Stainless Steel Shovel
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During the era of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA) over 40 years ago, stainless steel shovels were widely used. Few of them are left today, but somehow a well-worn one survived in the Franklin, Ill., area. Richard Cox took a close look at it and decided to build his own.
He bought a new shovel and used a cutting torch to cut away all but the shovel's step shoulders and throat. He cut out a piece of stainless steel plate in the same pattern as what he had removed and used a vise to bend it into shape, then welded it onto what was left of the shovel.
"It looks good and won't rust like a conventional shovel so I never have to worry about cleaning it," says Cox. "My neighbors were impressed enough that I even built a few for them."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Cox, Rt. 1, Box 52, Franklin, Ill. 62638 (ph 217 245-5692).
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Stainless Steel Shovel MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers 19-4-7 During the era of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA) over 40 years ago, stainless steel shovels were widely used. Few of them are left today, but somehow a well-worn one survived in the Franklin, Ill., area. Richard Cox took a close look at it and decided to build his own.
He bought a new shovel and used a cutting torch to cut away all but the shovel's step shoulders and throat. He cut out a piece of stainless steel plate in the same pattern as what he had removed and used a vise to bend it into shape, then welded it onto what was left of the shovel.
"It looks good and won't rust like a conventional shovel so I never have to worry about cleaning it," says Cox. "My neighbors were impressed enough that I even built a few for them."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Cox, Rt. 1, Box 52, Franklin, Ill. 62638 (ph 217 245-5692).
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