Hose Guide

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https://youtu.be/__N01v-s0no This is a device to prevent a dragged garden hose from mashing flowers in your garden. This requires 2' of 3/8" threaded stainless steel rod: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G3PEUD4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 3 3/8" nuts: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HR6JTGZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 2 3/8" fender washers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L1IYV6Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 10mm ID, 12mm OD Stainless Steel Tubing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HR6JTGZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And optionally some graphite to fill the upper cavity and provide lubrication for the bearing:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076H7QVHF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You should have a tubing cutter to cut the tubing to length. The one I used broke, so I replaced it with this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V7DLDX2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You need to cut the threaded rod in two since it is longer than necessary, and you can use it to build two. The tubing should be cut slightly longer than the solid plastic so that it just sits proud of the plastic on both ends. This means that the washers will ride on the tubing rather than the plastic. The two halves of the spool should be pressed together, and the section of tubing press fit in the axle hole. The mating ring should be glued into the cavity of the lid with superglue. The lower two nuts are tightened against each other. I used a single nut on top so that the hollow does not need to be so deep. This nut is super-glued in place as the final part of the assembly. I drove the screw into the ground, then filled the top cavity with graphite, and installed the cap. Be aware that this can be a tripping hazard. My mother had me drive a stake behind these to prevent her from tripping over these when she cut the corner of the walkway. Note: do not use the stainless steel threaded rod and nuts to try and drive the stainless steel tubing into the plastic. Stainless steel is prone to galling, and if you try to drive a stainless nut onto a stainless screw under force for too far, the nut and screw will gall, (https://www.rg-group.com/resources/blog/what-is-stainless-steel-galling-and-what-causes-it) and effectively cold weld together. I made this mistake and had to use a cold chisel to split the nut to get it off. I sharpened that end of the threaded rod as the end that goes into the ground.