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Step 6Make the pole socket
If you chose to make the picker head separately, you now need to make a socket for the pole to fit into, if the piece of pipe did not already come with a socket.
To make the socket, heat the pole end of the picker head over a gas stove until it softens and then jam it over the end of the pole pipe. Inserting the pole into the softened end of the picker head is easier if you trim the inside of the picker head pipe with a knife and the outside of the pole pipe with a file first.
If you ever want to remove the picker head, you can hold the pole down with your foot and tap the head off with a block of wood and a hammer.
You are all set now. Go pick some fruit!
To make the socket, heat the pole end of the picker head over a gas stove until it softens and then jam it over the end of the pole pipe. Inserting the pole into the softened end of the picker head is easier if you trim the inside of the picker head pipe with a knife and the outside of the pole pipe with a file first.
If you ever want to remove the picker head, you can hold the pole down with your foot and tap the head off with a block of wood and a hammer.
You are all set now. Go pick some fruit!
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Jan 16, 2010. 8:08 PMObediah
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What about a slip connector to hold two pipes together?
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Jan 16, 2010. 9:14 PM
Thinkenstein (author)
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Thinkenstein (author)
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A standard plumbing fitting would cost a little more, and maybe weigh a little more, but it would probably work.
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