#but i think thats messed up. so i want to do a pvc

[adambstingus]

Every Halloween, I Have A Story I Like To Tell

I liked Ben, I really did. I mean, he was a nice guy. We had some fun times together in college, messing around the dorm, going to parties, all the dumb shit that college guys do. He was cool and all, but he was a little pretentious. Well, I guess the word he used was artistic. He thought he was real smart, spent a lot of time trying to prove it to everyone. He had his own blog developed to film critiques not the big ones, though. Just little indie productions because nothing else was worth his time. When he got like that, he could be pretty insufferable.

Perhaps the most annoying thing that he did was performance art.

Now, I dont wanna be the guy who says that all performance art is dumb. But yeah, no, all performance art is dumb. Oh, look, youre on display painting a picture of Jesus from your own urine, how original and edgy! Maybe Im a little jaded, but it always seemed so contrived to me. Unfortunately, Ben really loved it. He thought there was something beautiful in art that was physically living and he devoted an embarrassing amount of time to it.

Anyway, I hung out with Ben a few times after college, but we mostly just met up to do some heavy drinking and maybe hit a strip club or two. He considered THAT performance art as well, which was just fine with me, it gave me an excuse to waste some ones. Since we didnt hang out very often, I had a bad feeling when he contacted me about a month before last Halloween.

He called me up at about seven in the morning on a Saturday, which is too early to even consider waking up, in my opinion. I answered in a daze and he started running his mouth like crazy, as though afraid that, if he didnt get it all out at once, he never would.

Mike, hey, Mikey, listen, buddy, I need your help, okay? Okay, okay, Ive got this idea for a performance and, well, its going to be , you know? So good! Its going down on Halloween. Can you come help? Look, Ill even pay you, man. Fifty dollars. So how bout it?

Now, Ive never cared much about Halloween one way or the other, and Im a pretty easy guy. Fifty dollars to probably just sit there and run a fog machine or some bullshit? For the right price, I could even pretend that I wanted to be there. Besides, what else are friends for?

A few days later, he gave me the details. To be honest, I was a little shocked when he sent the email. I know that performance art is intended to be edgy and can sometimes get a little dangerous, but this seemed downright negligent.

Mike:

Thanks for agreeing to do this for me! Ive talked to a few other people, but they werent really comfortable with it, for reasons youll probably be able to figure out. Of course, I understand if you want to back out, but I think you are probably the most reliable person I know. Its really not that big of a deal, Im sure youll agree.

As Im sure youve noticed, vampires have become very prominent in the media as of late. I say vampires because they are beginning to deviate so wildly from the traditional myths that they resemble forest fairies more than anything else. Altruistic? Sparkly? Whiny? Give me a break. We need more Dracula! We need more Carmilla! We need more death, destruction, and blood!

My performance will center on the theme of rebirthing the vampire. For the vampire to be reborn, he must first be buried. To turn peoples attentions back to the myths of old, I will be doing just that: I will be burying the vampire.

I have a group of viewers signed up already to participate in the performance, so you dont need to worry about that. Im going to plant a series of vampire-themed clues around town for them to follow. The clues should be pretty simple, and it will probably take no more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half for them to find me.

Here comes the somewhat controversial part. Essentially, for this performance to have any semblance of meaning, I need to be buried alive. Dont worry, its perfectly safe: I have a buddy from back home who is building me a coffin with a hole in the top. Ill be fixing it with a pipe that will stick an inch or two above the ground. That way, I wont run out of air. Ill also have a few necessities in the coffin in case something happens: food, water, and a flashlight.

Once they arrive at my grave which will be completely vampirized they will be provided with an array of shovels and will bring me back to life, a reincarnation of the true mythological history of vampires.

Here is where you come in. I need you to bury me. In addition, I need you to be my safety net: if they cant find me, if something goes wrong, if I become sick, I need you to be the one to get me out or call the police, if necessary. Ill also need you to decorate my grave, make it really creepy dont worry, Ill send you some blueprints.

I know this is a little stressful and it may take some time for you to decide, but, rest assured, this is a completely safe project. Theres no danger of suffocation and the coffin is sturdy, so its very unlikely that it will collapse. I really just need you there for support and the actual hard work of burying me.

What do you say? Id even be willing to up your pay to a hundred dollars, if thats what you need.

Let me know!

RIP,

Ben

I stared at my screen for a few minutes, completely dumbfounded.

Once I cut through all the bullshit about art and vampires and rebirth, what it came down to was death.

This guy actually wanted me to almost kill him.

I mean, sure, it probably WAS safe. But my mind went over the plan slowly. What if I couldnt get him out in time? One shovel and a pit of dirt wouldnt be a fast job. Furthermore, what if something happened to me?

Before making a decision, I sent him another email asking if he was really sure he was up for this. Of course he knew, he said. And then he said something that would always stick with me.

Art must be a little dangerous, my friend, for it to be real.

A month later, I found myself standing at the foot of a grave. It was six feet deep and perfectly rectangular. Sitting at the bottom was a tapered coffin covered with black lacquer, a white skull painted on the top. In the eye of the skull was a hole just big enough for the PVC pipe. Stenciled underneath was a line from Dracula: Denn die Todten reiten schnell.

I stood there like an idiot, waiting for Ben to show up.

In the end, Id decided to go along with his stupid gig. Ben was a stubborn bastard, and if I didnt help him, someone else would. At least, thats the justification I gave myself. But the real reason was that, deep inside my heart, his words were still echoing.

Id ended up doing a little more work than I had intended. For one, I had to place his stupid clues around the city. It wasnt hard work, but it took some time to get them all in the proper places. Luckily for Ben, they were pretty obvious clues. There was no need to worry that his participants would be unable to find him.

Ben had set up the grave and the coffin a few days prior to Halloween. It was out in the woods just on the outskirts of town, no chance of it being disturbed. Id tried to talk him out of burying it the whole six feet down.

If something happens and I need to get you out fast, what will I do? Cant you put it closer to the surface?

Ben had just shaken his head in exasperation. You just dont get it, do you? It has to be done right. Remember what I told you.

So I shrugged and let him mess around with whatever dumbassery would get him off.

I was just beginning to wonder if I should have brought more beer this promised to be a long night when Ben showed up.

I had to restrain my laughter when I saw his getup. A cheap Dracula costume from Wal-mart had never looked so pathetic, especially when topped off with those cheap plastic fangs. Hed greased his hair back and painted on a widows peak.

I couldnt resist. Wow, seriously, dude?

He gave me a stern look. Its a comment on the commercialization of vampires and horror as we know it today. He fished around in his pocket and pulled out a walkie talkie. Here, take one. The range isnt very far, but my cell phone wont work that far underground. Youll have to stay nearby. Let me know if youre going out of range.

I shrugged and took it. Okay, but you brought your cell just in case, right?

Nah, what good will it do if it doesnt work?

This guys batshit insane, I thought. But he handed me the hundred dollars and, suddenly, it didnt seem to matter anymore.

I helped him into the coffin and shut the lid. He seemed pretty calm if it were me, I knew Id be having a panic attack. I fit the PVC pipe into the hole. It slid in perfectly snug. I climbed out of the coffin and grabbed my shovel, taking one last look at the shiny black peeking out from the dirt.

With a resigned shrug, I started to shovel in the dirt. Okay, well, he asked for this, I thought.

It took almost a full hour to get all the dirt piled in. The PVC pipe was just barely visible over the grave. I piled the earth around it to hide it as well as I could. Then, I set up the rest of the grave: a hideously gothic headstone made of Styrofoam, and cheap Wal-mart flowers. Once it was finally finished, I sat back against a tree and waited.

There was an awful lot of waiting to be done.

Three hours later, his participants still hadnt come.

Hed buzzed in on the walkie talkie a few times, asking if theyd shown up. I continually answered in the negative, wondering how long hed be willing to keep up this charade. He must be getting worried, I thought, staring at my watch. It was already 10 pm and not a soul to be seen.

Hey, Mike? Something must have happened, I dont think theyre coming. Can you get me out of here? Bens voice crackled and faded in and out of the static fuzz. I took another swig of my beer and heaved a sigh.

Of course they werent coming. They were frantically searching for the last clue. My hand crept into my pocket as I felt it folded there, the creases poking at the soft flesh of my palm.

Mike? Are you there? Did you go out of range?

I turned the walkie talkie off. I didnt need it anymore, anyway. Carefully, I picked up a handful of disturbed earth from the top of the makeshift grave. I poured it down the pipe and listened.

I heard the muffled exclamation, the series of expletives. I thought I could hear a thumping sound he must be hitting the top of the coffin. I smiled a little to myself as I poured some more dirt in through the pipe.

Bens struggles got louder and I felt a certain heat rising up in me. Oh, I knew it could be good, but I didnt know it could be good. This was incredible. This was perfect. This was .

Eventually, I grew bored of shoving the earth down into the coffin. I could hear Bens screaming and sobbing reverberating up the pipe. I yanked a handkerchief out of my back pocket and stuffed it inside. I made sure to plug it up good and tight.

It would only be a matter of time, now. Assuming he could regulate his breathing, he could possibly have a few hours. But I knew he was panicking. And that would simply serve to shorten his time.

The pounding grew weaker as I finished my beer. Once I was certain there was no saving him, I went to finish my work.

Ben was right everything really did go off without a hitch. I dont know what I was so worried about.

Id gone to find his lost sheep, the wayward participants who were scrambling in frustration for the last clue. I scolded them for making us wait so long, acted the part of the reluctant friend indulging his lunatic companion. I took them out to the grave. It was now past midnight.

They sat hushed as I gave the stupid speech that Ben had prepared for me. Everything seemed normal Id made sure to stow the rag before anyone could see it.

Friends, foes, and everyone in between. Tonight we gather to resurrect the ancient horror that has plagued mankind for centuries. Its tale, once a gruesome epic of blood and seduction, has become nothing more than commercialized fodder as society has aged. Now, the time has come for the phoenix to burn and rise again. So, too, shall the blood-soaked visage of the vampire! My voice resonated throughout the woods, and the morons in attendance clapped as they all reached for their shovels.

We dug him up in about half an hour. It was much faster work with his host of suckers. It was good that we reached the coffin quickly, because I could barely contain my excitement.

Two of the men opened the coffin and screamed. The women leaned in over the grave to peek as well, full of expectancy. There was something dreadful about the scene, to be sure.

Bens face had gone gray, sprayed over with a few specs of dirt. His hands were bloody, his fingernails pried off. Deep scratches decorated the top of the lid. The men who had opened his tomb dragged him out in a panic, unsure if this was part of the performance or not. A few moments of silent listening at his chest produced no heartbeat. The proclamation was definitive: he was dead.

They screamed. They called the police. They alternatively looked at his body and shielded themselves from its horror, enraptured yet struggling.

They ignored me.

But that was fine. It was fine because they were admiring my work, the work of the artist. Finally, I had been given this opportunity to prove my worth. Finally, I had found my sacrificial lamb. And it had been a rousing success. The heat raging in my body affirmed that much. I didnt even care if I was caught, so long as I could have this moment to hold for the rest of my life.

Ben was right. I should have known a man of principle never lies. And I owe him a debt of gratitude, for realizing the artist within me.

Art must be a little dangerous for it to be real.

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[samanthasroberts]

Every Halloween, I Have A Story I Like To Tell

I liked Ben, I really did. I mean, he was a nice guy. We had some fun times together in college, messing around the dorm, going to parties, all the dumb shit that college guys do. He was cool and all, but he was a little pretentious. Well, I guess the word he used was artistic. He thought he was real smart, spent a lot of time trying to prove it to everyone. He had his own blog developed to film critiques not the big ones, though. Just little indie productions because nothing else was worth his time. When he got like that, he could be pretty insufferable.

Perhaps the most annoying thing that he did was performance art.

Now, I dont wanna be the guy who says that all performance art is dumb. But yeah, no, all performance art is dumb. Oh, look, youre on display painting a picture of Jesus from your own urine, how original and edgy! Maybe Im a little jaded, but it always seemed so contrived to me. Unfortunately, Ben really loved it. He thought there was something beautiful in art that was physically living and he devoted an embarrassing amount of time to it.

Anyway, I hung out with Ben a few times after college, but we mostly just met up to do some heavy drinking and maybe hit a strip club or two. He considered THAT performance art as well, which was just fine with me, it gave me an excuse to waste some ones. Since we didnt hang out very often, I had a bad feeling when he contacted me about a month before last Halloween.

He called me up at about seven in the morning on a Saturday, which is too early to even consider waking up, in my opinion. I answered in a daze and he started running his mouth like crazy, as though afraid that, if he didnt get it all out at once, he never would.

Mike, hey, Mikey, listen, buddy, I need your help, okay? Okay, okay, Ive got this idea for a performance and, well, its going to be , you know? So good! Its going down on Halloween. Can you come help? Look, Ill even pay you, man. Fifty dollars. So how bout it?

Now, Ive never cared much about Halloween one way or the other, and Im a pretty easy guy. Fifty dollars to probably just sit there and run a fog machine or some bullshit? For the right price, I could even pretend that I wanted to be there. Besides, what else are friends for?

A few days later, he gave me the details. To be honest, I was a little shocked when he sent the email. I know that performance art is intended to be edgy and can sometimes get a little dangerous, but this seemed downright negligent.

Mike:

Thanks for agreeing to do this for me! Ive talked to a few other people, but they werent really comfortable with it, for reasons youll probably be able to figure out. Of course, I understand if you want to back out, but I think you are probably the most reliable person I know. Its really not that big of a deal, Im sure youll agree.

As Im sure youve noticed, vampires have become very prominent in the media as of late. I say vampires because they are beginning to deviate so wildly from the traditional myths that they resemble forest fairies more than anything else. Altruistic? Sparkly? Whiny? Give me a break. We need more Dracula! We need more Carmilla! We need more death, destruction, and blood!

My performance will center on the theme of rebirthing the vampire. For the vampire to be reborn, he must first be buried. To turn peoples attentions back to the myths of old, I will be doing just that: I will be burying the vampire.

I have a group of viewers signed up already to participate in the performance, so you dont need to worry about that. Im going to plant a series of vampire-themed clues around town for them to follow. The clues should be pretty simple, and it will probably take no more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half for them to find me.

Here comes the somewhat controversial part. Essentially, for this performance to have any semblance of meaning, I need to be buried alive. Dont worry, its perfectly safe: I have a buddy from back home who is building me a coffin with a hole in the top. Ill be fixing it with a pipe that will stick an inch or two above the ground. That way, I wont run out of air. Ill also have a few necessities in the coffin in case something happens: food, water, and a flashlight.

Once they arrive at my grave which will be completely vampirized they will be provided with an array of shovels and will bring me back to life, a reincarnation of the true mythological history of vampires.

Here is where you come in. I need you to bury me. In addition, I need you to be my safety net: if they cant find me, if something goes wrong, if I become sick, I need you to be the one to get me out or call the police, if necessary. Ill also need you to decorate my grave, make it really creepy dont worry, Ill send you some blueprints.

I know this is a little stressful and it may take some time for you to decide, but, rest assured, this is a completely safe project. Theres no danger of suffocation and the coffin is sturdy, so its very unlikely that it will collapse. I really just need you there for support and the actual hard work of burying me.

What do you say? Id even be willing to up your pay to a hundred dollars, if thats what you need.

Let me know!

RIP,

Ben

I stared at my screen for a few minutes, completely dumbfounded.

Once I cut through all the bullshit about art and vampires and rebirth, what it came down to was death.

This guy actually wanted me to almost kill him.

I mean, sure, it probably WAS safe. But my mind went over the plan slowly. What if I couldnt get him out in time? One shovel and a pit of dirt wouldnt be a fast job. Furthermore, what if something happened to me?

Before making a decision, I sent him another email asking if he was really sure he was up for this. Of course he knew, he said. And then he said something that would always stick with me.

Art must be a little dangerous, my friend, for it to be real.

A month later, I found myself standing at the foot of a grave. It was six feet deep and perfectly rectangular. Sitting at the bottom was a tapered coffin covered with black lacquer, a white skull painted on the top. In the eye of the skull was a hole just big enough for the PVC pipe. Stenciled underneath was a line from Dracula: Denn die Todten reiten schnell.

I stood there like an idiot, waiting for Ben to show up.

In the end, Id decided to go along with his stupid gig. Ben was a stubborn bastard, and if I didnt help him, someone else would. At least, thats the justification I gave myself. But the real reason was that, deep inside my heart, his words were still echoing.

Id ended up doing a little more work than I had intended. For one, I had to place his stupid clues around the city. It wasnt hard work, but it took some time to get them all in the proper places. Luckily for Ben, they were pretty obvious clues. There was no need to worry that his participants would be unable to find him.

Ben had set up the grave and the coffin a few days prior to Halloween. It was out in the woods just on the outskirts of town, no chance of it being disturbed. Id tried to talk him out of burying it the whole six feet down.

If something happens and I need to get you out fast, what will I do? Cant you put it closer to the surface?

Ben had just shaken his head in exasperation. You just dont get it, do you? It has to be done right. Remember what I told you.

So I shrugged and let him mess around with whatever dumbassery would get him off.

I was just beginning to wonder if I should have brought more beer this promised to be a long night when Ben showed up.

I had to restrain my laughter when I saw his getup. A cheap Dracula costume from Wal-mart had never looked so pathetic, especially when topped off with those cheap plastic fangs. Hed greased his hair back and painted on a widows peak.

I couldnt resist. Wow, seriously, dude?

He gave me a stern look. Its a comment on the commercialization of vampires and horror as we know it today. He fished around in his pocket and pulled out a walkie talkie. Here, take one. The range isnt very far, but my cell phone wont work that far underground. Youll have to stay nearby. Let me know if youre going out of range.

I shrugged and took it. Okay, but you brought your cell just in case, right?

Nah, what good will it do if it doesnt work?

This guys batshit insane, I thought. But he handed me the hundred dollars and, suddenly, it didnt seem to matter anymore.

I helped him into the coffin and shut the lid. He seemed pretty calm if it were me, I knew Id be having a panic attack. I fit the PVC pipe into the hole. It slid in perfectly snug. I climbed out of the coffin and grabbed my shovel, taking one last look at the shiny black peeking out from the dirt.

With a resigned shrug, I started to shovel in the dirt. Okay, well, he asked for this, I thought.

It took almost a full hour to get all the dirt piled in. The PVC pipe was just barely visible over the grave. I piled the earth around it to hide it as well as I could. Then, I set up the rest of the grave: a hideously gothic headstone made of Styrofoam, and cheap Wal-mart flowers. Once it was finally finished, I sat back against a tree and waited.

There was an awful lot of waiting to be done.

Three hours later, his participants still hadnt come.

Hed buzzed in on the walkie talkie a few times, asking if theyd shown up. I continually answered in the negative, wondering how long hed be willing to keep up this charade. He must be getting worried, I thought, staring at my watch. It was already 10 pm and not a soul to be seen.

Hey, Mike? Something must have happened, I dont think theyre coming. Can you get me out of here? Bens voice crackled and faded in and out of the static fuzz. I took another swig of my beer and heaved a sigh.

Of course they werent coming. They were frantically searching for the last clue. My hand crept into my pocket as I felt it folded there, the creases poking at the soft flesh of my palm.

Mike? Are you there? Did you go out of range?

I turned the walkie talkie off. I didnt need it anymore, anyway. Carefully, I picked up a handful of disturbed earth from the top of the makeshift grave. I poured it down the pipe and listened.

I heard the muffled exclamation, the series of expletives. I thought I could hear a thumping sound he must be hitting the top of the coffin. I smiled a little to myself as I poured some more dirt in through the pipe.

Bens struggles got louder and I felt a certain heat rising up in me. Oh, I knew it could be good, but I didnt know it could be good. This was incredible. This was perfect. This was .

Eventually, I grew bored of shoving the earth down into the coffin. I could hear Bens screaming and sobbing reverberating up the pipe. I yanked a handkerchief out of my back pocket and stuffed it inside. I made sure to plug it up good and tight.

It would only be a matter of time, now. Assuming he could regulate his breathing, he could possibly have a few hours. But I knew he was panicking. And that would simply serve to shorten his time.

The pounding grew weaker as I finished my beer. Once I was certain there was no saving him, I went to finish my work.

Ben was right everything really did go off without a hitch. I dont know what I was so worried about.

Id gone to find his lost sheep, the wayward participants who were scrambling in frustration for the last clue. I scolded them for making us wait so long, acted the part of the reluctant friend indulging his lunatic companion. I took them out to the grave. It was now past midnight.

They sat hushed as I gave the stupid speech that Ben had prepared for me. Everything seemed normal Id made sure to stow the rag before anyone could see it.

Friends, foes, and everyone in between. Tonight we gather to resurrect the ancient horror that has plagued mankind for centuries. Its tale, once a gruesome epic of blood and seduction, has become nothing more than commercialized fodder as society has aged. Now, the time has come for the phoenix to burn and rise again. So, too, shall the blood-soaked visage of the vampire! My voice resonated throughout the woods, and the morons in attendance clapped as they all reached for their shovels.

We dug him up in about half an hour. It was much faster work with his host of suckers. It was good that we reached the coffin quickly, because I could barely contain my excitement.

Two of the men opened the coffin and screamed. The women leaned in over the grave to peek as well, full of expectancy. There was something dreadful about the scene, to be sure.

Bens face had gone gray, sprayed over with a few specs of dirt. His hands were bloody, his fingernails pried off. Deep scratches decorated the top of the lid. The men who had opened his tomb dragged him out in a panic, unsure if this was part of the performance or not. A few moments of silent listening at his chest produced no heartbeat. The proclamation was definitive: he was dead.

They screamed. They called the police. They alternatively looked at his body and shielded themselves from its horror, enraptured yet struggling.

They ignored me.

But that was fine. It was fine because they were admiring my work, the work of the artist. Finally, I had been given this opportunity to prove my worth. Finally, I had found my sacrificial lamb. And it had been a rousing success. The heat raging in my body affirmed that much. I didnt even care if I was caught, so long as I could have this moment to hold for the rest of my life.

Ben was right. I should have known a man of principle never lies. And I owe him a debt of gratitude, for realizing the artist within me.

Art must be a little dangerous for it to be real.

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[into-thin-air]

how you can build ourselves a good cat hammock.

You recognize it resembles a hammock ... for felines. And there's actually a great deal of designs available on the net, but I kind of brainstormed, and also talked to a couple individuals and tried to identify exactly what was the easiest one I can make. That wouldn't include stitching. Due to the fact that I'm not good a stitching and I don't have a stitching device on me. So I've obtained a strong concept to earn a good cat hammock without any sewing and really just a few pieces as well as it should be very affordable. So, we're mosting likely to need a frame for our hammock So exactly what I got is in fact two half inch bars of PVC pipe Like a half inch size right here And these bars are like 5 feet and also cost concerning $3. I'm unsure if I'll require the full ten feet that I have, but I figure much better safe compared to sorry. When I run over the complete layout in a minute, you'll obtain type of an idea of just how much you require. Trust me it's simple math You excel to go. Also I believe half inch needs to be greater than solid enough There need to be no item longer compared to 20 or 30 inches as well as this should be solid enough for that. (Cat making noise in history) This need to be solid enough for that. Yet if you have a particularly large, big, heavy cat or possibly like a baby puma or something, you could 3 quarter inch or inch thick stuff if you wish to. Yet you possibly don't need it. So we obtained our large pieces and we also require our ports. So we're going to require four of these as well as in fact let me reveal a sketch actually quick so you have an idea of what I'm attempting to do right here. Art is not my specialty by the way Generally we're just aiming to make a table So just what we're mosting likely to require right here is pieces to connect the legs to like the square structure component. And also on the top of the legs you in fact want something that holds up a little bit. That way we can in fact hold the product in place. So my idea right here is This will be the corner of your table, so you're mosting likely to have a leg here as well as part of the tabletop going this way. And after that, you're going to have another piece attaching it below and this will create the other piece of the table. Preferably if you can get an item where this is combined, so state you have something similar to this but it has an additional opening right here. That would certainly be suitable. However I couldn't locate that at my hardware store, however if you can discover one, best of luck to you. So you'll require 4 of these 90 level arm joints and these are like, 75 cents each and also you'll need like 4 of these T's, which are also like 75 cents each. Ensure these items fit this piece. So it needs to be able to just move - right on. However still be kind of limited. As well as you're additionally going to need a saw I said no sew, however I didnt say no saw. So something such as this that has bit great teeth will certainly function well as well as is probably a worth financial investment if you don't have it. However additionally, power devices are where it goes to. According to my dad, he says you want to use truly great teeth therefore he provided me this fine tooth blade, so ideally, I'm going to do all my cutting with this. Currently relying on that you are, you could have PVC scraps just existing around in your house, if you're that kind of individual. Otherwise, all the pipe as well as stuff that I bought amounted to 9 bucks and 7 cents, which isn't too bad. The saws are certainly a lot more expensive however you do not really have to have those if you could borrow them. Although I believe a good saw is constantly good to have. Really if you understand your dimensions in advance great deals of times shops like House Depot as well as stuff will certainly cut it for you free of charge, that is, if you're a nice customer as well as not like a total jerk that resembles, "WHERE IS THIS STUFF!?" So yeah, be friendly. I indicate constantly be friendly, don't simply get along for your very own means. You understand just what I'm claiming. Alright so the last thing we gon na need is our product that will in fact be the hammock itself. So my suggestion for this old pillowcase. So we basically gon na make exactly what my arms are now, with PVC pipeline just with some legs. As well as your kitty cat must sleep here right in the middle. As well as the dimension of your pillowcase will matter what does it cost? pipe you in fact need. So this is a queen size one, I think my dimensions are 20" by 30". So you could have a somewhat smaller pillow case and so you'll make a slightly smaller sized structure. But remember you could always reduce things much shorter if you need to. Lastly, you're going to require a set of scissors to do your reducing on your pillowcase or just anything sharp you could cut a straight line with. Alright first thing I'm gon na do is actually build my frame for my pillowcase. So I essentially wish to build a rectangular shape that will flawlessly fit this pillowcase. So I'm simply mosting likely to throw among these elbows on here And also I'm mosting likely to intend to reduce this so I have just enough space to put an additional arm joint inside of this pillowcase. So you can just aim to line it up and eyeball it, Or if you wish to make use of a gauging name, you can do that also. so this mosting likely to be a little bit a lot more complicated with her aiding. So I made a little mark with a sharpie however you desire this to be as wide as feasible so you have a wonderful tight fit for your hammock. 'cuz if it's also tiny, you're hammock is simply going to sag to the floor and then it's kinda like you're pushing the floor and that's not a fun cat hammock! Alright lets get this blade in right here Great to go! ** Saw noises ** Quick and easy! You might have a bit of mess from the PVC just maintain that in mind. Alright guys lets not play in this. Keep in mind that your felines might intend to attempt to play in it, sooooo ... Maybe a mop nearby would certainly ready? Alright I"m going to stick this other arm joint on and also see just how it suits the pillowcase. So I aimed to eyeball this Plainly I was off by half an inch or so So I'm simply visiting off a little much more to make sure it suits there however it's also good and also tight. Ideally if you have a twenty inch broad cushion, end to finish it must be 20 inches, plus or minus a bit for the stretching out of the fabric and also the curving as well as stuff. So I'm not going to provide you an exact number, 'cuz it'll probably matter on a situation by instance basis. Yet rather near 20 inches after you obtain your very first one, it'll be a lot less complicated for the 2nd one. Alright so this is simply exactly what I desire I have one end in, and also the other end kind of barely slides in there and also it's rather taut. So that's truly exactly what I want, is that barely fit. So now I'm mosting likely to construct the matching item for all-time low here and afterwards I'll bother with the sides. So if you got one you like, take the arm joints off then line it up with your various other huge scrap item as well as use it as a guide The nice thing about PVC is that it's very flexible as well as forgiving. Alright you can proceed as well as sticks your joints on if you want to. Try to make sure they line up wonderful with each other. By which I mean these 2 holes are facing around similarly. Alright so next step is to construct the outer structure for the long edge. Once again, this is mosting likely to matter the dimension of your pillow. And in fact now I'm going to get my scissors and cut off this side of the cushion case. Similar to this solid side. 'Cuz ultimately I'm going to desire this pillow case to move into the frame as well as it can function as a nice hammock. But then it could likewise slide off and throw in the washering if I want to. So if you have a really lengthy pillowcase and you want a smaller cat hammock you can really shave down a number of inches. Yet I assume I'm mosting likely to attempt to make a long hammock? So we'll see exactly how that goes. That was a little bit more challenging to reduce than I thought. Alright so for your far edge, you're going to need to switch over to your other 5 foot item. Chances are, its mosting likely to take most of that piece just for these two long legs. So I'm really mosting likely to toss among these T's on here Hold my cushion case right at the end of the T stretch all the way over as well as note ideal about here is where I should reduce. Alrighttttt So if I get one of my various other T's Stick it right about on below The structures starting to appear So thats mosting likely to be lengthwise. And also these are going to be both side items. And also we're going to have one more framework that will discuss here. Once again, I'm mosting likely to make use of one leg as a guide for reducing the various other piece. Line up the edges. As well as mark it. The most convenient way is possibly simply to sit it on the ground, and also mark it across. Alright so I got the 4 sides for my frame. as well as this next part is just a little incentive job If you handled to find the item that kind of combines these two so it's type of a 4 opening piece, you will not have to do this. For those of you collaborating with the joint and also the 3 T piece you're going to need to do this. So I have my length framework as well as I have my size frame. So I should attach these 2 with each other. So exactly what suggests is I need 4 short PVC items. Regarding 1 and half to two inches That way I can glide them in here, slide em in right here, as well as link em. And if you have a power tool, it's not an issue. If you doing things manually, I'm sorry for the extra 4 cuts. Just take care not to reduce the old-timer off. There you goes, 4 people, approximately inch and a fifty percent possibly a little bit much less, inch and a quarter long. Just so both sides have an advantage to get onto whoop Alright so, cutting those 4 pieces. As well as I have PVC dust anywhere. Luckily, my other half's out working today. You know just what they claim "Pet cats away the mice will play" right kitties? Eh? Eh? I'm just going to utilize this item to mark me there ... there ... concerning there ... Once more, see your fingers Alright let's put this frame together. Uh-oh I lost an elbow joint. Cats? Oh there we go. Allow's obtain our 4 elbows on. And we'll utilize the floor making certain they're type of degree. Then we're gon na obtain our ... I should move this area. Alright got all my T's on, got all my arm joints on.

Currently I just wish to put this all with each other Boom there's our framework And I assume one item may be a little longer compared to the other Ultimately that does issue too too much And also you could aim to bend it a bit to try to line points up. However if you intend to, do a fast little saw. Reduce it up. In fact you know exactly what, I think it's very close. Alright so initial idea here, it still kind of works, yet maybe is simply a little bit extra effort than you in fact have to do. Is that your pillow situation will actually glide over the feet as well as find. But if you intend to make it also less complicated to obtain on pop these guys off And afterwards your feet sort of integrated And also you got your cushion case, you can simply move em right on. And afterwards after you get the pillow instance on there stick your various other cross piece back. OKAY Luna it's not all set yet honey. So you get the idea we have a frame, pillowcase stretched taut, and so it behaves as well as hammock-y. Just point is, we do not have any kind of legs. However all you have to provide for that is reduced 4 legs from this last piece risk em on the corners and you got yourself a hammock. As well as you could really make your legs as large as you desire them to be. I was simply thinking a couple inches off the ground Yet in all honesty, you can have it actually high or perhaps double or three-way stack em. So I have actually got about 21 inches left on my pipe. So I'm mosting likely to attempt to do 4 five-inch legs. And afterwards toss the other inch away. And the legs are the important things you're going to intend to make certain you get as level as possible since you don't want all wobbily of a hammock. Two of these individuals are looking golden These men have a bit of an angle on them I do not desire. So you may be able to either handsaw that truly fine or perhaps use some sandpaper I think? I have had to grind down PVC prior to. Maybe a rasp? Although if it's tiny sufficient, your cat may really not discover a difference. So I'm mosting likely to attempt that now. Boom! Golden! 5 inches looks like a quite strong height. Though you might require taller depending upon what does it cost? your pillowcase stretches out. Or if your framework is somewhat tighter compared to mine, your pillow case might not stretch as much. I'm feeling very delighted with this! PVC is typically produced gluing, so if you intend to you can glue your connectors, however if you do not wish to keep this permanently, you may not intend to. On the one upside, if you adhesive these top arm joints here, so like below as well as down here, You could in fact select this whole thing up and bring your cat around on it. If you have to do that for some reason ... Today if a cat got on below and also I picked it up though, it would simply pop right out. In an optimal world, if this was actually loose sufficient, you can take your pillowcase, slide it up as well as over, and also glide the entire thing off the top, and also slide it back on as you need. Mine could be loose sufficient to do that if I extend it a little bit, yet I don't want to tear my cushion instance mid video clip so I'll most likely try that later on. Likewise I don't intend on gluing mine due to the fact that I do not intend on getting my cat in it so the simplest point is simply to pop it open as well as glide the pillowcase off. That recognizes, they may still discover it comfortable. I could always search for an older, smaller sized pillow case. Or if you have added PVC pipe, all you really have to do is make these somewhat longer. Whatcha think? Like it? Another thing If I were to do this once more, I may try to find out how you can place a cross piece in right here Or maybe even another bar down the center, although that would sort of section it in half. However that would not misbehave for a two-cat hammock. The factor I desire a cross-piece is type of like in scaffolding, I don't desire this to occur. Which a cats not getting harmed or anything Yet these pet cats are kind of insane and they run and also jump on these things and slide around. So eventually it could simply break down sideways as well as won't be useful until I come by to repair it once more. Yet I 'd rather not have that occur But who recognizes perhaps that will certainly be modification 2 of cat hammock. Also you could embellish this point and also elegant it up nonetheless you want. I simply take place to have this old, type of filthy old pillow case. Yet if you wish to, you can make this some sort of crazy leopard print thing. Or just whatever design you happen to like. And even the PVC itself can also be painted, although if you do something like that, see to it you have safe animal paint or something. I truly don't know anything regarding that so make sure you do your personal research study prior to like, tinting this point. But yeah you could prettify it up. Additionally if you don't adhesive it, it's truly portable. You can simplify and place it in a box concerning this huge, and throw it in the corner of the space. And one more point, I keep bear in mind points I intend to claim. This entire job took me like an hour. And that consists of the entire filming time thing, so lots of time I'll ruin when I'm saying something, or begin doing something then move forward so you could see it in the cam. And that also includes heating up my coffee again. So it's a truly fast job. Undoubtedly power tools made it a whole lot faster. But nevertheless, there's just 10ish cuts and also you can go through that plastic pretty fast. So it's type of a quick, fun, project. Just for referral, I believed I would certainly show long it takes with a handsaw and also the PVC. To ensure that really did not take that long, yet it take a bit of time and also a little of initiative. Although I will state the hardest part was actually simply starting. So your saw is just entering one area. So easily manageable, simply a little bit much longer. And another quick note, I'm really editing and enhancing this video clip now, yet something my father raised, you can actually purchase little rubber feet that will certainly fit on the bottom of PVC. And this foot could really fit snug on this pipeline, I just take place to have also huge of one. Yet you could have 4 rubber feet that will in fact hold your hammock extra in place. And also it will make that one sharp side that you in fact have left good and also smooth. 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how you can develop ourselves a good cat hammock.

You understand it's like a hammock ... for pet cats. And also there's actually a great deal of styles around on the internet, however I kind of conceptualized, and also talked to a couple people as well as attempted to determine what was the simplest one I could make. That would not involve embroidery. Due to the fact that I'm not good an embroidery and also I do not have an embroidery machine on me. So I've got a strong idea to make a wonderful cat hammock without sewing and also actually just a number of pieces as well as it need to be very cheap. So, we're going to require a frame for our hammock So exactly what I got is actually two half inch bars of PVC pipe Like a fifty percent inch diameter here As well as these bars are like 5 feet and price about $3. I'm not sure if I'll need the full 10 feet that I have, yet I figure much better secure than sorry. And when I run over the complete design soon, you'll get sort of a suggestion of what does it cost? you require. Believe me it's easy math You're good to go. Additionally I believe half inch needs to be more than solid sufficient There should be no item longer than 20 or 30 inches and also this must be solid sufficient for that. (Cat making noise in background) This must be strong sufficient for that. Yet if you have a specifically big, huge, heavy cat or maybe like an infant puma or something, you can three quarter inch or inch thick things if you wish to. But you most likely don't need it. So we got our huge pieces and we additionally need our adapters. So we're going to require 4 of these and also actually let me show an illustration really fast so you have a concept of just what I'm attempting to do here.

Art is not my specialty incidentally Primarily we're simply trying to make a table So just what we're going to need here is pieces to link the legs to like the square frame component. As well as on the top of the legs you in fact want something that sticks up a bit. That way we could actually hold the material in position. So my suggestion right here is This will certainly be the corner of your table, so you're going to have a leg right here as well as part of the tabletop going in this manner. And then, you're going to have one more piece attaching it right here and this will form the various other item of the table. Ideally if you might buy a piece where this is incorporated, so state you have something such as this yet it has one more opening right here. That 'd be optimal. However I couldn't locate that at my equipment shop, but if you could locate one, good luck to you. So you'll need 4 of these 90 level elbow joints and also these are like, 75 cents each as well as you'll require like 4 of these T's, which are additionally like 75 cents each. Make sure these items fit this piece. So it ought to have the ability to just glide - right on. Yet still be kind of tight. And you're additionally mosting likely to need a saw I said no sew, however I didnt say no saw. So something like this that has little great teeth will certainly function well and also is possibly a worth financial investment if you don't have it. However also, power devices are where it's at. Inning accordance with my papa, he says you wish to use really fine teeth therefore he provided me this fine tooth blade, so preferably, I'm going to do all my cutting with this. Now depending on that you are, you could have PVC scraps just lying around in your house, if you're that sort of individual. If not, all the pipe and also things that I acquired completed 9 dollars and also 7 cents, which isn't really regrettable. The saws are clearly much more pricey but you do not in fact need to have those if you can borrow them. Although I assume a great saw is constantly excellent to have. Really if you understand your dimensions beforehand great deals of times stores like Residence Depot and also stuff will certainly suffice for you free of charge, that is, if you're a good customer and not like a complete jerk who's like, "WHERE IS THIS THINGS!?" So yeah, be friendly. I mean constantly get along, do not simply be friendly for your very own ways. You understand exactly what I'm claiming. Alright so the last thing we going to require is our material that will in fact be the hammock itself. So my concept for this old pillow case. So we essentially gon na make just what my arms are currently, with PVC pipe just with some legs. And also your feline cat need to rest here right in the center. And the size of your pillowcase will certainly matter what does it cost? pipeline you in fact need. So this is a queen size one, I think my measurements are 20" by 30". So you may have a slightly smaller sized pillowcase therefore you'll make a somewhat smaller sized frame. Yet remember you can always reduce things much shorter if you have to. Ultimately, you're gon na need a set of scissors to do your cutting on your pillow case or simply anything sharp you can reduce a straight line with. Alright first thing I'm going to do is actually develop my framework for my pillowcase. So I basically want to construct a rectangular shape that will perfectly fit this pillow case. So I'm simply mosting likely to throw one of these joints on here As well as I'm going to want to cut this so I have simply adequate space to place one more joint within this pillowcase. So you can simply aim to line it up and eyeball it, Or if you want to utilize a determining name, you can do that as well. so this mosting likely to be a little extra made complex with her helping. So I made a little mark with a con artist however you want this to be as large as possible so you have a nice tight suitable for your hammock. 'cuz if it's too small, you're hammock is just going to sag down to the flooring and after that it's kinda like you're lying on the flooring which's not an enjoyable cat hammock! Alright lets get this blade in below Excellent to go! ** Saw sounds ** Quick as well as easy! You could have a little bit of mess from the PVC simply maintain that in mind. Alright individuals lets not play in this. Bear in mind that your felines might want to try to play in it, sooooo ... Possibly a broom nearby would ready? Alright I"m going to stick this various other arm joint on and see how it fits in the pillow case. So I tried to eyeball this Plainly I was off by half an inch or so So I'm simply going to saw off a little bit much more making certain it fits in there but it's likewise wonderful and also limited. Ideally if you have a twenty inch broad cushion, end to end it should be 20 inches, plus or minus a little bit for the extending of the material as well as the curving and stuff. So I'm not going to give you an exact number, 'cuz it'll probably matter on an instance by case basis. Yet pretty near 20 inches after you get your very first one, it'll be a great deal less complicated for the second one. Alright so this is simply exactly what I desire I have one end in, and the various other end type of hardly slides in there as well as it's pretty tight. To ensure that's really exactly what I desire, is that hardly fit. So currently I'm going to construct the equivalent piece for the bottom below then I'll worry about the sides. So if you obtained one you like, take the arm joints off and then line it up with your other large scrap item as well as use it as an overview The good feature of PVC is that it's rather adaptable as well as forgiving. Alright you could go on as well as sticks your elbows on if you intend to. Attempt to make sure they align great with each other. By which I indicate these two holes are dealing with around the same way. Alright so following step is to develop the external frame for the long edge. Again, this is going to matter the dimension of your pillow. And really now I'm going to get my scissors as well as trim off this side of the cushion case. Such as this strong side. 'Cuz in the end I'm mosting likely to desire this pillowcase to glide onto the frame and it could function as a wonderful hammock. However then it can additionally slide off as well as include the washering if I wish to. So if you have an actually long pillow case as well as you desire a smaller sized cat hammock you could in fact cut down numerous inches. Yet I assume I'm going to attempt to make a long hammock? So we'll see exactly how that goes. That was a bit harder to reduce than I believed. Alright so for your far side, you're mosting likely to need to switch over to your other 5 foot piece. Chances are, its mosting likely to take most of that piece just for these two lengthy legs. So I'm really mosting likely to toss among these T's on below Hold my pillow case right at the end of the T stretch completely over and note appropriate about here is where I have to reduce. Alrighttttt So if I obtain among my various other T's Stick it right about on below The structures beginning to come out So thats mosting likely to be lengthwise. And also these are mosting likely to be both side items. And we're mosting likely to have an additional frame that will discuss here. Once more, I'm going to use one leg as a guide for cutting the various other piece. Align the edges. And mark it. The most convenient way is probably just to sit it on the ground, and also mark it throughout. Alright so I got the 4 sides for my framework. and also this next component is simply a little benefit work If you took care of to locate the piece that type of combines these 2 so it's sort of a 4 opening piece, you won't need to do this. For those of you collaborating with the arm joint as well as the 3 T piece you're mosting likely to have to do this. So I have my length structure as well as I have my width structure. So I have to connect these 2 together. So what means is I require 4 short PVC items. Concerning 1 and also half to two inches That way I can slide them in below, slide em in right here, as well as link em. As well as if you have a power tool, it's not a problem. If you doing stuff manually, I'm sorry for the additional 4 cuts. Simply be careful not to reduce the old-timer off. There you goes, 4 men, roughly inch and a fifty percent maybe a bit less, inch and a quarter long. Just so both sides have a good idea to order onto whoop Alright so, cutting those 4 items. And also I have PVC dust anywhere. Luckily, my other half's out working today. You recognize what they say "Felines away the computer mice will play" ideal kitties? Eh? Eh? I'm simply gon na utilize this piece to mark me there ... there ... about there ... Once more, view your fingers Alright let's placed this framework together. Uh-oh I shed an arm joint. Felines? Oh there we go. Allow's obtain our 4 arm joints on. And also we'll use the flooring to earn sure they're type of level. Then we're gon na obtain our ... I need to sweep this area. Alright obtained all my T's on, got all my elbow joints on. Currently I simply wish to put this all with each other Boom there's our structure And also I think one item might be a little longer than the various other Eventually that does matter too excessive As well as you can aim to bend it a little bit to try to line points up. But if you want to, do a quick little saw. Reduce it up. Really you recognize exactly what, I think it's pretty close. Alright so initial idea here, it still sort of jobs, however perhaps is just a bit a lot more effort than you in fact need to do. Is that your cushion situation will really move over the feet and stumble upon. However if you intend to make it also less complicated to get on pop these people off And after that your feet sort of come together As well as you obtained your pillow instance, you can just glide em precisely. Then after you get the cushion case on there stick your other cross piece back. ALRIGHT Luna it's not ready yet honey. So you understand we have a frame, pillow case extended taut, therefore it's nice and hammock-y. Only thing is, we don't have any legs. Yet all you should do for that is cut 4 legs from this last item stake em on the edges as well as you obtained a hammock. As well as you can actually make your legs as huge as you want them to be. I was simply believing a couple inches off the ground But in all sincerity, you can have it really high or perhaps dual or triple pile em. So I've got about 21 inches left on my pipe. So I'm going to attempt to do 4 five-inch legs. And then throw the various other inch away. As well as the legs are things you're going to intend to see to it you get as level as possible since you don't desire all wobbily of a hammock. 2 of these men are looking golden These individuals have a little of an angle on them I do not want. So you could be able to either handsaw that truly fine or possibly make use of some sandpaper I think? I have had to grind down PVC prior to. Perhaps a rasp? Although if it's small sufficient, your cat might really not notice a distinction. So I'm going to try that now. Boom! Golden! 5 inches appears like a very strong height. Though you may need taller depending upon how much your pillow case stretches out. Or if your framework is a little tighter than mine, your pillowcase may not extend as much. I'm really feeling rather pleased with this! PVC is generally produced gluing, so if you intend to you can glue your adapters, however if you don't intend to maintain this permanently, you may not wish to. On the one upside, if you adhesive these leading elbow joints below, so like here as well as down right here, You might in fact choose this whole thing up as well as bring your cat around on it. If you need to do that somehow ... Now if a cat got on right here and also I picked it up though, it would simply stand out right out. In a perfect world, if this was in fact loosened enough, you could take your pillow case, slide it up as well as over, as well as glide the whole point off the top, as well as slide it back on as you need. Mine might be loose enough to do that if I stretch it a bit, however I do not wish to rip my pillow situation mid video clip so I'll probably attempt that later. Also I don't plan on gluing mine since I do not plan on grabbing my cat in it so the easiest thing is just to pop it open and also slide the pillow case off. That understands, they could still locate it comfortable. I can always look for an older, smaller sized cushion instance. Or if you have added PVC pipe, all you really have to do is make these slightly longer. Whatcha believe? Like it? Another thing If I were to do this again, I might try to determine how you can put a cross item in here Or maybe even an additional bar down the center, although that would certainly kind of sector it in half. However that wouldn't misbehave for a two-cat hammock. The factor I desire a cross-piece is kind of like in scaffolding, I don't desire this to happen. Which a cats not getting hurt or anything However these pet cats are kind of crazy and they run and jump on these things as well as slide around. So at some point it might just fall down sideways and will not be usable till I come over to fix it once again. Yet I prefer to not have that take place But who recognizes maybe that will be modification 2 of cat hammock. Additionally you can embellish this point and expensive it up however you want. I just happen to have this old, kind of filthy old pillow case. Yet if you wish to, you could make this some kind of insane leopard print point. Or simply whatever design you occur to such as. And even the PVC itself could also be repainted, although if you do something like that, ensure you have non-toxic pet paint or something. I actually aren't sure anything concerning that so ensure you do your very own research before like, tinting this thing. However yeah you could prettify it up. Additionally if you don't glue it, it's truly compact. You could break it down and also place it in a box regarding this big, as well as toss it in the corner of the room. And another thing, I maintain bear in mind things I intend to claim. This entire task took me like a hr. And that includes the whole recording time point, so lots of time I'll mess up when I'm claiming something, or begin doing something then move on so you could see it in the camera. Which likewise includes heating up my coffee once more. So it's an actually quick project. Undoubtedly power devices made it a whole lot faster. However nevertheless, there's just 10ish cuts and you could experience that plastic quite quickly. So it's kind of a quick, enjoyable, job. Just for recommendation, I believed I 'd reveal long it takes with a handsaw as well as the PVC. So that really did not take that long, but it take a bit of time and a little bit of initiative. Although I will certainly state the hardest component was actually just beginning. So your saw is just entering one spot. So easily practical, simply a little bit longer. And also one more quick note, I'm really editing and enhancing this video clip right now, but something my daddy brought up, you can really get little rubber feet that will certainly fit on the bottom of PVC. And also this foot can actually fit snug on this pipe, I just occur to have as well huge of one. Yet you can have 4 rubber feet that will in fact hold your hammock extra in place. And also it will make that a person sharp side that you really have actually left nice and smooth. So there you go, that's my Do It Yourself Cat Hammock. https://pets.webmd.com/cats/default.htm givecatsabetterlife.com/product/cat-hammock-beds/

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how you can develop ourselves a wonderful cat hammock.

You know it's like a hammock ... for cats. And there's really a lot of layouts out there on the internet, however I kind of conceptualized, and spoke with a couple people and also attempted to figure out exactly what was the easiest one I can make. That wouldn't entail embroidery. Because I'm bad a stitching and I do not have a stitching machine on me. So I've obtained a solid idea to earn a good cat hammock with no embroidery as well as really simply a few items as well as it must be very economical.

So, we're mosting likely to need a framework for our hammock So just what I got is actually 2 half inch bars of PVC pipe Like a fifty percent inch diameter right here And also these bars resemble 5 feet as well as price regarding $3. I'm not exactly sure if I'll need the full ten feet that I have, but I figure better secure compared to sorry. And when I run over the full style soon, you'll get kind of a concept of what does it cost? you need. Believe me it's basic math You're good to go. Also I believe half inch needs to be more than solid sufficient There need to be no piece longer compared to 20 or 30 inches as well as this ought to be solid sufficient for that. (Cat production sound in history) This ought to be strong sufficient for that. Yet if you have an especially huge, huge, heavy cat or possibly like a child puma or something, you could 3 quarter inch or inch thick things if you intend to. Yet you most likely do not need it. So we got our huge pieces and also we additionally require our connectors. So we're going to need 4 of these and also really let me show a sketch truly quick so you have a suggestion of what I'm trying to do below. Art is not my forte by the way Generally we're just aiming to make a table So exactly what we're mosting likely to need here is items to link the legs to like the square frame component. And also on the top of the legs you in fact want something that sticks up a little bit. By doing this we can in fact hold the product in position. So my suggestion right here is This will certainly be the edge of your table, so you're mosting likely to have a leg here as well as part of the tabletop going in this manner. And then, you're going to have an additional item linking it below as well as this will certainly develop the various other piece of the table. Preferably if you might buy a piece where this is incorporated, so state you have something such as this however it has an additional hole right here. That 'd be ideal. Yet I couldn't locate that at my hardware store, however if you can discover one, best of luck to you. So you'll require 4 of these 90 level joints and also these resemble, 75 cents each as well as you'll need like 4 of these T's, which are additionally like 75 cents each. Make certain these items fit this piece. So it needs to be able to just move - exactly on. However still be kind of tight. And also you're additionally going to require a saw I said no sew, but I didnt say no saw. So something like this that has bit fine teeth will function well and also is probably a worth financial investment if you do not have it. But likewise, power tools are where it's at. According to my papa, he says you intend to utilize truly fine teeth and so he lent me this great tooth blade, so preferably, I'm going to do all my cutting with this. Currently depending on who you are, you may have PVC scraps just lying around in your home, if you're that kind of individual. Otherwise, all the pipeline as well as things that I bought totaled 9 bucks as well as 7 cents, which isn't too bad. The saws are clearly more costly yet you do not in fact need to possess those if you can obtain them. Although I think a great saw is always great to have. In fact if you understand your measurements ahead of time great deals of times stores like Home Depot as well as things will suffice for you absolutely free, that is, if you're a great client as well as not such as an overall jerk who resembles, "WHERE IS THIS STUFF!?" So yeah, be friendly. I indicate constantly be friendly, do not just get along for your personal ways. You know what I'm stating. Alright so the last point we going to require is our product that will in fact be the hammock itself. So my concept for this old pillowcase. So we basically gon na make just what my arms are currently, with PVC pipeline only with some legs. And also your feline cat need to sleep right here right between. And also the size of your pillow case will matter what does it cost? pipeline you in fact require. So this is a queen size one, I believe my dimensions are 20" by 30". So you could have a somewhat smaller sized pillowcase and so you'll make a somewhat smaller structure. But remember you can always reduce things much shorter if you need to. Lastly, you're gon na need a pair of scissors to do your reducing on your pillowcase or simply anything sharp you could cut a straight line with. Alright first thing I'm going to do is in fact construct my structure for my pillowcase. So I essentially intend to construct a rectangle that will flawlessly fit this pillowcase. So I'm just going to throw one of these arm joints on below And I'm going to wish to reduce this so I have simply enough room to put another joint inside of this pillow case. So you could just aim to line it up as well as eyeball it, Or if you want to utilize a gauging name, you can do that also. so this going to be a little bit much more complicated with her helping. So I made a little mark with a con artist however you want this to be as wide as possible so you have a wonderful tight suitable for your hammock. 'cuz if it's as well little, you're hammock is just mosting likely to sag down to the flooring then it's kinda like you're resting on the flooring which's not an enjoyable cat hammock! Alright allows get this blade in here Excellent to go! ** Saw noises ** Quick and easy! You may have a bit of mess from the PVC simply maintain that in mind. Alright people lets not play in this. Remember that your cats might want to aim to play in it, sooooo ... Maybe a broom nearby would certainly excel? Alright I"m mosting likely to stick this other elbow joint on and see just how it fits in the pillow case. So I attempted to eyeball this Clearly I was off by half an inch or two So I'm just visiting off a bit much more making certain it suits there but it's likewise great and also tight. Ideally if you have a twenty inch vast cushion, end to end it ought to be 20 inches, plus or minus a little for the extending of the fabric as well as the curving and things. So I'm not mosting likely to provide you a precise number, 'cuz it'll probably matter on a case by instance basis. However very close to 20 inches after you get your first one, it'll be a great deal less complicated for the 2nd one. Alright so this is just what I want I have one end in, and also the various other end type of barely slides in there and also it's pretty tight. So that's actually what I want, is that barely fit. So now I'm mosting likely to develop the equivalent piece for all-time low here and after that I'll bother with the sides. So if you obtained one you like, take the elbow joints off and then line it up with your other large scrap item and also use it as an overview The wonderful thing about PVC is that it's rather flexible as well as flexible. Alright you can go ahead as well as sticks your elbow joints on if you wish to. Aim to see to it they line up great with each other. By which I suggest these two openings are facing roughly similarly. Alright so next action is to construct the outer structure for the lengthy edge. Once again, this is mosting likely to matter the dimension of your pillow. As well as actually now I'm going to get my scissors and also trim off this side of the pillow situation. Such as this strong side. 'Cuz in the end I'm going to desire this pillowcase to slide into the framework and it can function as a wonderful hammock. However then it could likewise slide off as well as include the washering if I want to. So if you have an actually long pillowcase as well as you want a smaller sized cat hammock you could actually shave down a number of inches. However I think I'm mosting likely to try to make a long hammock? So we'll see how that goes. That was a little bit tougher to cut than I believed. Alright so for your far side, you're mosting likely to need to switch to your various other 5 foot piece. Possibilities are, its going to take most of that piece just for these 2 lengthy legs. So I'm in fact going to toss among these T's on here Hold my cushion case right at the end of the T stretch right over and mark right regarding here is where I need to cut. Alrighttttt So if I get one of my various other T's Stick it right about on below The frameworks starting to appear So thats mosting likely to be lengthwise. As well as these are mosting likely to be the two edge pieces. And we're mosting likely to have an additional structure that will certainly go over right here. Again, I'm going to utilize one leg as an overview for cutting the other piece. Line up the sides. And mark it. The most convenient way is most likely simply to rest it on the ground, as well as mark it throughout. Alright so I obtained the 4 sides for my frame. as well as this next part is simply a little reward work If you took care of to locate the item that sort of combines these two so it's type of a 4 opening piece, you will not have to do this. For those of you working with the arm joint as well as the 3 T item you're mosting likely to have to do this. So I have my length frame and I have my size framework. So I should link these 2 with each other. So what indicates is I need 4 short PVC items. Regarding 1 and also fifty percent to two inches This way I can glide them in here, slide em in right here, as well as connect em. As well as if you have a power tool, it's not a trouble. If you doing stuff manually, I'm sorry for the extra 4 cuts. Simply be careful not to reduce the old-timer off. There you goes, 4 people, approximately inch and a fifty percent perhaps a little much less, inch as well as a quarter long. So both sides have a good thing to get onto whoop Alright so, cutting those 4 items. And also I have PVC dust almost everywhere. Luckily, my partner's out working now. You understand just what they claim "Cats away the computer mice will play" right kitties? Eh? Eh? I'm simply gon na utilize this item to note me there ... there ... concerning there ... Once again, watch your fingers Alright let's placed this structure together. Uh-oh I shed an elbow. Cats? Oh there we go. Let's obtain our 4 elbow joints on. And we'll utilize the floor to earn certain they're kind of level. Then we're gon na get our ... I have to sweep this location. Alright got all my T's on, got all my elbows on. Currently I just intend to place this all together Boom there's our structure And I believe one item might be a little longer compared to the various other Eventually that does matter as well way too much And also you can try to bend it a little to try to line things up. But if you wish to, do a fast little saw. Diminish it up. In fact you recognize what, I think it's rather close. Alright so original concept here, it still sort of jobs, yet perhaps is simply a little bit a lot more initiative than you really need to do. Is that your pillow case will really move over the feet and encounter. However if you want to make it even easier to obtain on pop these individuals off And afterwards your feet type of come together And also you got your pillow situation, you could simply glide em right on. Then after you obtain the pillow case on there stick your other cross item back. ALRIGHT Luna it's not prepared yet honey. So you get the idea we have a frame, pillow case stretched taut, and so it's nice and hammock-y. Just thing is, we don't have any type of legs. But all you have to provide for that is cut 4 legs from this last item stake em on the corners as well as you got yourself a hammock. And also you can actually make your legs as large as you want them to be. I was just believing a pair inches off the ground However in all sincerity, you can have it truly tall or even dual or triple stack em. So I've got about 21 inches left on my pipe. So I'm going to aim to do 4 five-inch legs. Then throw the other inch away. As well as the legs are things you're going to want to ensure you obtain as flat as possible due to the fact that you don't want all wobbily of a hammock. Two of these men are looking gold These guys have a little of an angle on them I don't want. So you might be able to either handsaw that truly fine or possibly make use of some sandpaper I assume? I have had to grind down PVC before. Possibly a rasp? Although if it's small sufficient, your cat may really not observe a distinction. So I'm mosting likely to try that currently. Boom! Golden! 5 inches feels like a quite solid height. Though you might need taller relying on what does it cost? your pillowcase stretches out. Or if your frame is somewhat tighter compared to mine, your pillowcase may not extend as much. I'm feeling rather happy with this! PVC is typically created gluing, so if you intend to you could adhesive your connectors, but if you don't intend to maintain this for life, you might not wish to. On the one upside, if you adhesive these leading joints here, so like right here and also down right here, You can in fact pick this whole thing up as well as bring your cat around on it. If you need to do that somehow ... Now if a cat was on here and I picked it up though, it would simply stand out right out. In an ideal globe, if this was actually loosened sufficient, you could take your pillowcase, slide it up and over, and slide the entire thing off the top, as well as slide it back on as you need. Mine could be loosened enough to do that if I extend it a little, yet I don't wish to rip my cushion instance mid video so I'll probably try that later. Additionally I don't intend on gluing mine due to the fact that I don't plan on getting my cat in it so the easiest point is simply to pop it open as well as slide the pillow case off. That understands, they could still discover it comfortable. I could always look for an older, smaller cushion case. Or if you have extra PVC pipeline, all you actually need to do is make these somewhat longer. Whatcha think? Like it? Another thing If I were to do this once more, I might attempt to figure out how you can place a cross piece in right here Or maybe even one more bar down the middle, although that would certainly sort of segment it in half. But that wouldn't be bad for a two-cat hammock. The factor I desire a cross-piece is kind of like in scaffolding, I don't desire this to occur. Which a felines not getting injured or anything But these cats are kind of insane and they run and also jump on these points and slide about. So eventually it might just collapse sideways and will not be functional until I come by to repair it once again. Yet I prefer to not have that take place Yet that knows perhaps that will certainly be revision 2 of cat hammock. Likewise you could decorate this thing and also fancy it up nevertheless you desire. I just happen to have this old, sort of dirty old pillowcase. Yet if you intend to, you could make this some type of crazy leopard print thing. Or just whatever design you occur to such as. And even the PVC itself could also be painted, although if you do something like that, ensure you have non-toxic animal paint or something. I truly aren't sure anything concerning that so see to it you do your own study prior to like, tinting this thing. Yet yeah you could prettify it up. Also if you don't glue it, it's really portable. You could break it down and put it in a box concerning this huge, and toss it in the edge of the area. And one more point, I keep bear in mind points I want to state. This entire project took me like an hour. Which includes the whole filming time point, so great deals of time I'll ruin when I'm stating something, or begin doing something then progress so you can see it in the video camera. Which additionally includes home heating up my coffee once more. So it's an actually fast task. Obviously power tools made it a lot faster. But even so, there's just 10ish cuts and you can go through that plastic very quickly. So it's type of a fast, fun, project. Just for recommendation, I assumed I would certainly reveal long it takes with a handsaw as well as the PVC. To make sure that didn't take that long, but it take a bit of time and a little bit of effort. Although I will state the hardest part was really simply getting started. So your saw is just going in one area. So easily achievable, simply a little bit much longer. And also another fast note, I'm actually editing and enhancing this video right now, however something my papa raised, you can actually acquire little rubber feet that will fit on the bottom of PVC. And also this foot could in fact fit snug on this pipe, I simply happen to have as well large of one. However you could have 4 rubber feet that will really hold your hammock a lot more in position. As well as it will certainly make that sharp edge that you actually have left nice and also smooth. So there you go, that's my Do It Yourself Cat Hammock. cat hammock bed