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PVC "Banging Pot" Scarecrow. The simple version.

PVC \"Banging Pot\" Scarecrow. The simple version.
A banging pot scarecrow is a scarecrow that somehow makes noise. I have made mechanical ones using a mini windmill to make it bang metal bars together but this time I am making it of PVC. Simple to construct and (Hopefully) it will protect my heirloom vegetables.

You'll need a way to prevent the wildlife from eating your vegetables, and a scarecrow is a cheap and easy way to do it. I made this one from PVC so that,
A: I can use it next year.
B: the flexibility of PVC will help it make more noise.
And C: it's light, that means at the end of the year my wife can easily move it if I am not around.  
 
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Step 1Materials.

Materials.
Materials is easy.  1x10 foot 3/4 inch PVC Cut into the following.
1x12 inch
2x14 inch
2x16 inch
2x18 inch
1x24 inch 
4x 90 degree elbows
1xPVC Crossover
3x PVC Caps
1x old shirt
1x old ball cap
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I'm an inventor/mechanic/woodworker and Photographer, If I need something I usually make it, or find a way to make whatever is available to me better. I love buying used stuff because even if it bre...
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