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Post by fernwood on Jan 13, 2019 18:05:07 GMT -5
Was at my neighbors today. We were in her back yard. I noticed an industrial sink next to the house that was not there the last time I visited. She said she got it from a paper mill when they were upgrading in the 1990's. She wants to connect it to her house water supply and use for washing fruits from her orchard and veggies from her huge garden.
This was not your ordinary sink. Fully contained unit, all stainless steel. Two double sinks, with hot/cold faucets and sprayers. Between the sinks and on either side, there are slanted, grooved areas, about 2' wide. Double shelves under the sinks and the grooved counters. All hoses intact.
Total length of unit was about 12' . Told her that it would be great for washing rocks that her nieces and her find. She agreed.
I was in so much awe, did not take a photo. She will be having her plumbing brother connect both hot and cold water to it come Spring.
A unit like this would be my dream rock washing/clean out station. Of course, I would first need to build a workshop to house it.
The most amazing thing was that she paid $20.00 for it! Purchased direct from the paper mill.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Jan 13, 2019 19:46:29 GMT -5
I got lucky and scored a nice stainless lab sink from a nearby air force base auction. $15 and I brought it home to put in my garden. I use it to wash the veggies before I bring them in the house. I plumbed it into my secondary (irrigation) water supply so only have cold. Don't really need hot anyway. I placed it on a concrete foundation and encased it in petrified wood. The pet wood isn't lapidary grade but looks handsome in landscaping applications.
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Post by grumpybill on Jan 13, 2019 21:07:21 GMT -5
Restaurant supply houses sometimes have cheap stainless steel sinks that they've taken in on trade.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 14, 2019 7:58:15 GMT -5
12 feet?! That's a lot of rock!
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Post by fernwood on Jan 14, 2019 8:10:25 GMT -5
Or for my neighbor, a lot of fruits/veggies. Her orchard is enclosed with a 15' chain link fence. Electric wire above. Irrigation system. About 15 total trees. All produce about a bushel of fruit annually. Garden has a smaller height fence and no irrigation. My neighbor has about a 5 acre yard! It has beautiful landscaping and loaded with flowers, fruits and veggie gardens. A few nut trees.
I could see how this sink system would work great for rocks. Place whatever is to be cleaned on the left most shelf. Then soak in the first sink. Use second sink to spray off/brush the rocks. Then, let them dry on the last shelf.
Or, the shelves would be perfect for running tumblers/cabbing machines on.
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