http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/main.php http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/bend1-P1120413.JPG.html 831 PVC selection - thin-walled PVC bends easier than thick wall (sched 40) http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/bend2-P1120410.JPG.html 835 Prep - nails in wood to form a jig http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/bend3-P1120408.JPG.html 838 Prep - boiling water to help bend the PVC http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/bend4-P1120412.JPG.html 841 Prep - pour water into the PVC, then place on jig to bend to correct angle http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/bend5-P1120433.JPG.html 844 Prep - after cool, remove from jig and trim ends http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build1-P1120424.JPG.html 847 Assembly - cut PVC pieces and collect joiners http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build2-P1120414.JPG.html 850 Assembly - lay out pieces to check if they will fit properly http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build3-P1120423.JPG.html 853 Assembly - alignment markers to get the correct angles on joints http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build4-P1120428.JPG.html 856 Assembly - joining hexagonal base pieces http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build5-P1120427.JPG.html 859 Assembly - hexagonal shape and cross-member connected http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build6-P1120432.JPG.html 862 Assembly - hexagonal structure completed http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/build7-P1120440.JPG.html 865 Assembly - add circular retaining piece to base http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/done1-P1120463.JPG.html 868 Base completed http://gallery.eshepherdsoflight.com/v/equipment/Mtree+base/storage1-P1120890.JPG.html 871 Storage until setup day