"Tim Lamb" wrote in message
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In message , Andrew Mawson
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ...

On 26/07/2015 11:11, Tim Lamb wrote:
First for the year:-(

New sandpit constructed for the grandchildren..... yes, I did try it
out! Why doesn't play pit sand come out of moulds cleanly like damp sea
sand?

Management is insisting that it must have a cover. Cats, Foxes, falling
leaves etc. At around 2mx 1.5m not ideal for plywood offcuts.

Co-incidentally some left over tubular metal garden cloche ends match
the 1.5m dimension and there are lots of 12mm o/d steel tubes more than
2m long. I don't have tig or mig welding tackle.

The cloche design used plastic spigots secured to the end frames which
plug in to larger diameter tubing than I have.

The eureka idea is to plug the tube ends with some hot melt (glue gun)
glue, grind the ends to match the cloche end, drill a hole to take a
stainless woodscrew......:-)

If the kids use it more than once I'll be surprised, whereas a bag of
sand with plastic pots.....

We had about 40 kids with their parents here yesterday at a wedding
reception for my daughter. A pile of hay bales kept them amused from noon
until late evening - not a single tantrum or argument - quite amazing and
relatively easy to arrange. Mind you the clear up is going to be a bit of
an issue !!!!!!!

AOL:-)

Straw is cheaper! Mind, dad and youngest are hay fever sufferers.

I take Stuart's point about usage but, if nothing else, it means I don't
have to struggle (and can sell!) carrying the portable one out of the
garage!



Andrew


But daughter insisted on hay as it's softer. Straw I could use for pig
bedding, I don't need hay until next winter for the sheep and it's debatable
what state it'll be in then - even the 40 or so full bales I managed to
recover before the rain

Andrew