So today I drove all over town just to find a bun foot to make for the top of my mega tree and found one so i decided to post some pic's.
So today I drove all over town just to find a bun foot to make for the top of my mega tree and found one so i decided to post some pic's.
Walter
Looks good Walter.
Caution - I had one of those wood ones once. Dang thing didn't hold up to the weather and split. Spilled the lights. Had multiple coats of outdoor rated paint on it too.
Now I use one I welded out of some steel rod.
Not trying to be negative, will probably work out well for one season depending on how wet your winter is.
John (The Mascot)
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Nice job Walter. The rest of the folks on our forum should see stuff like this. John may have a point but it should last a few years here. Our weather is tamer than John's so are our women.
Al
I'm still working on building a shutle but I think i'm going to run out of time this year so that was just to get me through. but still have not come up with any ideas yet
Walter
Walter,
When I built my megatree, I used the same bun foot. Looks very much like yours. That was 5 or so years ago, and I painted it. It has a few places where it's has weathered, but haven't had any problems.
I didn't have a star on top until last year, so it had most of the elements hit it most of the time. Now that there's a flange on the bottom, and on the top for the star, I don't think it will come apart.
To get an idea of a good replacement that might slide up and down a pole, take a look at Darryl Brown's new topper for his trees @ http:\\christmaslightshow.com. He sells plans for a 20 or 30 ft tree that has a pulley to raise/lower the lights. My PVC tree is built from his kit from 4-5 yrs ago, and has survived several spills and strong winds.
Last edited by mschell; 08-05-2009 at 11:02 PM. Reason: spelling
Mark
New location - new display. Looking forward to 2015 season!
Walter
We have 5 mega trees , and one we used a bun foot like yours. Hope you got a good price on it. The ones I have seen have been pretty expensive.
The other trees I just took some pressure treated 2X6 and cut out the topper and used the same flange you used. Then I applied a good paint to it. Have have had no problems with them.
Just don't use plywood because you will have problems from the get go.
Don
Walter,
I'm glad to hear the good results the others have had with the bun foot.
Maybe I just got hold of a bad one.
John (The Mascot)
www.tennholidays.com
480 LOR Channels + 2 CCR + 8 Mighty Minis + 10 Rainbow Floods+ 1 vdrive and vflood, Lynx Express and over 40,000 LEDs
My third wife had a bum bun foot and she split after 5 years.
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I still think Walter will be okay. He used exterior grade paint. Paint when properly applied is very elastomeric. Standing water is what kills painted wood.
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