adding wood perches to pvc stand *tutorial*

[Macawlover12]

I was looking at my pvc stand and decided to add some wood perches to it, but couldn't figure out how exactly to do it. I finally came up with a solution.
I started off making a perch from poplar wood.

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I then bored a hole in the base of the perch

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After the hole is made insert a piece of pvc and screw it in

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Finally install it on your stand.

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I still need to make some adjustments but it appears to be working pretty good. I am thinking about making a tree stand in a similar way.

 

[Macawlover12]

This also makes it easier to take it off and clean.

 

[Birdman666]

Another way to do this is to simply drill a hole through the PVC, and screw the branch in, using a long wood screw and a large washer.

 

[Macawlover12]

That is harder to do for me than this was and I can remove it with a twist. That was my main concern is making it easy to remove if I need to move the stand or clean the perches.

 

[getwozzy]

Pretty cool!! Are those dish rings??


Here's what I did- I wanted to use bamboo so I wrapped the ends slightly in vet wrap and crammed them in the PVC (lol)

 

[MomtoPercy]

What a cool idea! I'm afraid that I'm of the same persuasion as Trish - FORCE it into place! LOL!!

 

[Macawlover12]

Pretty cool!! Are those dish rings??


Here's what I did- I wanted to use bamboo so I wrapped the ends slightly in vet wrap and crammed them in the PVC (lol)

Oh, that is a great idea, especially if you don't own a drill. I really like that.
Yes, I installed food water dishes on the perch. It was another reason I wanted to make it easy to remove.

 

[getwozzy]

Yes, the pieces were ready to go from a previous project, so I didn't have to do much for this...but previously my husband cut all the bamboo pieces with his compound saw, and then drilled all the holes for the eye screws. But- if you don't have tools, you could get by with buying a hand saw and cutting pieces- make sure the diameter is virtually the same as the inside of the PVC.

I'm going to steal your dish idea though! I am gearing up to make a new stand so it's perfect!

 

[Macawlover12]

I have like 20 of those food bowl rings. I got them for .50 cent each!! A small pet store was going out of business, so I stocked up I have four stands in my house so I have already used most of them. I will keep the rest for backups.
I am going to make a tree stand next by joining pieces of branches together with pvc (like I did with the perch) and to hide the pvc, I will wrap it in manila rope.