Mega Tree Base Tutorial - Page 3
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7.) The picture to the left is of your 24" supports. You see how I have laid them out flat. Made my "MARKS" with my sharpie and then glued the OTHER END on using the marks as a guide. This will make sure they are both parallel with each other. |
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8.) Take 3 of the 10' sections of
gray electrical 3/4" conduit and connect them together. Have
someone stand on one end or weight it down and bring the other
end around. While applying downward pressure (to keep it from
slipping at the bottom) make the connection to make a circle.
9.) Take (4) of your 45" supports and (1) of your octagons. Center the octagon and then connect the (4) supports to every other straight section. Then snap them in place to the 3/4" gray conduit so they are fairly straight. |
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10.) Now it is time to make the TRUNK RING. Take one (1) Dura Tee and (1) Spears Tee and insert (1) of the 1.5" pieces of 3/4" PVC Pipe gluing it into one end. Now MAKING SURE THE OTHER TEE IS PERPENDICULAR to the first one, glue it on the other end of the 1.5" piece of PVC Pipe. Do this (12) times. (Set 4 aside for step 14) |
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11.) Now take one of your 7.1'
long sections of POLY COLD WATER PIPE that
you have left in the sun to make it flexible. Take one of
the 3/4" barb splices and apply a little oil or Vaseline. Tap it
into one end using a hammer. Then bring the other end around
(CAREFULLY) so as not to fold it. If you have a vice it helps to
use it to hold one end while you "wiggle" the other end into
place.
12.) Repeat this for the second trunk ring. 13.) Snap on the "DOUBLE" tees you made in step 10 to make (4) connections. Then snap it them onto the bottom 45" horizontal supports. They should snap on RIGHT AT THE EDGE of the 45" support tee. |