Kevlar Rod Attached to Kevlar Plate

Seem like a grossly over designed concept when a simple wooden rod and plate with a single screw would do the same job just fine.

I am sure that your idea is certainly more practical.

For a more permanent solution I have thought about a plastic rod that is threaded which can screw into a plastic block which also has threads. The block could be thick enough to secure the rod. The roof of the mold could just be raised accordingly.

Heidi, how much sand are you pushing at one time? Why oh why must this assembly and process be so durable and strong?

Now that you say Heidi I remember this question from a while back.

I don't think it ever gets a point of having an accepted solution.

I really is just a guess about Heidi, but who else?

There must be some detail about these sand castles that escapes us all... a detail known to him but not yet revealed. Why else all the fuss? Heidi, are these sand castles large enough to live in?

It has been suggested that I "go pound sand" but no additional detail was offered as to how I might accomplish this task and what tools I might need.

What happened to my suggestion in a previous sand mold extraction quandary to utilize a pneumatic air bladder system contained in the mold? This could be accomplished with an audible flatulence simulator readily available from a joke shop and a bicycle pump or bellows.

That's probably Kastrupsky's alternate identity while playing at the beach.

In most cases, a soda straw pushing against a corrugated pasteboard disk would probably suffice, especially if the sand mold is tapered. A deep cylindrical mold, however, would require more force. Then a 3/8" wood dowel would be about right, maybe 1/2" in large instances. The "push rod" doesn't necessarily have to be attached to the disk at all. Kevlar is total overkill; 1/4" UHMW would handle most situations.

I like your comments. Perhaps I went a little overboard.

I told someone else that I thought for a more permanent solution a plastic rod that is threaded could screw into a thicker plastic plate (Block?) which also has threads. The block could be thick enough to secure the rod. The roof of the mold could just be raised accordingly.

You mentioned that the "push rod" doesn't have to be attached to the disk. So be it. They might be easier to locate, if the tide comes in and things get knocked around. The rod or block could be colored.

As far as using corrugated pasteboard, a straw, etc. I like these comments but you might say that it is temporary. Using different size wooden dowels; I can't argue about that. I am just searching around. (Testing the waters?) What more can I say?

The corrugated pasteboard and straw could be washed away as the ocean waves come back and forth. (Tide?)

One only need to look at a plasterers hawk for inspiration.
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