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Get App Make a copper bike basket @benuyeda on

Get App The basket is made out of 1/2” copper pipe cut with a tube cutter 1 @benuyeda on

Get App Before glueing the pieces together, Do a dry fit assembly using T- fittings and elbow fittings 2 @benuyeda on

Get App When you are ready, glue them together with a 2 part epoxy 3 @benuyeda on

Get App Make the bottom of the basket with a piece of decking 4 @benuyeda on

Get App Sand the wood pieces with the orbital sander and finish them with a coat of Danish oil 5 @benuyeda on

Get App Place the boards in the basket and screw them together using scrap pieces of wood 6 @benuyeda on

Get App The copper will oxidize over time. To start off nice and bright, clean it up with some steel wool 7 @benuyeda on

Get App To connect the basket to the bike use 3/4” copper loops and nuts and bolts to secure it to the rack 8 @benuyeda on

Get App Once secured, use 1/2” pipe loops to screw in the wood deck 9 @benuyeda on

Get App This basket should hold 2 full- sized grocery bags @benuyeda on

Get App Your copper bike basket is ready to go! @benuyeda on

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