Bird Spike Base (for leftover bird spikes)

I bought a set of bird spikes on Amazon and ended up with way more spikes than I had bases to put the spikes in (a picture of one of the original bases, made of metal, is in my first photo). Rather than buy another set of spikes/bases, I just wanted to make some bases that worked with my (hundreds of) leftover spikes. The spikes I had are stainless steel wire - very springy - so I didn't want to just download someone else's version and have my spikes break the holder/base because my spikes don't conform well to other hole arrangements and geometry. I took some photos that include the spikes I have - so if you have the same situation of extra spikes, and your spikes look like mine, then this may work for you.

I sized this based on my printer bed size, but also recognizing that most spikes that go under eaves will be based on 16" or 24" OC, so these bases accommodate both by just including 2 or 3 bases in a line, depending on your needs. They also have notches to connect together - which let me use just one screw per strip (the notches don't lock in the Z axis, but they do lock in XY, so it keeps everything in a line once you have one screw in each base). I have extra screw holes in each base, if you want to use more screws - but I only used one per base.

Because my spikes are springy, if you have the same, you will have to compress it and wiggle it around to get them into the holes, but once they are in, the fit is loose enough that there is no pressure on the PLA base (which was my main goal).

Category: Outdoor & Garden