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Home made. Given its trial run today and works a charm.
I bought a stainless steel spaghetti ladle from QD - I think it was £1.46.
The ladle bit had holes in it already, with finger like projections round the edges. This I flattened in a vice - takes some doing to get it totally flat, but I did it.
Then I worked on the handle. Holding it vertically, I cut 2 slots horizontally, one either side, about 1/3 into width of handle and about an inch from the top end of handle. These flaps I then bent in on themselves, using a hammer and vice, which made a shank, which goes into the chuck of my 24 V cordless drill. Filed off the sharp bits from the sawing. A bit of bending in vice to ensure it is all symmetrical, so will not wobble when spun.
The ladle is long enough to reach the bottom of a 30lb honey bucket. Worked a treat on my warmed OSR honey
I bought a stainless steel spaghetti ladle from QD - I think it was £1.46.
The ladle bit had holes in it already, with finger like projections round the edges. This I flattened in a vice - takes some doing to get it totally flat, but I did it.
Then I worked on the handle. Holding it vertically, I cut 2 slots horizontally, one either side, about 1/3 into width of handle and about an inch from the top end of handle. These flaps I then bent in on themselves, using a hammer and vice, which made a shank, which goes into the chuck of my 24 V cordless drill. Filed off the sharp bits from the sawing. A bit of bending in vice to ensure it is all symmetrical, so will not wobble when spun.
The ladle is long enough to reach the bottom of a 30lb honey bucket. Worked a treat on my warmed OSR honey
