project and promised to do the job but he's super busy and can't do it for a while ... but I want it now.
I thought there had to be easier ways of laying pavers than the traditional concrete footings & cement so why not aluminium channel to sit them in? Luckily I have a friend with the right gear so we cut and folded seven 2400mm aluminium channels. All that's needed now is a 50mm deep channel in the grass for the aluminium to sit. The bends I cut with an angle grinder and riveted to the required angle then it's just a matter of placing the pavers in the channel. Result ... perfectly straight edges and even height tops. Pack the dirt on both sides and it's finished.
It's not the usual method but it's easy to do and looks professional. The only thing I didn't do and probably should have was to put some drainage holes in the channel. How long the aluminium lasts underground or whether the levels rapidly deteriorate I don't know but for now I love the result.
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28th Mar 2020, 11:47 PM #2Most Valued Member
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You might start a new trend. Find out if Bunnings will buy them from you?
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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29th Mar 2020, 03:32 AM #3
Hi Snapey,
A very innovative solution ! I like that Idea and I sure that my wife would too.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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29th Mar 2020, 08:45 AM #4Senior Member
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Brilliant!!
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30th Mar 2020, 09:14 AM #5Golden Member
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Get thee to the patent office. That would sell.
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30th Mar 2020, 10:28 AM #6Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Great idea but I'm thinking how an edger blade will go whacking up against the side of the Al channel? Might be a case for whipper snipper only?
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30th Mar 2020, 01:34 PM #7Senior Member
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A whipper snipper is all I'll be using so the aluminium doesn't worry me. The channel I made has an edge height of 20mm so with a 50mm paver there's 30mm to play with. If I did produce them that edge height would come down to about 12mm. Is the depth of cut adjustable on an edger?
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23rd Apr 2020, 11:55 PM #8Golden Member
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Variation on self ejecting taper
https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catal...th-Release-Nut
That release nut on the fat end looks like a clever idea - tighten it up and it pulls the taper out of the quill, No more bashing, Could be on all taper tools - wouldn't be difficult to DIY if you ever make any taper tools in future. Saw it discussed on the UK forum.
Bill
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Ausee has them: https://www.ausee.com.au/shop/item.aspx?itemid=4534
haven't tried one yet
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