D-I-Y cable stakes

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trapper0829

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well its getting to be that time of year again where i start to clean up all my traps and stock up on supplies.

so i figured i'd put together a little step-by-step for others who like doing things theirselves or might be a little short on cash.

sooooooooo...... here goes

step 1:
get the necessary supplies together
--for the stake you will need 3/32" steel cable, two 1/4" nuts
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, and a section of 1/2" i.d. steel pipe
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--tools you will need are a drill with bit slightly larger than cable, reciprocating saw w/ metal blade, a vice, and a hatchet or other way to cut the cable.
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step 2:
cut the cable two and a half inches longer than you want your stake to be. in this case i cut it 26.5" for soft ground stakes. (yes i know the tape says 26" even)
--hint: if you put the cable on something hard such a the vice and hit it with the hatchet it will cut cleanly every time.
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step 3:
cut the pipe on both sides so it looks like a trapezoid when viewed from the side( thanks geometry)
i make the longer side about 2.75" and the shorter is about 2.25"
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step 4:
drill the shorter side dead center but only through one side.
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step 5:
thread the cable down through the hole you just made and out one side
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step 6:
crimp a nut on the end of the cable about 1/4" from the end
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step 7:
thread the other end of the cable through a nut and then back through creating a loop. crimp the nut.
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now you have a completed cable stake add it to the pile
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step 8:
the driver:
start with a 5/8" steel rod. grind down the last inch to about 1/2" and drill a 1/4" hole through the rod 3/4" form the same end.
pound a 1/4" bolt through the hole and grind it even with the other side........your done
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to drive the stakes pre-punch a hole with a piece of rebar and load it on the driver like so...
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and push it down the premade hole. then pull up to set the stake sideways. attach a trap with a quicklink and your ready to go.


all in all this process takes me about 3-4 minutes and costs about 60 cents per stake. they hold up great and will anchor an elephant( well at least a baby one)

any questions just ask



Zach
 
Very nice, thanks for posting it! I don't live far from you
I am in Lackawanna County, do you go to the pta district 9
meetings?
 
Originally Posted By: corey22Very nice, thanks for posting it! I don't live far from you
I am in Lackawanna County, do you go to the pta district 9
meetings?

no, never really got into that kinda stuff with the meetings and all. maybe someday.


Originally Posted By: deerhunterjj When you go to pull your set do you dig out you cable or how do you remove it?

on the day im going to pull them i take a pick with me. normally one or two swings alongside the cable and then i hook the loop on the end of the pick and pry it straight up.
with the berkshires i've pulled the cable out of the ferrule doing this but have yet to pop one of these. they're pretty tuff

Zach
 
Cool thanks looks like a great set you have going. Im sure going to give them a try i have tons of 1/8 cable thats to big for snares so i think this will be a good use for them. Once again thanks for the post saves me much trouble because i was getting ready to make metal stakes but will make these instead. easyer to carry.
 
Yotehunter57, I would think that conduit would be to thin of outer. I have made some like this but welded a nut onto it instead of drilling a hole. they have worked well, but with a hole conduit might work. I have lots of 1/2 inch conduit and would like to know if this method would hold also.
 
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you may be right about the conduit being too thin. If you had a coyote jerking on it all night I could see where he might pull the nut through.
Oh well, just a thought.

Shayne
 


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