Moon Gates

12 years ago

Hello all!

I'm trying to figure out how to make a moon gate between two gardens. I'd need it to have a 36" open base to walk through, and like it to be at least 8' tall. At the base, I could actually bury the bottom of something in a circle if leaving it open turned out not to be an option.

Now, building it myself precludes stone and brick. Wood would be iffy for me. I have no idea how to work metal.

I have it in my head that I could use to lengths of some kind of flexible conduit running side by side, but have no idea if such a thing exists. I'd have to bridge the two circles, but that's not as difficult as finding the right material.

Here's my inspiration:
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Any ideas for me?
Thanks!
(Edited to add picture)

This post was edited by CEFreeman on Fri, Nov 7, 14 at 12:56

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aquawise
12 years ago
Muffler pip would work and you could have the muffler shop bend it for you.
gardenerlorisc_ia
11 years ago
Being an old farm girl, I think you should check out round bale feeders. The ones we had for cows were in 3 parts which you bolted together.

That is what I would do although I like to re-purpose things. You would have the basic frame the way it is although you might have to disguise the feeder bars with vines or something.
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CEFreeman
Original Author
11 years ago
OMG!
Great to hear I'm on the right page!
I forgot who told me this -- I think it was on Plumbing, believe it or not, but I've looked extensively at bale feeders!

The most promising, at $395 is this one {{gwi:2117504}}
because it's made of PVC type pipe and I could cut that. The aluminum or other metals present a lot more difficulty -- and cost for shipping.

I did find one that matches that yellow in the example picture, but it was crazy expensive. I'm trolling now for used ones.

Great thinking! :)
C.
steiconi
11 years ago
you might check metal fabricators in the phone book and have one made.

Or, for DIY, maybe 1" plastic PVC pipe would bend into a circle. There are new spray paints formulated for plastic, so you could even have yellow.
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Ramsey Linfoot
11 years ago
Hi, Moon Gates! The style is really amazing. I am currently having training to do some welding jobs and so far I find it very exciting to see some of my metal creations. A moon gate for your garden seems like a very brilliant idea.