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    i like the one without the wood (1st one),i use that but i insert bamboo in the pipe.i use 1" to 1 1/4 " pipe.works great for us.
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    I just made some pvc ones like your 2nd picture. I put 3 of them about 7' tall next to each other. so I pick #2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RK1 View Post
    I've made a lot of PVC 'trees' with 4-5' long 4-6" PVC trunks and longer pieces of smaller pipe about like you're using stuck through. A holesaw makes drilling PVC a breeze


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    I took my 4” pvc pipe with me to the tool getting place, we tried a large variety of different bits, even a hole saw, they all seemed to break a larger hole into the pipe. I was using 4” sdr 35 pvc , it’s not very thick, are you using schedule 40?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike58 View Post
    Thanks for the input guys, i never thought about the treated lumber so glad you pointed it out. Originally i started drilling holes in 4" pvc sewer pipe, but i had lots of trouble breaking the pipe with paddle bit, regular bit, auger bit and forsener bit. That was getting very frustrating So i decided to switch to wood upright. Not sure what type of drill bits you use with pvc but i was tired of buying 7/8ths inch bits at @20 bucks a pop looking for one that wouldn't break the plastic. Ill have to switch the upright to regular wood.

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    I was using 6" pipe from the garden section at lowes, not sch 40 very thin walled for stuff like French drains. If you can't get a hole the same size as your pipe for the "limbs" put a small self tapping screw on each side to keep the limb from sliding out. A big box of self tappers is cheap


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    Found a picture of them. This was the first time I had made em and since I found a source for free buckets with lids. Cut em in half and have 2 buckets. Sand the pipe with 220 grit sandpaper to make deep ridges that will hold algae growth much better


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    Quote Originally Posted by RK1 View Post
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    Found a picture of them. This was the first time I had made em and since I found a source for free buckets with lids. Cut em in half and have 2 buckets. Sand the pipe with 220 grit sandpaper to make deep ridges that will hold algae growth much better


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    I keep hearing about using treated lumber but what type of lumber is used in building docks and how many thousands of fish are caught around and under docks each year. If treated lumber affected the fish there would be no need to shoot docks as there would be no fish under them. Use the treated lumber if you have it. My worth.

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