INADEQUATE SIFT

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THE NEW SIFT I FOUND AT STORE NEAR ME HAD TO BE FOR KIDS. I RECEIVED A GREAT LOOKING METAL CONSTRUCTION DIRT SIFT. SO SMALL THAT ONE SHOVEL DUMP WOULD MAKE IT COMPLETELY FULL. THIS SIZE TOOL CAN BE GOOD FOR A POT OR VASE, NOT LANDSCAPING. INSTEAD OF USING THE 10" BY 8" SIFT FOR DIRTY ROCK I MADE A LARGER SIZE.

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THIS IS RATHER EASILY ACCOMPLISHED IN AN AFTERNOON. GET ANY FOUR PIECES OF WOOD THAT MAKE A RECTANGLE (ITS HEIGHT IS THE DEPTH OF SIFT). USE A LONG SCREW ABOUT 4" AND DRIVER THEM TOGETHER. THEN GET SOME METAL FENCING WITH HOLES SMALLER THAN SMALLEST ROCK. CUT TO THE DIMENSIONS OF YOUR WOOD RECTANGLE OUTSIDE EDGE. THEN USE SMALL WOOD SCREWS AND WASHERS FOR SURFACE TENSION. SPACE THEM ABOUT EVERY 3" AND THERE YA GO.

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HAVE SOME SORT OF CATCH FOR THE UNWANTED CRAP. I MADE MY SIFT 3' BY 2' SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN BUCKET OF WHEELBARROW. MY WORK FLOW IS:

1.BIG SCOOP OF ROCKS ONTO SIFT RESTING ON BUCKET.

2. SHAKE THE SIFT ABOVE THE WHEEL BARROW.

3. DUMP OUT CLEAN ROCKS ONTO LANDSCAPING FABRIC.

4. ONCE ENOUGH DIRT WAS IN WHEELBARROW BUCKET. DUMP TO LEVEL OUT LOW DIVIT ON GRASS, POTENTIAL DANGER ZONE.