I'm going to write up how I got rid of the labels from the bottles easily in another post because the method I used is fantastic and well worth being written as its own post. The first step in making a rain guard for your bird feeder is to choose the right material. I found a Rust-Oleum spray can gun at SuperCheap which I can say is magic for using spray paint. ![]() ALL of them I covered with Rust-Oleum 298g Clear Gloss 2X Ultra Cover to protect them from the rain. The last ones I used linseed oil for a more natural look. The first 6 I made Little Wookie and Mrs Wookie painted. They work great and can be loosened using either a 7mm socket (the driver end of a bit driver is 7mm so you can use that) or a screw driver. The bottles are held in using a Kinetic 46 - 70mm 316 Stainless Steel Hose Clamp which I cut to size and drilled a hole in the centre. I'll have to remake the templates to mark out the dowel placements. However, I did find that the templates I made for the construction are now all wrong because the holes were drilled for the screws and I'm not using screws any more. With that purchased I also purchased a PG Professional Dowel Fluted 6mm 60pk for stock because I'm at a point where I think I've nailed the construction of these. Rain Away - Bird feeder rain guard -Winter downpours or summer showers: Keep your bird seed dry and healthy with this quick-to-fit rain shield that slides snugly onto the feeder tube with no tools needed. .I purchase a pack of the PG Professional 6mm Dowel Jointing Kits which gave me the dowel centres that made doing this so much easier. Rain Away - Bird feeder rain guard - Bird safety & hygiene. As you can see from the photos, this makes everything look so much nicer. Woodpeckers, bluebirds, wrens, warblers and cardinals love suet feeders. Unprocessed suet quickly becomes rancid in hot weather, so clean and refill suet feeders often or use processed, heat-proof suet. I do however regret this look which is why for the current one I am using 6mm dowels. A suet feeder is one of the best bird feeders for winter, since it offers birds such nutrient-dense food. This also gives the tray a little extra room while making it shallower for the smaller birds to easily get at.įor the first 8 I used screws to hold everything together. Subsequent ones I had the front cover the sides thus hiding the end grains. The first one I had the front butt up to the sides on the inside. They're pretty simple construction but the first one I made differs immensely from the one I'm currently making. The article will show you the different materials that can be used and how to put them together. I can make one of these from one 1200 x 140 x 18 pine board from Bunnings. The how to cover a bird feeder is a guide on how to make a rain cover for your bird feeder. The neighbour's one is the best so far but also not quite as good which I'll get into a little later. I'm just about finished my 9th for our neighbour who looked after our cat while we were on holiday. ![]() Then Mrs Wookie remembered 2 more teachers so I've made 8 in total for teachers. This is why I haven't posted much on this site for almost a year. I liked the idea but was worried because I've been super busy at work since COVID lockdowns happened. At end of 2022 Mrs Wookie asked me to make some bird feeders she'd found online for Little Wookie's teachers.
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