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Old 03-08-2016, 04:13 PM
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My parents found (purchased) this 12 or 15 years ago at a flea market.
It's a "home-make" stand for hanging plants.

I've been using it for some of my orchid baskets.

It works really great, and at sometime in the future I may try to build another one.
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Old 03-08-2016, 06:10 PM
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What a clever use of PVC! We have a bunch of left-over PVC from a project awhile back...looks like I'll put my husband to work. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 03-09-2016, 04:19 AM
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Good one.
I Used a similar idea except made from copper piping.
I only used it for displaying my large pendant Dendrobiums at the OS meetings.
The white PVC makes a very nice looking in-home or growing area display.
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Thanks folks for your comments.

That's what weekends are for, katrina.

@ voyager, I'm not terribly handy but making a display 'stand' from copper piping sounds like it would be really nice looking!


I've looked around online and found some interesting PVC plant-stands...shelf styles...that would be very interesting/nice too.

Some PVC, fittings, a cutter, glue, and idea(s)!
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If youre buying the materials, look into schedule 80 PVC as opposed to the common schedule 40. It's stronger, and I notice a bit of sag on the one you have.
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Looking good so very handy. I can see mine swaying in the wind. Oh did I say swaying I meant completely vertical.
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If youre buying the materials, look into schedule 80 PVC as opposed to the common schedule 40. It's stronger, and I notice a bit of sag on the one you have.
Whoever made it used the thicker/stronger PVC.
The sag is probably coming from my orchids in the baskets that are hanging on it...seriously in need of re-potting and dividing!

I haven't seen the kind of bottom anchor that was used but I envision a stainless steel plate or "X" thingie attached to the bottom of the vertical piece.
The pot has stones in the bottom to add support.

Sorry for digging up this older post but real life issues have kept me busy and away from the site.
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Whoever made it used the thicker/stronger PVC.
The sag is probably coming from my orchids in the baskets that are hanging on it...seriously in need of re-potting and dividing!

I haven't seen the kind of bottom anchor that was used but I envision a stainless steel plate or "X" thingie attached to the bottom of the vertical piece.
The pot has stones in the bottom to add support.

Sorry for digging up this older post but real life issues have kept me busy and away from the site.
There are two common grades of PVC pipe, DWV and schedule 40. DWV is for low pressure drain and vent applications. Schedule 40 is for pressure applications and is much thicker. But schedule 80 is thicker and stronger still. But it it's gray, not white.
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This is a great idea! I need to look around here for some spare parts and get a bit crafty.
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