Supplies Needed:

Tools:

Hammer

PVC Cutter (you can find one here they come in different sizes depending on which size PVC you use)

Measuring Tape / Ruler

Pen

Materials:

2 - 5ft x 1" PVC Pipe

4 - 1" PVC Slip-On Plugs

3 - 1" PVC Slip-On Tee's

4 - 1" PVC Slip-On 90 Degree Elbows

PVC Pipe Cement (this isn't necessary to complete the project, see additional notes below)

4 - 1 1/2" Rubber Grippers (we used these to cover the base legs, you can find the same kind here)

This project was started by creating the base for the bird stand.

We began by marking and cutting down the 1" PVC pipe to create the legs, using the following cut sizes:

2 - 1ft pieces

4 - 6" pieces

Next we added the plugs to the 90 degree elbows. These elbows were used to create the legs and we added the plugs to seal off the bottom opening. We used PVC pipe cement here to make sure the plugs stayed in place. The pipe cement had a really strong smell, dried quickly and was overall hard to use. So after we created the base we tested out some pieces without glue and just used a hammer to tap them together which actually created a very strong bond so we decided to ditch the pipe cement altogether. I would definitely recommend using a hammer instead of the PVC pipe cement to connect the PVC pipe pieces together.

After the plugs were in place, we inserted the 4-6" PVC pieces into the open ends of the 90 degree elbows, and secured them together using a hammer.

The next step was to create the center of the base by connecting the 2-1ft PVC pieces using a 1" PVC Tee and hammering them in place.

The 2 remaining 1" PVC Tee's were added to both ends on the center of the base and hammered in place.

Next we inserted the 4 legs into the open ends of the 2 PVC Tee's on the center of the base, and secured them together using a hammer.

This will complete the base so you just want to make sure all of the legs are straight and that the opening on the center Tee is facing upwards.

Now you can add the remaining 5ft PVC pipe to the center of the base, and hammer it in place. This will create the main pole on the bird stand. We left ours at 5ft but you can cut it down to any size.

To complete the base we added rubber grippers to the legs to keep the stand from scratching up the floor. Ours came with a sticky back so we simply stuck these on the bottom of the legs.