I am starting my megatree and have been eyeing the fancy PVC Snap fittings (DUra and Spears) at ChristmasLightShow.com. Has anyone tried simply dry-fitting regular PVC, pre-drilling some pilot holes, and driving in a quick set-screw for each fitting location ? The snap fittings look nice but there must be some simpler ways to build the mega-tree bases and still allow tear-down. Since I don't have any experience with putting set-screws in PVC .. can any of you tell me if this will work or might the fittings crack ?
I want my megatree to have the lights tuck under the lower ring and then have about 2 or 3 feet of "trunk" down to the ground. I like the construction of the DIY megatree at ChristmasLightShow.com, and I am about ready to order their crank-up meagtree components (I like them a lot) .. But for the base, I would like to just use parts I can buy from Lowes and Home Depot.
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