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½" mesh "hardware cloth" can be used to
screen finished compost, producing a nursery-quality mulch. This
compost screener makes the work a bit easier. |
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Bill of Materials |
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4 - 2" x 4" x 8’ boards |
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1 roll hardware cloth, 3’ x 5’ x 1/2" mesh |
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2 - 3/8" x 3 ½" hex bolts |
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2 - 3/8" hex nuts |
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6 - 5/16" washers |
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34 - 2" galvanized deck screws |
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16 - 3 ½" galvanized deck screws |
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3/8" staples |
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Tools |
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Circular saw w/ carbide-tipped blade |
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Variable speed drill |
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1/8" drill bit |
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3/8" drill bit |
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1" spade bit |
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Phillips screw bit |
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Ratchet w/ 9/16" socket |
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Staple gun |
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Tape measure |
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Combination square |
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Cut the end pieces (36"), side pieces (57") and cross
piece (33") to length, then rip to a 2 ¾" width,
leaving ¾" strips that will secure the hardware cloth
to the frame. |
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Wood pieces cut for assembly:
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2 sides: |
1 ½" x 2 ¾" x 57" |
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2 ends: |
1 ½" x 2 ¾" x 36" |
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1 cross piece: |
1 ½" x 2 ¾" x 33" |
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2 side strips: |
¾" x 1 ½" x 57" |
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2 end strips: |
¾" x 1 ½" x 36" |
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2 legs: |
1 ½" x 3 ½" x 38" |
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1 leg brace: |
1 ½" x 3 ½" x
39 ¼" |
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