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Tuesday, May 04, 2021
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Sheriff
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Bloomfield, Iowa
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I will have several pictures of this post. They will be in seperate posts below this.
So anybody wanting to make some mini greenhouses here you go. Last year a company was putting in fiberoptic lines across our county. Talking to a foreman I was able to get several of the pex pipe reels for free. They are made of 1 1/2" square steel tubing on the outside part of the wheels and 1 1/4" tubing on the braces. The cross members of square tubing between the two wheels and that holds the pex pipe are 1 1/2" tubing. I unbolted the cross members to seperate the wheels and to transport. My son in law helped me cut the wheels in 1/2. We then cut 3 braces out of 1 of the 1/2 moon pieces from both wheels to be used for the side base rails. Took 3 of the cross members to be welded between the wheel arches for the top. It has some weight yes, but should last me many years. 2 guys can pick it up and move it. It is 8' wide and ends up being 11 1/2' long. It will be welded together. I am thinking about using hinges in the center of the endwalls vertically with 2 pieces of polycarbonate to open one or the other or both to let heat out on which ever end the wind is not coming from. Aluminum wiggle wire channels will be screwed onto both side bottom base rails and over the top of the endwall arches. 6 mm greenhouse plastic will be used to cover the hut. Any end wall ideas are welcome. Even my stiff body can step inside through the endwalls with those braces left in.
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