I admit that I saw this idea on the Hosta forum. But once I did, I was on it! I looked for an all-metal spreader for weeks hoping to find one in the trash or really cheap. Well, I finally did find one at an estate sale for only $5. It was only five because one of the wheels doesn't really roll anymore. Fine by me, I wasn't planning to use it anyway! Well, not for its intended purpose anyway.