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This is a washing and wringing combo device. Please note the "Machine" part of this washer is mostly your body, arms and back, etc., so if it hurts to lift a bucket full of wet clothes and water, first ask a friend for help, or just stick with the electrical powered washer.
Total project cost $6, assuming you have a hammer, razor blade, and one nail. It's as easy as hammering a nail through plastic and takes less than a hour to complete.
Safety note: razor blades are sharp, dangerously sharp, always try to cut away from yourself. I suppose you should be careful with the hammer too.
Total project cost $6, assuming you have a hammer, razor blade, and one nail. It's as easy as hammering a nail through plastic and takes less than a hour to complete.
Safety note: razor blades are sharp, dangerously sharp, always try to cut away from yourself. I suppose you should be careful with the hammer too.
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These are the base materials found at your local hardware store.
1: Bucket 5 gallon. $3 If you have a spare bucket laying around you can use it, I've seen what I put in my spare buckets and chose to buy a new one. There was a bright orange version of this bucket that I didn't get because I like white better and it was a dollar cheaper. You can also reuse a kitty litter bucket.
2: Good Lid. $2 That is the orange one. It came with a rubber gasket on the inside cover, very useful for keeping things water tight. The first washer I build used the cheap lid below and it leaked if you turned it upside down. The orange lid does leak no matter which way you turn it.
3: Cheap lid. $1 This the lid that came with cheaper white bucket I liked better, leaks like a sieve when upside down, but that's good because I used to make the wringer.
1: Bucket 5 gallon. $3 If you have a spare bucket laying around you can use it, I've seen what I put in my spare buckets and chose to buy a new one. There was a bright orange version of this bucket that I didn't get because I like white better and it was a dollar cheaper. You can also reuse a kitty litter bucket.
2: Good Lid. $2 That is the orange one. It came with a rubber gasket on the inside cover, very useful for keeping things water tight. The first washer I build used the cheap lid below and it leaked if you turned it upside down. The orange lid does leak no matter which way you turn it.
3: Cheap lid. $1 This the lid that came with cheaper white bucket I liked better, leaks like a sieve when upside down, but that's good because I used to make the wringer.
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If you had one of those little hunters stools, small enough to fit into the bucket, you could use that and sit and be stable. The ironic thing is I use the bucket as a seat, so I never carry one of those around.
There are a lot of ways to improve this system and I totally support all the creativity and great Ideas that we can come up with.