| I Love Lucy 2006-07-25, 1:25 pm |
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"Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message
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> "I Love Lucy" <nomore@monkey.biz> wrote in message
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> Read through all this stuff and I have this thought which might help
> or not. While I know that you painted the poles and all, perhaps you
> could drill a hole through the bottom of it, maybe up an inch or two
> from the bottom. Then just put a large nail or a spike through that
> hole. Then you could slide anything big and round (like those
> weights) down the pole and it will be caught by that spike.
>
> I am thinking that repainting the hole would be in order, but either
> way, with either the hole or a clamp, the metal will become exposed
> from the rubbing of metal to metal (or metal to paint). Maybe if you
> can get a spike to fit in the hole snugly, you can paint the whole
> thing after it is assembled, perhaps by dipping a few times. I
> suspect the weights are rubber or plastic coated, which will mitigate
> paint wear from those.
>
> Also, and I bet you thought this, having something heavy on the bottom
> securely connected makes it much more stable when hanging heavy things
> from the top of the poles.
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> Hoping this might help,
> Tomes
>
Thank you, Tomes. I have made too big a deal out of this. Your idea is
doable. After kicking around some of the ideas proposed here, I was
thinking of finding something shallower for a cement mold, like a large
shallow bowl, plastic storage stuff (have a container about right,
square w/rounded corners to lessen breakoff, something, stick a little
piece of hollow plastic pipe in that just a little larger in diameter
than the stake, if I can find it, and go with the clips and/or nails
under it all..
The weights are not uniform in size which probably doesn't matter all
that much, plus I saw some at Goodwill if my son doesn't want me using
his.
I'd need a vice to drill (maybe not. could rig something up I suppose, I
usually manage something) and probably a heavy duty drill bit, more
stuff to buy.
Now I've gotten so many good ideas I'm confused which way to go. I'm
glad I ran it by the group because I don't want them sitting in the
ground too deep as that would make them look odd and the pepsi bottle
and burying them deep enough would make them too short, then would need
the extensions suggested which I'm balking at. Already paying that
place enough for custom rails as it is. Have to keep costs down.
As if all that isn't enough, I got 6 insulators that sit down in the
holder end pretty snugly (don't care so much if those get stolen, they
are cheap) and wish I could find some solar lights that would fit in
them that don't cost an arm and a leg. That is probably asking too
much. I looked all through ebay to get an idea what might be out there.
People are putting out their solar lights and don't seem to worry about
getting them stolen.
Then I will have to be careful that they are set straight because after
all that, I don't want them leaning, but they can always be straightened
I suppose.
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