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In reply to the discussion: A property we bought has a water well which was abandoned by filling with bricks. [View all]cbrer
(1,831 posts)36. *Solution*
It will take a little engineering, and fabrication, but how about this:
Use paint poles that you can thread together to reach desired depth, as required.
Make a tool on the end that is spring loaded to the closed position, consisting of a fixed serrated jaw, and a "cockable" serrated jaw. It has to be designed to open no more than 5" right? May I suggest a sacrificial pair of cheap channel lock pliers to cut for the project. An adapter must be welded on the contraption to thread onto the poles. And a string must be attached to the spring loaded jaw to "pull the trigger".
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Measure twice...
So whattaya think huh?
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A property we bought has a water well which was abandoned by filling with bricks. [View all]
mbperrin
Mar 2012
OP
Good that you are looking after it. We were walking around the garden in the snow when I was 4 when
applegrove
Mar 2012
#4
$7500 and a 4 month wait for a new well. This area is in year 3 of a horrific drought
mbperrin
Apr 2012
#7
How about some sort of tool grabber thing? It won't get you down 40 ft, but
uppityperson
Apr 2012
#15
We have received less than 3" of rain in the last 3 years. Statewide, 500 million trees have died.
mbperrin
Apr 2012
#27