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Some friends have had several finch feeders wrecked by squirrels over the last little while. The two they showed me were made of wood and clear plastic. The holes for the seeds are quite small (~2mm), but the squirrels would chew them to something more like 5cm and clean the thing out. When I saw some venting pipe at the hardware store that was about the same size, I figured I'd challenge the squirrels - they are 50km from here so I have no revenge to fear.
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Supplies:
- 2 feet of 3 inch vent pipe
- 2 end caps
- about 1 foot of wire (ideally same material as pipe, or covered)
- rivets (sheet metal screws would do)
- 2 about 1 foot pieces of cable (or a dowel)
- 4 zip-ties
Tools:
- A drill (you might be able to punch through the metal with a nail instead...)
- drill bits of the size for your rivets ot to pre-drill for the screws, if needed)
- a riveter (or screw driver if you use screws)
Substitute as McGyver would.
- 2 feet of 3 inch vent pipe
- 2 end caps
- about 1 foot of wire (ideally same material as pipe, or covered)
- rivets (sheet metal screws would do)
- 2 about 1 foot pieces of cable (or a dowel)
- 4 zip-ties
Tools:
- A drill (you might be able to punch through the metal with a nail instead...)
- drill bits of the size for your rivets ot to pre-drill for the screws, if needed)
- a riveter (or screw driver if you use screws)
Substitute as McGyver would.
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I am not sure what you thought was involved in the process of galvanization to provoke such an outburst! There is no need for profanity, even if you do mask it with '*'s.
In a nutshell, galvanization is the process of coating steel or iron with a thin layer of zinc to prevent corrosion. You can read more about it here,Galvanized steel but I can assure the galvanized metal will withstand the elements for many years to come.