Figured out another view of the dried luffa gourds

[Jay Blair]

...as a potential bedding. After using my electric knife to slice the end and drop the seeds out, I "vertebrae cut" the empty dried gourd into pieces.

I'm going to try making a home brewed version of a "can of worms' using five gallon buckets to experiment with these luffa chamber rings since those composter units are the ones that I see most often instructing the use of corr fiber. Just wish I could find three discarded pickle , dog food or detergent buckets for free.

I really hate buying buckets at walmart but I may have to.

Or maybe I can pick up three 3 gallon mop buckets or deep plastic mixing bowls at the dollar tree.

When I get the time I will download the pictures from my camera.

I have the final pictures of the desk top bin to upload to the site too.

Its just at the end of the day , I'm so dang tired , I'm lucky to have time to type a bit here. Getting ready for winter is such a drag but i know those rows of grass and leaves are as good as gold to me

[thisisside5]

Stop by a bakery (try your local grocery store if there are no others nearby) and ask if they have any empty frosting buckets that you could have....

Chip

[Jay Blair]

Chip thats an excellent idea. Best part would be frosting buckets would require less cleaning than detergent or pickle buckets also.


I already figured out the legs and how to keep the buckets from suctioning together.

Use 4 or 5 laundry detergent caps inserted in the bottom bucket to allow a 3 inch floor space for legs and drill a drip hole. Then use a plastic microwave casserole dish as a tea tray slipped under it.

To keep the buckets from suctioning together, use the bucket lids.

Take the lid from the bottom and middle buckets and cut it out to the diameter of the bucket bottom.

Then decide how far down into the bucket beneath you want to let the bucket extend.

If the buckets you choose are tapered from bottom to top, the increased outside diameter will hold it at a determined level.

If the outside diameter is consistent to the handle knocks where the bucket bail attaches, 3 or four peg stop plugs will need to be inserted in the sides of the top and middle bucket to stop its descent too deep into the bucket below.

Plastic screw anchor inserts, screws, dowel stick plugs, bolts or even hardwood sticks at least dowel sized inserted in the bucket sides at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions would work.

Drill out 3/8 inch migration holes in the bottoms of the top and middle buckets and drill some 1/32 or 1/16 air holes in the sides of all three bucket and you got yourself a home made bucket tray bin that can fit easy in a corner and can be made from salvaged parts.

With the bucket handles still in place , its easy to move the components too.

Best part it can easily put beside the water heater or in a corner of the room between feeding and harvesting and wouldn't be more than 3 to 4 feet high.

[theinfamousj]

You very much are an engineer! That is a lot of detailed thought which I would never have come up with.

[jwalker]

jay your local donut shop throws them out also check the deli counter at the grocery store. I have also gotten drywall compound pails from large construction sites local contractor might be another source