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ROB
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Posted: Tue Feb 21st, 2006 01:50 am |
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I was at the lumber yard looking at wood to use as a baffle. I saw some rough peg board and was wondering if it would work? Are the holes close enough to each other to work? I am trying to find something to use that is less labor intense then cutting hunderds of grooves in three or four baffles. I also saw some 1/4" in paneling that was rough and natural wood with a grove already cut in it, but they where about 1" apart I think they have to be much closer. I have some old wood pallets and was thinking about trying some of that wood also, it is real rough. Any thoughts ?
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kent borcherding
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Posted: Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 11:48 pm |
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| Rob , The pegboard may not be constructed with a waterproof glue and may not hold together after several years.I have some bat houses with mesh for baffles , in nothern area not very successful. Also will not hold much night time heat , this is one of the reasons I am using 3/4" or 1" lumber for baflles- to help hold night time temps higher., especially for nursery colonies.
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ROB
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Posted: Thu Feb 23rd, 2006 02:46 pm |
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| Kent, thanks I was thinking the same thing about holding the heat. When you say you use 3/4" or 1" lumber are you using 1 x 10's or something similar? And how far apart are you cutting the grooves for foot holds?
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kent borcherding
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Posted: Thu Feb 23rd, 2006 11:31 pm |
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| Rob , I use 1" x 6" and many different widths , and place the different boards side by side until i get the width I want. It does help to have every other baffle a different width. Usually I vary the widths by 1 1/2"in widths of baffles , bats can fly up into the baffles easier by doing this.Very few bats will use the landing pad , especially dawn swarm bats. I occasionally will cut grooves in the boards with a saw. Most of the timeI screw some cabinet screws into a piece of small plywood until the screws just come thru the ply. Then I scratch the wood every direction until it looks like the bats should have enough foot holds. A lot faster than sawing , doesn't seem to have any problems with bats or pups falling from the boxes.I do have a pup occasionally fall from a box , but not a big problem . I put up more houses if some houses are starting to overcrowd . to many bats in a house is usually major cause of pups falling.
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