wife been on my case to get the christmas tree up . went looking for the old tree holder i inherited from my dad years ago--it was a heavy cast iron pedistal for a street lamp. worked real good. however, i couldn't find the dern thing after scouring the barn for near an hour. Wife said go to Wally-mart and buy a new one.my thrifty little mind balked at that idea and besides, the dern thing would be made out of 20 gauge chinese crap that probably started out life as a melted down 55 chevy. i keep a scrap iron pile and went looking for donor parts for the new christmas tree holder. lo and behold, i found a small block chevy oil filter canister and a worn out rotor off a C-4. simply cut the center out of the rotor , slip the can in the hole, get Mr Mig Welder fired up ,drill and tap four 5/16" holes on the canister( for bolts to stabilize and plumb the tree) and its a done deal. i charged Lea 20 frogskins for the new holder, which equates to near two cases of the Beast.Bet ole Roy B don't have no 55 vette accessory like this one. Merry Christmas guys.mike
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Mike ,
I hope you put a new brass washer in the end that holds water for the tree..
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mrs clem got a new tree last year,it comes in a box all decorated and all you do i plug it in,push the up button and a 2 foot high tree extends to 6-1/2' tall all decorated lighted tree. i will post a picture when a get achance. when you are finished with it you hit the down button and put it back in the boxComment
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Mike,
Thanks for the laugh, that is really recycling! Merry Christmas to you too. Don H.Comment
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Have a great season Mike.
Which of your pockets did Lea get the $20?
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Mike did you paint it resale red? Hope you and family have a great Christmas. Don't be looking for Corvette parts under the tree as the economy is in the tanks right now.
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Years ago I was sick (and tired) of the Christmas tree stands that would not support a tree more than three feet tall without the legs bending. 'Even tried mounting it on a 3' X 3' piece of plywood. That, and the fact our two cats made it a daily practice of climbing the tree and napping on the branches then jumping off and the tree came crashing down.
I put a small eye bolt in the ceiling, suspended some wire from it and tied it to the top of the tree. 'Solved that problem for a couple of dollars. A few years later I found a sturdy tree stand and bought it for about $25.00. Used it for a couple of years until I was informed we would have an artificial tree. Now we are back to a flimsy stand that won't support the fake tree if it is bumped. I could mount the stand on a piece of plywood or maybe use an eye bolt and wire and---
(Now, if I could only find a good place to store the tree.)Comment
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