Product review- Maker Pipe

[MushCreek]

I just finished a silly little project- a boom to suspend a bird feeder outside of our kitchen window, 15' off of the ground. The deck is about 8' away, so I made a boom out of 3/4" conduit and a product called Maker Pipe. They're fittings that clamp on to 3/4" conduit, and you just tighten them up with a 5 mm hex key. They're pretty inexpensive for the amount of time and trouble they save. I was going to cut the conduit, notch the ends, clean off the zinc for welding, weld, prime to keep from rusting, etc. With these fittings, you just the length and clamp together- done. I made a crude base with a notch to keep the thing from swinging in the wind. You lift it up until the pin is out of the notch, then swing it over to the deck for filling.

Their website shows a lot of possibilities; I'll be looking for excuses to use them from now on. I have no connection to this company; just thought it was a handy product.

https://makerpipe.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQ...eCmIB-9AOTR42gdLn4-00f2tvnOqKq1oaAudpEALw_wcB

 

[Joemctag]

That’s good design! Close to the wall and you can’t see it from inside. Plus, it must be ‘fun’ to use.

 

[matt_i]

OMG - a jib crane for birds

There are some products similar to that -- Creform and FasTube but they dont use EMT as a pipe, thanks for the interesting product tip!

 

[paulsomlo]

Hmm... I wonder if you'll get bird strikes on the window? Sometimes, they fly into them, not realizing it's a solid object.

 

[MushCreek]

We get bird strikes all the time anyway. At least when they leave the feeder, they haven't built up enough speed to hurt themselves. Had a hawk hit the big kitchen window once. I can't believe the glass didn't break!

 

[PFSard]

Thanks; I was going to be looking in the near future for something along that line of products. I'm guessing that the Maker Pipe Website is currently the only place to obtain them.

 

[Wrench97]

Monkey bars for the local Squirrels

 

[MushCreek]

Thanks; I was going to be looking in the near future for something along that line of products. I'm guessing that the Maker Pipe Website is currently the only place to obtain them.

As far as I know. They're local to me, but make no mention of being able to pick up in person.