Yikes, how big/heavy is this tree that you needed a block and tackle to lift it? Good idea though.
I think I can. I have no idea what to ask for them...
Looks like it's time to go pro. Do an auction for them in the pots thread, they'll be gone in no time.
Start at $30-40 bucks or something, seems like a fair starting point. And it could help pay for more pottery classes, win win!
Tree is 36 inches from rim to top. Not that heavy for a younger person. Probably 40 to 50 lbs depending on moisture content in the soil. But the surgeeon said I'm limited to 35 lbs after he put the rods in my back! He is not worried about the titanium rods, something about the screws that hold them in place and my old bones they were placed in. I still have a number of larger trees so I make use of gadgets, my hydraulic cart, hydraulic turntable and the pulley system to lift and free the tree's from the pots without wrenching my back. The pulley system also allows me to set the root ball sideways on the stand. Much easier to trim the bottom flat with old saw or sawzall.
Here is the original picture after it regained health and before I started work in 2021. It was 48 inches tall at that point!
Yikes Frank thought we were friends . I have bad memories of titanium and screws rare bad experience from my snowmobile racing days . I would like to see the lift table . Thinking of building buying something but I’m cheapTree is 36 inches from rim to top. Not that heavy for a younger person. Probably 40 to 50 lbs depending on moisture content in the soil. But the surgeeon said I'm limited to 35 lbs after he put the rods in my back! He is not worried about the titanium rods, something about the screws that hold them in place and my old bones they were placed in. I still have a number of larger trees so I make use of gadgets, my hydraulic cart, hydraulic turntable and the pulley system to lift and free the tree's from the pots without wrenching my back. The pulley system also allows me to set the root ball sideways on the stand. Much easier to trim the bottom flat with old saw or sawzall.
This one has been underway for five years, I think it was posted previously. I call it "Murphy" in honour ofr Dav4 because of the number of drop branches incorporated in the design. Once in a while I like to do something unexpected.
They say as we get older, work smarter, not harder. I certainly can relate to finding ways to make the heavy lifting easier as we get older. I've already come to the realization that I am no longer as strong as I was when I was 30 and need to limit the weight of my trees to those I can handle.Tree is 36 inches from rim to top. Not that heavy for a younger person. Probably 40 to 50 lbs depending on moisture content in the soil. But the surgeeon said I'm limited to 35 lbs after he put the rods in my back! He is not worried about the titanium rods, something about the screws that hold them in place and my old bones they were placed in. I still have a number of larger trees so I make use of gadgets, my hydraulic cart, hydraulic turntable and the pulley system to lift and free the tree's from the pots without wrenching my back. The pulley system also allows me to set the root ball sideways on the stand. Much easier to trim the bottom flat with old saw or sawzall.
This one has been underway for five years, I think it was posted previously. I call it "Murphy" in honour ofr Dav4 because of the number of drop branches incorporated in the design. Once in a while I like to do something unexpected.
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Kate,
You need another benchKate,
Very impressive work on the tea pot... and all the bonsai pots. Just curious if the cuttings are still alive?
I did put back most of my trees back on the bench.
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Thank you very much.Kate,
Very impressive work on the tea pot... and all the bonsai pots. Just curious if the cuttings are still alive?
I did put back most of my trees back on the bench.
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I think you have a real talent for it.
Probably gonna happen in a few weeks.
