Janicholson
Well-known Member
Something about the post bellow got me thinking. (dangerous) If lost, the open sickle sections are
nasty dangerous. From the standpoint of livestock people, and tires. I made some CAD
illustrations of a design I think would work well, while not being so mush of a liability. The
blade is mounted into a groove in the handle/stick with epoxy (J.B. Weld Dev Con etc), after
roghing up the glued area with a grinder to assist in bonding it in place. The blade is made from
an old circular saw blade (not one with carbide teeth) cut with an abrasive cutoff wheel, or die
grinder with cutoff wheel. The rubber flex tube has a slot cut in it so the blade can pass through
when whacked into a twine. The whole thing can be made for the price of the rubber hose. and from
one inch, to an inch and a half diameter. Just do not like hidden sharp edges to step on. Jim
nasty dangerous. From the standpoint of livestock people, and tires. I made some CAD
illustrations of a design I think would work well, while not being so mush of a liability. The
blade is mounted into a groove in the handle/stick with epoxy (J.B. Weld Dev Con etc), after
roghing up the glued area with a grinder to assist in bonding it in place. The blade is made from
an old circular saw blade (not one with carbide teeth) cut with an abrasive cutoff wheel, or die
grinder with cutoff wheel. The rubber flex tube has a slot cut in it so the blade can pass through
when whacked into a twine. The whole thing can be made for the price of the rubber hose. and from
one inch, to an inch and a half diameter. Just do not like hidden sharp edges to step on. Jim
