Lantern hanger

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  1. Wim

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    Hi all, having found some hydraulic piping left-overs and stainless steel bar I tried to turn these into something usefull...Still needs to be de-greased & painted, but the test-run proved to be succesfull :content: As can be seen, it has 2 positions, lowest has the hook at approx. 2meters high, highest is approx. 3meters. I'll drill an extra hole to have 3 positions (2,5meters).
    Hope you like it! There are a few extra SS hooks, I'll use these for wall-hangers (for lanterns, not flowerbaskets!!! :roll: )
    By the way, the big nail in the 3th photo needs to be replaced by something more aesthetic... ;)
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    Hope you like the idea,

    regards,

    Wim
     

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    Good idea that Wim may try and make one myself a heavy duty type one

    cheers pete
     
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    Wim: Looks good. How do you drive it into the ground? Is it a slide hammer setup? Mike...
     
  4. Wim

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    Hi Mike, so far I've only tried it on the lawn, pushed it in by hand first, then applied some more force (all of my 112Kg :content: ) by simply standing on the cross-bar. But it is a good idea to use the bottom pipe as a slide hammer! I'll see if I can find a piece of pipe that just slides over it to make it a bit stronger.

    All the best,

    Wim

    PS., did you get any info re your Bulldog, other than the safety warning? Haven't seen Dirk for a while now, so couldn't ask him about it.
     
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    nice idea indeed, should give it a try
     
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    Nice one Wim
     

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