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Post by Rita on Mar 31, 2012 8:22:15 GMT -6
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 31, 2012 13:38:11 GMT -6
Crochet slippers?  |
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Post by Rita on Mar 31, 2012 15:54:21 GMT -6
Ahhh crap wrong link Sorry  Its fixed now |
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Post by spuds on Mar 31, 2012 16:00:14 GMT -6
Bud bought a used fancy metal one off craiglist,needed work,he fixed and says it works. |
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 31, 2012 19:34:48 GMT -6
The slippers were cute  , I think the diy compost would work |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 1, 2012 5:52:24 GMT -6
should be a great project and a nice composter Rita... back in the day, I had an old steel barrel...cut an opening and hinged a door on it...just left it on it's side...filled with yard waste...and would give it a push about once a day to turn everything inside... We now have a Old 70ish Kemp compost tumbler, one we were gifted... |
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Post by Rita on Apr 1, 2012 6:55:19 GMT -6
W8 at first I thought I had stumbled onto a great free pattern which turned out to cost money so I didn't want to post it but they were cute  I really like this set up .. It looks like it would work great. Keith thinks he knows a place to get the barrels for free to so that would be a bonus ... I also Like the PVC down the middle to allow for water and air to get in there |
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Post by w8in4dave on Apr 1, 2012 8:16:02 GMT -6
yes .. hubbs made one for me a couple years ago nothing down the middle you just turn it .. it works but being in the sunshine the door got warpped but it still works I figure that way it gets air |
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Post by nofeargardener on Apr 1, 2012 9:27:03 GMT -6
 Nice tumbler! Very handy. Me... I have a homemade bin of sorts. Basically a homemade half crate. I turn it with a shovel... which admittedly gets a little old. Back to the original link you had with the crochet slippers... I think that's something worth investigating (composting in slippers). Could be a whole untapped market out there! 
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Post by Rita on Apr 1, 2012 10:33:37 GMT -6
I have a Large boxed in compost bin now .. which because it is BIG it makes it hard to turn .. This bin would work well for me and I hear they are a lot faster for composting also  |
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Post by jack on Apr 2, 2012 2:23:50 GMT -6
Gidday
Can I ask what is probably a silly question.
What is the PVC pipe with the holes in it up the centre of the drum for?
If it is just for aerating it why not just drill small holes in the drum?
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Post by Rita on Apr 2, 2012 4:14:42 GMT -6
 I thought it was for water
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Post by mogarden on Apr 2, 2012 4:38:48 GMT -6
Cool project Rita. |
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