How to make a 'T-Bar'

[TOMO 25,226]

Here's a link to a mole probe, this is the sort of thing teagater is discribing ,,

 

http://www.killgerm.com/product-group.php?group=848

 

£14 , on this site wich is bound to be cheaper than kill germ , just a better pic on kill germ

 

http://www.ratbait.co.uk/mole-dibber-bar-773-p.asp

 

 

[spazzy paddy 127]

dont need a t bar mate, just a nice sharp spade and a good finder and collar

ive never used 1 either mate,

[The one 8,411]

Same here i got one welded up at work but i never use it

[Qbgrey 3,992]

use mine all the time,good bit of kit imho

[Mick C. 229]

Good biit of kit .

 

Saves you digging to deep if your off dig a bit.

 

Also comes in for beating cover back, and as already said for making pilot holes for net and longnet pegs when the ground is hard.

 

Mine is an old manhole lifting key.

 

An old poker could soon be modified if you know anyone whos handy with a welder.

 

Need to paint mine with some bright paint as they are an easy thing to loose.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,821]

I made a stainless probe a few years ago and have lost it so i made a one from 8mm steel, welded a little btit of flatbar on the bottom and shaped it with the grinder as has been said you can feel it in the pipe. Going to knock one up from 6mm stainless when i get time.

 

 

 

[lifelong cumbrian 1,821]

I made a stainless probe a few years ago and have lost it so i made a one from 8mm steel, welded a little btit of flatbar on the bottom and shaped it with the grinder as has been said you can feel it in the pipe. Going to knock up from 6mm stainless one up when i get time.

 

 

 

[spazzy paddy 127]

dont need a t bar mate, just a nice sharp spade and a good finder and collar

ive never used 1 either mate,

where i go i take the least bit of kit, when i first started i took every thing but as ive got older ive learnt to shed a load of kit so long ive got a dog,nets ,box and collar spade and bag that will do me .

[Sirius 1,358]

Good kit, I have a 4ft one which is useful always in the truck. But my most useful one is a foot long and great for when in a dig and trying to find a tube in the walls of the dig.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

I used a road pin from wickes, about £2.50. Trim either end off, then take another 10" off, and weld together. The road pins from wickes are about 8/9mm and have a smooth finish, compared to the heavy duty ones used for proper ground works.

[BS40liam 203]

I may seem daft for not knowing but what is the purpose of a T-bar?

[derbylad1 293]

Here's a link to a mole probe, this is the sort of thing teagater is discribing ,,

 

http://www.killgerm....p.php?group=848

 

£14 , on this site wich is bound to be cheaper than kill germ , just a better pic on kill germ

 

http://www.ratbait.c...r-bar-773-p.asp

 

i logged onto killgerm..they're actually cheaper (incl p& p)

[lifelong cumbrian 1,821]

I may seem daft for not knowing but what is the purpose of a T-bar?

 

 

You use it for proding around in the hole you are digging to find the pipe (hole). sometimes you can be slightly off with your location, use can also use the locator to scan around the sides of the hole if you are off course and if you think the hole is to the side you could try the probe rather than digging a great big hole. They are usefull were there are roots and things to find the hole and then you are sure it is there before you start trying to digg roots out etc. This is what i use mine for anyway. As said if you have a little bit of metal disc or something welded on near the end you can feel the probe breaking into the pipe easeier.

[BS40liam 203]

Makes sense, cheers for that

[The one 8,411]

if you can use a locator to you really need a t-bar ? couple of times ive had a problem it was one tunnel on top of another one so i wasn't deep enough but we seem to carry a load of kit as it is