5-Gallon Bucket: DIY Projects, Hacks, and Upcycles

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Five-gallon buckets are ubiquitous and cheap (indeed, they are often free). But did you know they can also be hacked, hot-rodded, reengineered, and upcycled to create dozens of useful DIY projects for homeowners, gardeners, small-scale farmers, and preppers?

5-Gallon Bucket Book contains 60+ ideas that put these humble and hard-working mainstays to work past their prime and keep them out of landfills. Simple step-by-step instructions, as well as parts lists and images of the completed projects, make sure you will have fun and love the results of your work.

Projects include perfect additions to your yard and garden, tools to care for your animals, useful innovations, handy home helpers, and even family-oriented designs!

They range from simple things like chicken feeders to much more complex projects (small room air conditioner, anyone?). For anyone who doesn’t already have fifteen of them cluttering up the garage, 5-Gallon Bucket Book also offers advice on where to get cheap and free buckets, and how to tell if a bucket is safe to use for food.

From the Publisher

Cyclone Dust Collector, Step 1

Mark two holes on either side of center on the bucket list. Use the PVC pipe end as a template. Drill a pilot hole in each circle and cut out each with the hole saw.

Step 3

Lay a bead of silicone sealant around the base of elbows’ flanges and allow to dry before continuing.

Step 2

Prime the ends of the elbows and the slip fittings with PVC primer and then coat them with PVC cement. Fit the pieces together through the lid, making sure the elbows are on the underside of the lid and are pointed in opposite directions.

Step 4

Snap the lid into place on the bucket. Tighten one end of each of the rubber fittings onto the pipes on top of the lid and connect the other ends to your shop-vac hose and power-tool hose using the hose clamps.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Voyageur (September 28, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760347891
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760347898
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.33 x 10 inches