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<div> <font size="3">I'm sure 1/4 inch steel plate will stand up to any bear. Even 1/8 inch plate will work. Will 16 gauge steel be good enough? Dunno. Depends a lot on the dimensions. Larger surfaces will more easily succumb to bear attack. Also, return bends on the edges make it much stronger than a cut edge. Dimensions matter</font></div>
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From: Peter J. Thomas <pj_thomas@comcast.net><br>
To: Mark Watson <watsonm05@comcast.net>; shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Fri, Apr 1, 2022 9:00 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Bear proof bird feeder.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I'll bet the would. Though I sure a 3" 14 gauge post fill with concrete <br clear="none">and cemetted to bedrock with rebar gussets should with stand the bears. <br clear="none">I wondering more about what gauge steel plate I should use fabricate the <br clear="none">bird feeder and weld it to the top of the post. Feeder will only be <br clear="none">about 6 feet off the ground so it's visible from inside the house.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 4/1/2022 6:59 AM, Mark Watson wrote:<br clear="none">> Instant thought: BOOOIIINNNGGG<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> And imagine if the bears decide they like boinging it over and over. What a video that would make!<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>> On 04/01/2022 2:50 AM Mark Miller <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:markmiller@threeboysfarm.com" href="mailto:markmiller@threeboysfarm.com">markmiller@threeboysfarm.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> <br clear="none">>> Consider letting them bend it as they wish. Weld a large spring<br clear="none">>> (perhaps a garage door spring, a car suspension spring, something easy<br clear="none">>> to find and heavy) and let them bend it as they wish. When they are done<br clear="none">>> it will return to vertical undamaged.<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Regards,<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Mark Miller 707-490-5834<br clear="none">>> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:markmiller@threeboysfarm.com" href="mailto:markmiller@threeboysfarm.com">markmiller@threeboysfarm.com</a><br clear="none">>><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">> Suggested annual donation $12.96<br clear="none">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/pj_thomas@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/pj_thomas@comcast.net</a>
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