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T-Post "Spade Props" Help Keep Posts Vertical
“I’ve always been a stickler for building plumb and square. This method lets me do that easily,” says Keith Knoche, Powell Butte, Ore., who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the 2 by 4 “props” he makes out of old T-posts.
“The biggest challenge for me is to set posts that remain absolutely vertical while tampin
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T-Post Spade Props Help Keep Posts Vertical FENCING Miscellaneous “I’ve always been a stickler for building plumb and square This method lets me do that easily ” says Keith Knoche Powell Butte Ore who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the 2 by 4 “props” he makes out of old T-posts “The biggest challenge for me is to set posts that remain absolutely vertical while tamping dirt around the base ” says Knoche “One day I grabbed some scrap 2 by 4’s to prop up some posts for a shed front but they kept slipping I found a stack of bent T-posts popped the metal spades off and used drywall screws to attach the spades to the ends of 2 by 4’s ” Knoche says that with the use of a level he can use three of his homemade props to hold a 17-ft pole in position “I’ve made up more than a dozen of these props in varying lengths from 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 ft long ” notes Knoche Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Keith Knoche 1291 N W McDaniel Rd Powell Butte Ore 97753 ph 541 447-5601
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