Homemade Copper Arbors

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Build Your Own Arbor

Materials and Tools:

for the base: twenty 16-inch sections of 3/4-inch copper tubing
for the arch: eight one-foot pieces of 3/4-inch copper tubing and four 8-inch pieces of 3/4-inch copper tubing
for the crossbars: eleven two-foot sections of 1/2-inch copper tubing
drill
pipe cutter
wire cutter
sand paper
metal epoxy kit
copper tubing
connectors
optional: wood

Steps:

1. Cut the copper tubing to size with the pipe cutter. Simply twist the cutter around the diameter of the tube to cut.