So as I am washing playsand for my 135 approx 130lbs, I get to about the last bucket that needs to be done and think "wow there has to be an easier way to do this". So I thought of this idea.
Keep in mind that I didnt accually make this just thougth about it, it was too late to make it cuz I was already done washing my sand, but I thought it could save some of my fellow mfk'ers sore backs and some time. It prolly needs some tweaking here and there but heres the basic design.
Ok so here wat you need
2- 5 or 3 gallon buckets depending on what you have laying around
1- piece of screendoor screening
1- 5/8 inch bulkhead
Power drill
medium-large drillbit
5/8 holecutter bit.
So heres what you do....
take one of the buckets and using your reg. drill bit dirll a bunch of holes in the bottem of it.
Take the other bucket and drill the 5/8in hole using the holecutter, insert bulkhead fitting.
Take the door screen and cut out a circular piece to cover up the bottem of the bucket with the holes. put the screen in the bottem of the bucket.
put the bucket with the holes inside the other bucket and attach hose to the bulkhead.
Add sand to the top bucket and turn on hose
Sit back and sip coke/beer.
Basically the water goes up through the holes, through the sand and overflows out the top. And after a while you have clean sand. the screen prevents sand from going back through the hole.
Suggestions/comments welcome
Keep in mind that I didnt accually make this just thougth about it, it was too late to make it cuz I was already done washing my sand, but I thought it could save some of my fellow mfk'ers sore backs and some time. It prolly needs some tweaking here and there but heres the basic design.
Ok so here wat you need
2- 5 or 3 gallon buckets depending on what you have laying around
1- piece of screendoor screening
1- 5/8 inch bulkhead
Power drill
medium-large drillbit
5/8 holecutter bit.
So heres what you do....
take one of the buckets and using your reg. drill bit dirll a bunch of holes in the bottem of it.
Take the other bucket and drill the 5/8in hole using the holecutter, insert bulkhead fitting.
Take the door screen and cut out a circular piece to cover up the bottem of the bucket with the holes. put the screen in the bottem of the bucket.
put the bucket with the holes inside the other bucket and attach hose to the bulkhead.
Add sand to the top bucket and turn on hose
Sit back and sip coke/beer.
Basically the water goes up through the holes, through the sand and overflows out the top. And after a while you have clean sand. the screen prevents sand from going back through the hole.
Suggestions/comments welcome
but I think I get the idea.
whats confusing? Its not very confusing for me cuz I wrote it and I have a picture in my mind that I am trying to explain.
