A hand seeder can be an excellent assistant when working on the territory of your site. This design can be purchased at the store, but it will be cheaper to make it yourself. The scheme of this design is very simple, in addition, making it, you can make your own changes. The device has a reservoir designed for seeds, as well as a handle. Quite often, the design is complemented by a steel device that resembles a stick. The seeder can be multirow or single row. The example will consider a single-row design.
Preparation before starting work
If you need a hand seeder, then for its manufacture you need to prepare some tools and materials. Among them, one can distinguish a container for seeds, which should preferably be made of plastic. It can be an ordinary jar. The use of a plastic product is convenient for the reason that it is transparent and allows you to control the number of seeds.
You will also need a bolt that will serve as an axis. On it, the jar with seeds will rotate during the use of the device. The hand seeder will be manufactured using a plastic pipe, the length of which should correspond to the depth of the can. You should also prepare a steel tube, the diameter of which should be less than plastic.
It will be necessary to use washers to secure the can. To fill inside the seed jar, you need to make a window. The door can be made using canned tins.
Stock up on a piece of aluminum wire. To make the hand seeder easy to use, you will need to prepare a wooden handle for it.
Features of manufacturing devices
To avoid difficulties in the process, it is necessary to study the technology of work. The center should be noted on the bank. Marking will be needed to drill a through hole. The stability of the entire device will depend on the accuracy of the assembly. Next, you need to remove the lid and make another through hole in the side, which should have a rectangular shape. It will be needed in order to be able to fill the seeds. It is possible to prevent their precipitation if a valve is prepared from a steel can, the dimensions of which should be larger than the hole. This element will serve as a cover.
Assembly assembly
A precision precision seeder must be manufactured using a specific technology, which in the next step requires the prepared valve to be fastened with aluminum wire. This must be done in such a way that it is possible to open and close the window.
In the central part of the can, you need to place a plastic pipe, which will eliminate the rash of seeds. A steel tube should be installed in the plastic tube. In this case, you get a kind of bearing, thanks to which the can will rotate when moving forward. When a precision precision seed drill is manufactured, a long bolt is inserted into the steel pipe in the next manufacturing step. It will need to be tightened with a nut, having placed the washer cans on both ends in advance. This will provide the design with the possibility of free rotation.
Recommendations for the implementation of work
When a manual seeder is made with your own hands, you need to take notes with a pencil on the side of the container. You need to remove them from each other by 3 centimeters. It is necessary to make holes in advance with a hot nail; when choosing a nail, the size of the seeds must be taken into account. Naturally, if you use small holes, then the large seeds will get stuck. On this we can assume that the bulk of the work is done.
Pen making
To strengthen the handle, a hole must be drilled at the end of the wooden element to install the bolt. Then this workpiece is attached to the drill. At the next stage, you only need to make sure that the seeds that are in the ground are covered with soil. This will automate the process.
Do-it-yourself hand seeder can be supplemented with some elements. Among them, you can highlight the chopper, which should be made of a piece of steel. Harvesting must be bent so that the raking of the soil is easier. After this, the prepared chopper must be fixed on the handle, positioning a little above the can. That's all - now you can use the tool.
Another seeder making option
A manual seeder for carrots can be made using another technology. This process is considered somewhat more complex. To work, you will need an aluminum tube, the diameter of which is 28 millimeters. On it you need to prepare the holes, placing them in three rows. Now you can proceed to the manufacture of tanks for seeds.
To do this, use galvanized sheet steel, the thickness of which is 0.5 meters. This item will be a box of 80x70 millimeters. The height of this tank is 40 millimeters. The lower part, which will be intended for seeds, should be made in the form of a trapezoid with a hole. All joints must be sealed.
At the next stage, the hopper is attached to a frame equipped with wheels and a handle, bolts, as well as a screw. One of the screws will act as a retainer for the brush, which is located in the lower part of the housing. With its help, it will be possible to adjust the density of crops. A hand seeder for seeds may have a cover made of plexiglass. This will allow you to conveniently control the number of seeds.
The lid needs to be fixed on the front of the hopper, using furniture hinges for this, you can provide this element with a latch in order to be able to leave it closed.
If you follow the above recommendations, you will be able to make a design that will allow you to sow seeds in a fairly short time on a fairly impressive area. This will speed up your work and save time.