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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thanks!!! I been toying with 10 gauge
(1/8") or 16 gauge with reinforcements. Going to see what cutoffs
the metal deal has. Black bear or two. There is a pair that
roams town.<br>
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On 4/2/2022 11:24 AM, DAVID MASSEY wrote:<br>
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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
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<div><font size="3">Another thing, what kind of bear are we
talking about? Grizzly, brown, Yogi?</font><br>
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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
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> Instant thought: BOOOIIINNNGGG<br clear="none">
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> And imagine if the bears decide they like boinging it
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