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« Reply #30 on: March 18, 2011, 01:11:49 PM » |
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Use it to heat up something smaller in diameter. A bit of copper pipe stuck on a foot or two of wooden dowel works well. Just leave the copper pipe or fitting sticking out away from the wood a couple inches or so. You can attach it to the wooden handle by ramming it in, or drilling a hole and putting a screw in.
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« Reply #31 on: March 18, 2011, 10:29:26 PM » |
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LMAO @ the witty replies to this thread!  But, you guys are missing the point. Yeah, blow torches are fun, but lighting them and heating the pipe is time consuming. I like to streamline things so that I can get my planting done quickly. I have 30 earthboxes and I'm a lazy gardener. The serrated pipe is much faster because I don't have to heat it up first. You're not lazy. If you were, you'd just poke a hole through the cover with your fingernail and, if needed, enlarge it by tearing it, like I do. No tools= time saved by having to find them and bring them out.  A |
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« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2011, 08:14:29 AM » |
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LMAO @ the witty replies to this thread! But, you guys are missing the point. Yeah, blow torches are fun, but lighting them and heating the pipe is time consuming. I like to streamline things so that I can get my planting done quickly. I have 30 earthboxes and I'm a lazy gardener. The serrated pipe is much faster because I don't have to heat it up first. You're not lazy. If you were, you'd just poke a hole through the cover with your fingernail and, if needed, enlarge it by tearing it, like I do. No tools= time saved by having to find them and bring them out. A I'm lazy, but I'm also anal about aesthetics..I just gotta have those perfect holes |
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« Reply #33 on: March 19, 2011, 03:16:28 PM » |
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Ya know? I'm kinda like that too. Who knew?
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« Reply #34 on: March 19, 2011, 09:49:31 PM » |
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I bought a silver sharpie, marked the holes with soda bottle tops (thanks bdank) took the cover back off and cut the holes with.... scissors!
No Weapons of Mass Destruction needed!
Got my perfect holes!
Simple as that.
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Satisfying the farmer in me!
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« Reply #35 on: March 20, 2011, 08:37:32 AM » |
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I bought a silver sharpie, marked the holes with soda bottle tops (thanks bdank) took the cover back off and cut the holes with.... scissors!
No Weapons of Mass Destruction needed!
Got my perfect holes!
Simple as that.
Where there's a will, there's a way. |
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« Reply #36 on: March 20, 2011, 03:39:23 PM » |
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I bought a silver sharpie, marked the holes with soda bottle tops (thanks bdank) took the cover back off and cut the holes with.... scissors!
No Weapons of Mass Destruction needed!
Got my perfect holes!
Simple as that.
But can you pack your scissors in your carry-on? Scissors ARE weapons of mass destruction! I'm sticking with my torch. Flame on |
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My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day you need a farmer
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« Reply #37 on: March 20, 2011, 06:11:09 PM » |
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Gardendoc.. Bingo  |
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« Reply #38 on: March 21, 2011, 08:20:13 AM » |
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Extreme gardeners bite their holes out of the covers.  |
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« Reply #39 on: March 21, 2011, 09:19:36 AM » |
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I use one of these with a flat bladed tip to burn holes on my covers. Not smooth and pretty but it is fast.
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« Reply #40 on: April 21, 2012, 09:29:56 PM » |
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I use one of these with a flat bladed tip to burn holes on my covers. Not smooth and pretty but it is fast.
Since I've gotten more EB I'm reviewing methods of making holes suggested on the forum. I inherited a soldering gun from Mom used for stained glass solder. I wonder if I can use it for the mulch covers without ruining it. How long does it take you to make the holes? Seems like it would take a while if it's a bigger hole. Do you use special plastic burning tips? Is the flat bladed tip what you're showing in the picture? Or does that fit over the tip end in the picture. The one I have looks something like this:  http://www.amazon.com/Weller-80-Watt-Soldering-Iron/dp/B00018AR3Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335058286&sr=8-2Does that look like it would work? |
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