Will need
For production we will need:
- Rim from an old bicycle with a front fork on the axle;
- A small piece of professional pipe, with a cross-section of 20 mm;
- Two pipes, diameter – 20-25 mm, length – 3 m;
- Several rods, diameter – 7-10 mm;
- Old hacksaw for wood.
Among the tools we will use electric welding, an angle grinder (angle grinder) and hand tools for metal (pliers, hammer, marking tool). A sharpening machine or grinding wheel for a grinder will also come in handy. So let's get started...
Making a weeding device
Having checked the wheel and axle for proper movement, we proceed to its upgrade.
We take a metal plate, cut it along the width of the forked part of the fork into two identical pieces, and weld it by electric welding.This will be the protective casing and the basis of our device. It will clear away any soil stuck to the wheel.
We place the wheel with the fork vertically as it will be located in the direction of travel. We cut the metal pipe into meter-long pieces and place them on a welded plate. At a convenient angle for your height, you can tack both pipes to the frame using electric welding, at the same time first tying them together with a tack.
From the waste rod we make supports for both pipes. After all the parts are fixed, we scald them along the abutment contour.
The excess part of the fork can be cut off so that it does not interfere while driving.
We make a cross handle from the remains of the pipe to make it more convenient to guide our device during operation.
We weld at an angle.
It's time to make a weeding knife. For it, we use a grinder to cut out a plate from an old hacksaw, about 5-6 cm wide. The material is suitable, since the plate is not only rigid, but also elastic, which means it can adapt to the complex terrain of the beds. We sand it with emery and at the same time sharpen it on one edge.
We make a frame from a regular plate and a 20 mm piece of corrugated pipe, welding a knife to it.
It needs to be calculated so that it is located 4-5 cm below the wheel. We secure the finished working structure with electric welding on the back side of the bicycle fork.
Such a simple weeding device can be easily made to suit your height, for example, make the handle curved, or adjust it to length. The main thing is that with it these tasks are solved easily and quickly, and working in the garden can become a pleasant pastime.
So, a photo of the finished cultivator for weeding:
Before use, the knife must be sharpened so that there are no problems with weeds. We will do this with a grinder and finish it with a whetstone.
How to weed?
It’s simple: we place the device between the rows of beds with the hoe down. All the load goes to the wheel. And manually adjusting the lowering of the knife, we move forward, cutting off all the weeds with the blade.
The matter is not tricky and very easy.
