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Post by tina on Mar 1, 2003 10:30:28 GMT -5
hubby came up with a use for all his spackle pails he always throws away at work. In our tack room(at our new farm) he wants to put them on the wall with long screws and big washers so that the open end is sticking out from the wall, instant saddle rack and storage. The bucket handle will hang down and can be used to hang towels/grooming rags. Then a small drill can be drilled thru the top lip of the bucket and a big S hook put thru the hole to be used for hanging bridles, halters and leads. The inside of the bucket is great for brushs and stuff that are used most often and he wants to add a small 2-3 inch lip to the bottom of the bucket opening so stuff dont fall out......Im so happy he is putting some thought into horse type stuff....It is a good idea I think and these spackle buckets are thick and strong, I was going to actualy use them as extra water buckets since they are so strong and we get all we want for free anyways...
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Post by niaru on Mar 1, 2003 10:36:30 GMT -5
Hey that's a GREAT idea!!! So, things are better between you and your hubby, uh?
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Post by leeann on Mar 1, 2003 12:49:23 GMT -5
Tina,
Some friends of mine have this in their tackroom, but with metal small barrels. It's nice because it gives a little cubby for each saddle. They've bent a bit on the barrel bottoms, but are still very useful after 5 years of consistent use (and who knows how many years prior to Lisa getting the place).
However, I'd be wary of getting carried away putting up plastic spackling buckets for the following reasons:
The bottoms (even with big washers) will break out with repeated stress of saddles being tossed on/off.
They're not really long enough to support a bigger saddle.
They tend to get brittle in cold weather (witness my stack of broken water buckets this winter!)
It's a great idea, but I'd try doing it with a few before I put up a bunch. Let us know if it works well!
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Post by Lisann on Mar 1, 2003 14:09:37 GMT -5
What I have in my barn, is lengths of treated landscape posts. I think they are 18" long, so you'd get 4 from one 6' post. The posts are cheap, and the corners are already rounded. A screw eye is mounted on the wall/board. Attach a hook to one end of the 18" post. See crude text image below:
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(_________ - screws in to board at right-lower end
Anyhow, these are great for in aisleways, as they can collapse down. I use them at shows, too. I have a board with the screw eyes in it, and take along the lengths of posts. The board has hooks at the top to hang over stall walls.
I've never seen buckets used for saddle racks, although I agree with LeeAnn that they may be too short.
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Post by Shelby on Mar 1, 2003 14:59:49 GMT -5
Tina that is a fantastic idea - I may suggest it to the barn I am at now (IF I get to keep my horses there after my talk tomorrow). Anyway thanks for sharing! --------->  scared of my talk with the lady at the barn |
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Post by tina on Mar 2, 2003 11:07:43 GMT -5
I have 2 buckets set up now in my basement that I am useing for my 2 saddles and so far so good. My 17" is sitting perfect, I put them on tree first so most of the weight is closer to the wall. There are several kinds of spackle and the type my hubby uses comes in a bucket that is a lil stronger and a lil taller then the most common green mud type, I think its a purple bucket and not the most commom green type. I was thinking I could even use 2 buckets inside each other with a wood block support between the 2 and that would make it stronger and about 3 inchs longer plus by useing a strip of wood in the bucket its got extra support to screw the plastic to the wall studs. So far the 2 I have been useing are working great but i dont know yet how long they would last. I love the idea thou of having that lil cubby hole inside the buckets for storage.
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Post by tina on Mar 2, 2003 11:11:43 GMT -5
niaru...so far so good. He is doing therapy twice a month and maybe thats helping i dont know. I really think a lot has to do with he has finaly realized I am not going to stick around with the way he was and also me getting sick was a big help LOL...He was more worried then I had ever seen him about anything. Things arent perfect but they are definalety better then they were....
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Post by Lisann on Mar 2, 2003 13:08:43 GMT -5
Hope things are on the upswing for you and your hubby. Why do relationships have to be so much work  |
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scared of my talk with the lady at the barn
