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  1. russell_s82

    Lawn lutes - why so expensive? Anyone made their own?

    For completeness, and because someone asked me directly, here's my parts list: SCREWFIX: 1 x Easyfix Steel Large Flat Washers M5 x 1.2mm 100 Pack (871FT)£2.99 1 x Easyfix Roofing Bolts M5 x 20mm 10 Pack (3442J)£1.09 1 x Easyfix Roofing Bolts M5 x 30mm 10 Pack (6194J)£1.59 3 x Alfer Anodised...
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    Lawn lutes - why so expensive? Anyone made their own?

    You may also find this video interesting: https://youtu.be/UmMDCsIPkS0?t=330 (5:30 onwards). He didn't use a lute, just a landscape rake and...wait for it...a wide broom at the end. The broom is interesting and something I plan to incorporate in the future after initially levelling with my lute...
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    Lawn lutes - why so expensive? Anyone made their own?

    Definitely not flimsy. Plenty robust enough for pushing soil, compost, sand around for levelling purposes...however, as mentioned in my first post, if I were to make again I would use slightly more expensive/solid L-plates for the outer rectangle border, i.e. I would go with the same material as...
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    Lawn lutes - why so expensive? Anyone made their own?

    No welding was done. I just drilled holes and connected all the pieces with M5 nuts and bolts (and washers for the swivel hinge).
  5. russell_s82

    Lawn lutes - why so expensive? Anyone made their own?

    I know this is late and the OP already bought one on ebay but I recently (July-Aug 2019) decided to redo my back lawn from scratch and had a need for a lawn lute. I don't like buying tools just to use once, nor renting tools at a cost close to purchase price, so I decided a garden roller was a...
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