Cosd Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) I've been meaning to post this for a while as I've had a few people ask. No responses back from anyone to see how they got on so that could be an indication that they're rubbish but I like them and they've served me well for a Few months so far. I've made some very simple sticks for the FUDS using 1mm metal rod (welding rod in my case). I've already made 300mm and 500mm ones, and just got some more rod to make 1000mm ones so I can set up on various length crops. Firstly I cut away about 1cm of the red metal stakes on the FUD's in the middle, this way I could remove them but could put them back on if need be. I then cut the metal rod to the desired length and put a very simple bend at the top using two sets of pliers. The picture below shows the bend next to a £ trolley token to give you an idea of scale. The U bend is inserted either into the centre rivet where you can set the FUD to face any direction you want, or if placed into the neck rivet, the bird will always turn and face into the wind. The longer the rod the more bounce movement you get. Here is a short video of it with the 300mm rod. Excuse the voice over, I made this video to send to my mate Denny some time back... http://s1204.photobu...3046EA81450.mp4 Cheap to make and took me all of about 30 minutes to make 24 of them. Hope this helps someone.... Cos Edited September 17, 2012 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 NICE ONE............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmag Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Looks good, i use old wire cloths hangers and beng them in much the same way you have the rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesy Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Tried it out on a few of mine. Have to say they look good and a lot easier to set up than the big red spikes . Good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 like the look of this thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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