Build guide My Leaping Arch build with LDPE air seeder tube

[BazzaV]

They do deliver but you will need to call them for a quote. As a guide, delivery to Yass was $44 in March 2021.

 

[Freman]

They do deliver but you will need to call them for a quote. As a guide, delivery to Yass was $44 in March 2021.

Whelp, in march of 2022, it's $130, I'll have to have a look around locally

 

[Iain]

Just an add in I have found that an Ally strip 3mm X 10mm is great to stick the LED strip to.

Sorry but what’s Ally strip? Have you got a link? I’m looking at starting my air seeder arches soon. Thanks

 

[Skymaster]

Aluminium Strip? 10mm wide, by 3mm thick, and whatever length you need....

Edit: Link - https://www.bunnings.com.au/metal-mate-10-x-3mm-3m-aluminium-flat-bar_p1079331

 

[Freman]

I don't know if anyone is building one of these at the moment but I've just started and I've designed up a mounting plate that can be 3d printed.
It's meant to be pinned to the ground (tent pegs will probably do?) and I intend to use rope or wire between each plate to keep the arch at 1.5ish meters.

Printables

www.printables.com

 

[brando]

Just built 6 - 3 small, 3 larger for double arches. Feet are 32mm inspection tee’s and will use saddles to anchor.
First lot I used al flat but the second lot I had a heap of threaded rod so used that

 

[DarkwinX]

Been looking at possible builds on here for this year. Re-did the pricing for 2023 and its roughly a 110% increase in cost... inflation eh.

Couldn't find the pipe head clips on eBay - closest thing I could find with a price listed was from Reece which was more than double the cost.

 

[prof]

Bunnings also sell the "40mm head pipe saddle clip", but at nearly $7 a pair.

 

[someoneAUS]

Biggest increase you have there is the airseeder hose. I picked mine up from Hoseco for $133 for 30m might change things a bit.

 

[DarkwinX]

Biggest increase you have there is the airseeder hose. I picked mine up from Hoseco for $133 for 30m might change things a bit.

Yeah that was the biggest increase but everyone seems to know how expensive that stuff is haha!

 

[thewanderingpine]

how many arches are you making? I might have some spare tube you can have for whatever I paid for it. (It's HDPE hula hoop, not air seeder - but works well)

 

[DarkwinX]

how many arches are you making? I might have some spare tube you can have for whatever I paid for it. (It's HDPE hula hoop, not air seeder - but works well)

I need to cover roughly 12m of garden border - I've just paced it out for now.
How wide are the hoops?