michael salus
228 posts
May 27, 2010
9:38 AM
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MJ "Peace"   
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1789 posts
May 27, 2010
9:42 AM
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Nice box Michael!
Thom
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rhgreen
6 posts
May 27, 2010
10:31 AM
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how many birds will it hold and what size is it
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michael salus
229 posts
May 27, 2010
1:37 PM
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Each side is 4 feet high .. 4 feet wide and 32" deep. There are 28 perches, but the bottom ones are pretty close to the floor, so I'll just probably put 21 in.. we'll see. I'll transfer the old birds in there tomm.... never used this type of trap before we'll see how they like it. I know they will be very hungry when I let them out.. lol
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MJ "Peace"
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donnie james
1017 posts
May 27, 2010
1:47 PM
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hay michall.
very nice fly box well done...................
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Donny James
"Fly The Best And Cull The Rest"
"Saying One Thing;Doing Its Another"
"Keep Your Head Planted In The Sky And Wings Spanned Wide"
1996 Piedmont Roller Club Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Portsmouth Roller Club Participation Award System Recipient 1994 '96 '97 And 2000
2001 Limestone,Ohio Sportsman's Club Lifetime Member Recipient
2002Portsmouth Roller Club Certified Judge
2004Portsmouth Roller Club Lifetime Member Recipient
"Miss Portsmouth"NBRC/90/J311 Rusty Dun Check Self Hen First Bird To Get Certified In Portsmouth Roller Club History With A Score Of 53 Judge By Joe Roe The 1993 World Cup Winner And John Bender The 1994 World Cup Winner
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STUDENT 2 THE GAME
212 posts
May 27, 2010
2:19 PM
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Nice double boxes...I like that you have spring hindges on the boxes..
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Mount Airy Lofts
893 posts
May 28, 2010
8:43 PM
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Mike,
Looking nice! What happened to your old ones? Now fill them up.
C. Thor
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It's all about the friends we make :)
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michael salus
231 posts
May 29, 2010
5:45 AM
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Co, I still have them, but they will be getting a face lift later this summer. Stop by the next time you are up this way, bring some of those fish and we'll put them on the barbie...lol. . I'll be going to John's tomm for the fly.. hope to see you there.
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MJ "Peace"
Last Edited by on May 29, 2010 5:49 AM
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Mount Airy Lofts
894 posts
May 29, 2010
9:46 AM
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Mike,
My daughter came two weeks earlier than expected. Won't be able to do the rounds for MN. I had plans to visit all the mn fliers but the family needs me more. 7 lbs - 20 inches ... Named her Ella. Stop by some times when you are in town. I'll see if I can make it up there in
August as I still have a voucher for a weekend stay up in a resort up there.
Didn't you just redo your old ones? Man, you need to just give me those old ones and build yourself some new ones :)
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It's all about the friends we make :)
Last Edited by on May 29, 2010 9:49 AM
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michael salus
232 posts
May 29, 2010
10:33 AM
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Co, Congratulations on your new baby girl, I hope mom and baby are fine. Your life has just changed ... big time!!! You will be a great father. I would like to make two more like this one, but that will have to wait. I like the size of this one... it's higher, but narrower that the others. When I make the other ones I'll let you know, they will fit in a pickup truck, but you would have to make two trips.I flew the old birds for the 1st time out of the new one and all trapped but two. When you come up in August , I will have some birds for you.
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MJ "Peace"
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johnjay
69 posts
May 29, 2010
12:27 PM
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nice kit boxes
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I am never oppressed by
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Roll Down
111 posts
May 30, 2010
6:57 PM
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Mike:
Very nice, but I don't see any ventilation holes??
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michael salus
233 posts
May 30, 2010
8:16 PM
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Roll Down, Along the whole length of the metal roof where it's bent up there are openings about an inch big and the wire door is open most of the time for ventilation and light, it seems to be enough, but if it ain't I'll add some vents on the back wall. Thanks everyone for the nice comments!!
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MJ "Peace"
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fhtfire
2550 posts
May 30, 2010
10:34 PM
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Nice looking boxes!!
rock and ROLL
Paul
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
4060 posts
May 31, 2010
5:23 PM
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I like those traps, can you describe how you made them?
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FLY ON!
Tony Chavarria
The highest form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about.” – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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michael salus
234 posts
May 31, 2010
6:44 PM
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Tony, This the 1st time using them and so far like them a lot. There made out of 1/2 inch Pvc pipe and T's. I figured out how big I wanted to make the trap and made sure it ended with an even amount of T's. Then I took some 1x2''s and made the frame to fit the size of the opening. I then bought a dowel that would fit through the T's and cut it so it was an inch longer than the trap. I drilled a hole a 1/2 inch deep on each side of the trap where the dowel would go. Slid the T's on the dowel and assembled the trap with 4 screws. I used clamps to hold the trap together and drilled pilot holes for the screws.. using the clamps made sure I got a good tight fit. Then I cut the pipe to the length needed. I didn't glue the bobs in the T's... it seemed plenty tight and like they wouldn't come out. I put my old birds in the box and was worried that they might be leery about going through the bobs, but they didn't hesitate at all... but they were good and hungry and would have gone through a wall...lol. I had most of the material laying around the house and only had to buy the dowel. I'm sure you could make them for less than 5 dollars. I was going to buy two traps, but with shipping it would have cost me 65 dollars. This cost about 50 cents because I had the PVC and 1x2's.
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MJ "Peace"
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