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.060” styrene and measured the corners of each silo base for
the column supports [18, 19, and 20].
Silos
Each of the ten silos was constructed of one-inch PVC pipe
wrapped with .010” scribed styrene. PVC pipe was chosen
since it’s relatively inexpensive, and styrene wrapping makes
weld seams easy to replicate [21, 22, and 23]. I started by
gently scribing a .010” styrene sheet with the horizontal weld
17
17. View of the completed main structure with feed bin
attached and elevator installed.
Agway Feed Mill - 10
18. Silo base showing the silo supports glued to the
base.
18
19. Close-up of the silo base showing grid markings for
silo centers. The silos are space 1.5” on-center.
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