Sket and the Hobo

Purpose:

• Create a Compost Bin, cause buying one is like crazy expensive.

Materials:

• Several lengths of wood
• Blue plastics shipping drum (50 gallon)
• Length of pipe
• Throw Bolt and two hinges

Tools:

• Soldering Iron (not a nice one either)
• saw, nails, screwdriver, measuring tape

Procedure:

1) Create Frame

• Measure wood frame such that length is equal to drum height plus 1 inch on each side. Height of supports as diameter of drum plus three inches.
• Add feet to frame such that length of foot on each side is greater than half the radius of the drum from the center.
• Cut V’s into the vertical supports – these need to be twice as deep as the radius of the axle pipe you are planning to use.

2) Axelize Drum

• Using Soldering Iron burn holes into the top and bottom of drum at the center of the circle
• Throw the length of pipe through from one hole out the next.  You measured it first, right?
• A little bit of pipe sticking out should fit well into the vertical supports.

3) Add Door and perforate Drum

• Take a piece of 8.5 X 11 paper and place it so it’s middle is at the middle (height wise) of the drum. Mark the four corners.
• Use the soldering iron to burn out the corners so you can start to saw through it.
• Keep the piece you cut out.
• Reattach the cut piece as the door using the hinges and throw bolt (orientate so that they are on opposite sides from one another.)
• using the soldering iron burn out holes along the drum for aeration – you don’t need to go overboard – maybe a dozen.

Further Projects:

• Have a compost party – seriously it’s just an excuse to get drunk
• Customize the Compost for serious degradation.