Slugs

The slugs were getting at the red basil so something had to be done. I'd tried copper tape before but it didn't work so what to do? How about a small stand with electrified legs to support the plant pot?
This is the outcome,

the legs are hollow and contain the wires connecting the copper rings to a battery. 

Ingredients:

• oak floorboard remnant
• scrap ramin dowel
• 22mm copper endfeed couplings
• bell wire
• solder
• hot melt glue
• pva glue
• battery
• battery clip - reused top from dead, err, battery
• redundant camera filter box

Tools:

• bandsaw
• big Jennings bit to suit legs
• small chisel to jiggle bits out to form blind holes
• little Jennings bit to bore out centres of legs
• angle grinder
• round file
• round rasp
• sharp knife, you know the one Stanley?
• small gas torch for soldering wires to rings and scorching legs
• Weller solder gun for wires inside the box  

And here it is on guard 

Here endeth the first blog entry

Update - The Test