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Offline magic8192

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2009, »
I like this idea.  I have a few of the hobby lobby 3 legged easels or whatever they are and I don't like them.  I don't understand the mod where you made the branch one piece.  Could you explain it a little better for the PVC impaired?   ;D

I probably won't mount mine on a wooden base.  I will just drive a piece of rebar into the ground and slide the tree over it. 

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2009, »
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I like this idea.  I have a few of the hobby lobby 3 legged easels or whatever they are and I don't like them.  I don't understand the mod where you made the branch one piece.  Could you explain it a little better for the PVC impaired?   ;D

I probably won't mount mine on a wooden base.  I will just drive a piece of rebar into the ground and slide the tree over it. 

The wood base is just a work station (holds the tree up and I can spin it while putting the lights on). I will use rebar when they go out into the yard.

I am not comfortable posting how I bend the pvc in a public forum. I can pm you what I did.

Unless after talking it over with RJ and the rest of the staff and they feel its ok.

I just assembled 8 trees today. I will post pictures later

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Rick R.
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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2009, »
Ok, then I just didn't understand they mount.  PM me if you can't post it.   ;D

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2009, »
Here are two pictures from todays assembly.

The first one showing 5 trees all ready for the paint (flat black)

The second picture is just a close up of the center tree.

Just in case someone wants to know.

The trees are still 18" high

1 - 18"  (Center pole)
4 - 22" (branches)

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2009, »
Thx for the pics.  I like those mini trees.   

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2009, »
Awesome manicured yard too Rick!

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2009, »
I was trying to build a mini mini tree last night, but I still haven't figured out an easy way to bend the PVC  :-[

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Re: Rick's Mini Mini Tree
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2009, »
Hi folks

After a couple changes to make it safer and the official go ahead here is the info. My two jigs are very basic things. Just a piece of wood and some screws but it does work.

ok. the new version of the "branch"



***********First a warning *******************
 PVC fumes are toxic and dangerous to your health.

Use a heat gun to heat up the pvc to get it soft enough to bend. The goal is to heat it up without burning it. You don't want any brown and seriously no black. So take it slow and evenly heat up the pipe (ie: turn it while heating)

Once the branch shape is done and cooled off then we need to cut the top angle. I made another jig and secured it to my power mitre saw. Once lined up its a quick process.

Next is to assembly the pieces. The cross slides on the vertical pole and then I just add a branch. Drill a hole and run a screw in. Repeat for the other 3 branches.


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