dberdinka Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 There's got to be a better way than my nut tool. What are the best tools for the job? I think someone once told me a big spackling knife was the thing to use, chop through the edges of the muck then rip it out. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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erik Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 USE ONE OF THOSE LONG SCRUBBER LIKE DEALS. Â NARROW BUT LONG. Â SCRUB WHEN IT IS RAINING. Â KEEPS THE DUST DOWN. Â LICHEN CAN SCREW UP YOUR RESPORITORY SYSTEM. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Checking before I leave for the weekend and I see this post!  Ice Axes work great. The old MSR metal ones are the trick. They are hard to find now.  Here is the secret:  Materials: Wooden handle Cheap shelf support 2 bolts w/ nuts Wild colored paint  Tools: Hand saw Drill  Put it together to look like this!   shhh ssssssssssssssssssssss shbhsssssssssssssssssss shhhssss shbhsss .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh .hhh  H=handle B=bolt S=Shelf Support .=spacer  Then use a pipe brush to clean it the grime. Pliers are handy to pull out stubborn roots and a folding pruning saw is also useful to cut through dirt and roots.  Need a place to practice near Seattle? Last year I cleaned out Pressure Drop. It was incredibly dirty. A great TR and could use some more cleaning as can the two routes to the right which are great TRs and only ok leads  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Make sure the shelf support is not too long or it won't work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 DC's drawing thing of the cleaning tool cracked me up. Â I have a thing that is a Japanese Hoe (no jokes! she has a heart of gold!) that I have but haven't cleaned things with. Besides being a really dangerous tool to have tied off to your harness, I expect it to be my friend when I get the chance to clean something like a crack or flake. Anyone used one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalius Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Battery powered pressure washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyperu Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 drywall saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Allison, I is that a finger like thing with a 90 degree bend ? If so they work great in shallow cracks and seams and for digging into really hard dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 D,  Wood handle toobular steel shaft with an almost U turn bend in the end of it asymmetric triangular blade  It's a cool tool, I have no idea where you get one. Mine is a right handed one and I would love to get a left handed one as I am left handed. Plus I seem to have left mine outside all winter so it's all rusty now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 allison said: It's a cool tool, I have no idea where you get one. Mine is a right handed one and I would love to get a left handed one as I am left handed. Plus I seem to have left mine outside all winter so it's all rusty now. Â Lee Valley tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Various links to Japanese hoes (get with the google, people! ):  http://www.garden-gear.com/html/hand_tools.html  http://shop.store.yahoo.com/eclectic-gardener/tradjaphanto.html  www.japanese-gardening.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Hardware store sell small tooth brush sized wire brushes... I got one and it is great, even good for little pocket holds, that my big wire brush wont total get down into... Home Depot or Ace buyers should have em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek_the_Greek Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Hardwick's in the U-district has lots of Japanese tools. Roosevelt and 42nd NE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I think if you are really cleaning that triangle part would not last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 NO BRUSH LASTS A GOOD SCUBBING Â CHEAP IS KEY! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 She's a pretty sturdy hoe D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek_the_Greek Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I thought car-parts brushes (also used in climbing gyms to scrub holds) were the key - about a buck each, nice stiff wire bristles, chuck 'em when they wear down to nil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 That's how I'd like 'em. I just haven't met one strong enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 erik said: NO BRUSH LASTS A GOOD SCUBBING Â CHEAP IS KEY! Â if the route needs a realy good scrubing then I use one for the route and then have to throw it out... but last year I cleaned an entire boulder with three large and four small brushes, the boulder is bout the size of a 750sqft house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 allison said: She's a pretty sturdy hoe D! Â I AM SAVING THIS ONE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Serious testing is in order! This weekend at Index! Â Erik you're in charge. Make sure Timl and RumR guys go too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 A 5" spackle knife is a handy tool -- you can broadly scrape away walls of lichen and you can carve the edges of a crack and pop out plugs of dirt. But you gotta have something stiff and strong, like the pick of an alpine hammer, to really go at a dirt and brush choked crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 DCramer said: Serious testing is in order! This weekend at Index! Â Erik you're in charge. Make sure Timl and RumR guys go too! Â HA! Â MAYBE IN A FEW WEEKS... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 I will gladly let one of the right handed Index hardmen have a go with my hoe! Just let me know! If you break her we'll just get her welded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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