On May 13, 4:15*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Amateur wrote:
Yo, group -
I have built a portable frame out of 1" PVC to be covered with netting
to protect my strawberry bed. * 4'x4'x2.'
However, I can't seem to jam the joints tight enough that they won't
fall apart.
Are you sure you have the right fittings? * My problem is usually
getting those things apart.
I'm using the 3-part pvc fittings shown at the web site you list
below.
IOW, two horizontal, one vertical at each of 8 points - four at top
of frame; four at bottom.
Not that it matters this time, anyway. * * I'd try to design it so the
netting holds it together. *
Don't think that would work; netting too hard to control.
I'm thinking of winding plumber's tape around the cross-pieces
before I slide them into the fittings. Might create enough friction
to keep x-pieces from slipping out.
Remember, this is a very light-weight frame, designed to be portable
and, if desired, demountable.
* Are you using this style clamp?
http://www.creativeshelters.com/
Canopy-Accessories/Canopy-Accessories...
[I made mine- for 3/4 pvc from scraps of black 1"plastic- the lighter
grade of 1" might be flexible enough for slipping over netting- or try
to find some scraps of 1 1/4"]
If that doesn't appeal to you, then I think 3 #8 self-drilling
sheetmetal screws on each joint ought to do it.
Yes, that would hold, for sure, as another poster mentioned,
but I'm not up for drilling 3 holes at each of 8 sites.
(I may have to eat those words g)
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Also, what's the most trouble-free way of fastening the netting tight
on 5 sides, leaving only the ground side free. Seems like a lot of
trouble to fasten at multiple points. *There's probably a simple
solution, but it hasn't reached the front of my brain g.
Snap clamps if you feel the need to frame it. * * My dad just throws
his nets right over the bed. * Pulls up a corner to pick and just lays
it back down. * * The occasional chipmunk gets in- but I don't think
you can beat them at that game.
Jim
Hey, I think you have the answer! Don't fasten at all, just pull some
netting under the bottom frame. I will try it. Only prob. is every
two weeks when the gardener comes to mow&edge, I have to
pick it up & move to patio, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker.