I am going to build a compost sifter. It will be a shallow box
three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
cloth bottom. I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
fence boards for the sides. I have a circular saw.

Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
adequate? Should I use steel corner reinforcements? Should I put
the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?

Thank you in advance for all replies.
--
Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
REALLY good. I'll have some of that!"

On Jun 22, 3:21�am, Daniel Prince <neutri...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> I am going to build a compost sifter. �It will be a shallow box
> three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
> cloth bottom. �I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
> fence boards for the sides. �I have a circular saw.
>
> Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
> adequate? �Should I use steel corner reinforcements? �Should I put
> the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?
>
> Thank you in advance for all replies.
> --
> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
> REALLY good. �I'll have some of that!"

Why go to all that trouble? Just have a pile surrounded by chicken
wire fence with one end that can be opened, use shovel occasionally to
mix.

this works fine, the tumblers are overkill if you ask me

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:21:28 -0700, Daniel Prince
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am going to build a compost sifter. It will be a shallow box
>three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
>cloth bottom. I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
>fence boards for the sides. I have a circular saw.
>
>Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
>adequate? Should I use steel corner reinforcements? Should I put
>the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?
>
>Thank you in advance for all replies.


No need to use expensive redwood, I used regular 2x4 lumber and made
it so it sits over my wheelbarrow. I used rabbet joints on the
corners secured with waterproof wood glue and two long deck screws in
each corner. Butt joints are weak. Cut hardware cloth slightly
smaller than the outside of the frame and nail a wooden strip over the
hardware cloth edge. The hardware cloth may need to be replaced some
day. My sifter is 20 years old, still going strong.

bob haller wrote:
> On Jun 22, 3:21?am, Daniel Prince <neutri...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> I am going to build a compost sifter. ?It will be a shallow box
>> three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
>> cloth bottom. ?I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
>> fence boards for the sides. ?I have a circular saw.
>>
>> Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
>> adequate? ?Should I use steel corner reinforcements? ?Should I put
>> the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for all replies.
>> --
>> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
>> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
>> REALLY good. ?I'll have some of that!"
>
> Why go to all that trouble? Just have a pile surrounded by chicken
> wire fence with one end that can be opened, use shovel occasionally to
> mix.
>
> this works fine, the tumblers are overkill if you ask me

Wow! Did you actually try to read the post?

Daniel Prince wrote:
> I am going to build a compost sifter. It will be a shallow box
> three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
> cloth bottom. I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
> fence boards for the sides. I have a circular saw.

I used 2x4s, which probably gives a stronger joint. Leave stubs on the ends so
two people can lift it easily, for shaking or moving, thus butt joints. The
sifting area should be slightly smaller than your wheelbarrow.

>
> Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
> adequate? Should I use steel corner reinforcements? Should I put
> the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?

Wrapping the cloth up the outsides an inch or two will make a much stronger
attachment. Store it out of the rain and off the ground, and it will last
forever.

On Jun 22, 1:40�pm, "Bob F" <bobnos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> bob haller wrote:
> > On Jun 22, 3:21?am, Daniel Prince <neutri...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> >> I am going to build a compost sifter. ?It will be a shallow box
> >> three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and a hardware
> >> cloth bottom. ?I bought two five foot long, five inch wide, redwood
> >> fence boards for the sides. ?I have a circular saw.
>
> >> Should I miter the ends of the sides, or would a butt joint be
> >> adequate? ?Should I use steel corner reinforcements? ?Should I put
> >> the hardware cloth on the outside of the frame or on the inside?
>
> >> Thank you in advance for all replies.
> >> --
> >> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
> >> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
> >> REALLY good. ?I'll have some of that!"
>
> > Why go to all that trouble? Just have a pile surrounded by chicken
> > wire fence with one end that can be opened, use shovel occasionally to
> > mix.
>
> > this works fine, the tumblers are overkill if you ask me
>
> Wow! Did you actually try to read the post?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Sorry I didnt understand

Found out this AM my dog puddle has mouth cancer...

very very bad