Garden rake - t-track e11

joeranger

Sr Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #1

I am pretty happy with the t-track I cut out of a black plastic garden rake. Is this an established alternative for custom extruded t-track?
I can post pics if needed, but they seem spot on except for the fact that the height of the "rail" diminishes or tapers.

An $11 rake has about 25-30 "fingers"

 

Zaxmon

Well-Known Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #2

joeranger said:

I am pretty happy with the t-track I cut out of a black plastic garden rake. Is this an established alternative for custom extruded t-track?
I can post pics if needed, but they seem spot on except for the fact that the height of the "rail" diminishes or tapers.

An $11 rake has about 25-30 "fingers"

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Good eye. I actually have one of those rakes (although its blue). I may have to chop it up now.

 

CCP

Well-Known Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #3

I'd like to see some pics of the rake. Where'd you get it and what's the brand name?

 

joeranger

Sr Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #4

Home depot, black rake

 

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propologist

Sr Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #5

that's great...where's that 70's rake

 

Jedifyfe

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Aug 30, 2010

• #6

good thinking!

 

Maelstrom

Sr Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #7

Nice alternative. I made the ones for my Boba blaster from sculpey and a custome made die for my clay gun. Just for static display so no need for it to be troopable durability.

I also remember somebody posting that some driveway reflector stakes were right for these as well. I think that was posted on TDH. Never could find any after seeing it posted tho. I was sure that I had seen them before tho.


Thanks for sharing!!!!:thumbsup

 

joeranger

Sr Member

• Aug 30, 2010

• #8

Not my idea, saw it on another post. I just could not believe there were not more posts.

 

Dewback_Rider

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2010

• #9

Another great, cheap solution was found by a friend of mine as he finished work on his hardware MG34.

We found garage door insulation at Lowe's that looks and works great. All you have to do is cut the T-shaped ends off with a razor knife and it works great. it is a pliable rubber, so you need to stabilize it while attaching, but the result looks great.

 

joeranger

Sr Member

• Aug 31, 2010

• #10

It's funny, I used to try to explain to the hardware people what I was looking for without telling them what i was working on.
" It's none of your business what I need it for, DO YOU HAVE PLASTIC T-TRACK???"
Now bring pictures to explain and later bring a picture of the finished project in case I see the person again.
It looks good to me...