Will need
Our idea will only take a few minutes and will cost mere pennies. We can get by with the simplest things:
- a plastic bucket of water emulsion;
- a small piece of multi-layer plywood;
- several screws and steel balls;
- furniture handle.
To do the job quickly and efficiently, we will need a jigsaw, an electric drill, a screwdriver, as well as a tape measure and a marker. In principle, you can get by with hand tools, which will not complicate our task much.
Garden hose reel manufacturing process
We start from the bucket - the larger it is in volume, the more capacious the hose reel will be.We measure the dimensions: the largest and smallest diameter, and the height of our container.
We transfer these dimensions to the surface of multilayer plywood. You can do without measurements and simply trace the bottom and top of the container with a pencil on the plywood.
Using a jigsaw, we cut out circles from a sheet of multilayer plywood according to the markings.
Place the smaller plywood circle on the bottom of the bucket.
We place a wooden beam on it exactly in the center and mark the height of the container on it, taking into account the thickness of the multi-layer plywood.
We cut the timber according to the markings.
We place a beam on the “bottom” circle in the center and outline its perimeter with a marker.
Using a drill, we drill three holes for the mounting screws inside the perimeter contour.
We install the beam exactly according to the markings on the plywood circle, turn it over and use a drill to screw in three screws until they stop.
We put the circle with the attached beam in the bucket.
We cover the beam with a large circle on top and also secure it to the beam with three screws.
To the upper circle from the outside, closer to the edge, we fix the furniture handle with a screw.
On the side of the bucket, using a ruler and marker, draw two vertical parallel lines along the entire height. The distance between the straight lines depends on the diameter of the hose and increases as it increases.
Having stepped back from the bottom by the thickness of the plywood circle, we drill straight holes sufficient for the entry of the jigsaw blade. We drill the same limiting holes on top.
We cut in two straight lines from hole to hole, as well as in the transverse direction.
Clean the edges of the rectangular cutout using a file. This will help ensure the safety of the hose during its rewinding and unwinding and the safe operation of the device.
We reinsert circles with a beam in the middle into the modernized bucket.
Closer to the center of the upper circle, use a feather drill to drill a hole into which you can easily insert a hose.
Once again, take the “filling” out of the bucket to drop 8-10 steel balls of the same diameter to the bottom. They will greatly facilitate the rotation of the drum when winding the hose.
Having installed the coil in place, we are convinced that it has become much easier to rotate it.
We insert the end of the hose through the side slot, then pull it out through the hole in the upper circle and attach a sprinkler or connecting device to the end.
Now it is enough to twist the reel by the handle and the hose will begin to wind onto the beam between the plywood circles, held from unwinding back by the side surface of the plastic bucket.
The hose collected in a container can be left in this form on the beds or on the lawn without fear for its safety.
