How to Build a Taylor Float for Oyster Gardening

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🔍 The first step in building a Taylor float is to prime all of your PVC joints with glue.

🔍 It is important to put the glue on the inside of your elbow and on the edge side of your pipe when building the Taylor float.

🔍 You should put the PVC pieces together with a twist to create an airtight seam.

🔍 Squaring up the PVC ring is necessary to ensure it is square.

🔍 Glue should be applied on the inside of your elbows and on the edge side of your pipes when building the PVC ring.

🔍 Building supported or strengthened corners involves bending wire pieces around to make reinforced corners.

🔍 You can use a bender or a rubber hammer and a toothpick to bend the wire for reinforced corners.

🔍 Attaching the corners of the basket involves using pick rings to secure them in multiple places.

🔍 After completing the thick ringing of your corners, it's time to put the PVC ring on the table and lay the open end of the basket down into the PVC ring.

🔍 Lastly, loop at least three pieces of wire around the open end of the basket and attach them tightly with cable ties.

- 👨‍🔧 The Taylor float is a PVC ring with a basket inside to hold oysters as they grow.

- 👷‍♂️ The first step in building a Taylor float is to prime all of the PVC joints.

- 🔄 Putting glue inside the elbow creates an airtight seam and helps keep the air in.

- 🛠️ It's important to square up the PVC ring by pressing it together firmly.

- 📏 The next step is to measure and mark the corners of the basket.

- 🔀 Bend the wire to create supported corners for the basket.

- 🔨 Using a bender or a rubber hammer, fold the wire to create reinforced corners.

- 👌 Attach the corners of the basket using pick rings in three places along the sides and in four places where the corners overlap.

- 🧶 Finally, loop at least three pieces of wire through the open end of the basket and attach them to the PVC ring to complete the Taylor float.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Priming the PVC joints with glue

00:34 Gluing the inside of the elbow and edge side of the pipe and joining them

01:17 Joining the other end of the PVC pipe

01:20 Squaring up the PVC ring

02:11 Gluing the inside of the elbows and edge side of the pipes and joining them

02:56 Assembling the PVC ring

03:07 Measuring and marking the Dwyer grid for the basket

03:31 Creating reinforced corners by bending wire

04:20 Using a bender or rubber hammer to bend the wire for the basket

05:01 Attaching the corners of the basket with pick rings

05:36 Adding ABC bracing to the PVC ring

06:01 Inserting the open end of the basket into the PVC ring

06:16 Attaching wire ties to secure the basket to the float

06:28 Completing the Taylor float by clipping off excess wire ties

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Q&A

How do I build a Taylor float?

The first step is to prime all of your PVC joints, gluing them together to create an airtight seal. Then, assemble the PVC ring by gluing the elbows and pipes together. The next step is to build the basket by cutting and bending the wire grid. Attach the corners of the basket using zip ties. Finally, insert the open end of the basket into the PVC ring and secure it with wire ties.

What materials do I need to build a Taylor float?

To build a Taylor float, you will need PVC pipes, PVC elbows, PVC glue, a wire grid, zip ties, and wire cutters.

How do I secure the corners of the basket?

The corners of the basket can be secured using zip ties. Attach the zip ties in three places along the actual seam and then at four places where the strength of the corner overlaps.

Can I use a bender to bend the wire grid?

Yes, if you have a bender, it is the easiest way to bend the wire grid. However, if you don't have a bender, you can use a rubber hammer and a toothed out to bend the wire.

How do I attach the basket to the PVC ring?

Lay the PVC ring on a table and insert the open end of the basket into the PVC ring. Loop at least three pieces of wire through the grid and attach them using cable ties. You can then use wire cutters to remove any excess wire.

How do I make reinforced corners in the wire grid?

To make reinforced corners, take two small pieces of wire and bend them around the corner edge. This will create a supported corner that adds strength to the basket.

What is the purpose of a Taylor float?

A Taylor float is used to hold oysters as they grow. The PVC ring provides a structure for the oysters to attach to, and the wire basket holds the oysters in place. This allows oysters to grow in a controlled environment.