Is there some sort of hard and fast Christmas tradition that requires that a Christmas tree stand absolutely straight?
Isn’t a 20 degree list to one side perfectly OK?
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Is there some sort of hard and fast Christmas tradition that requires that a Christmas tree stand absolutely straight?
Isn’t a 20 degree list to one side perfectly OK?
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I have always used the “mount and rotate” method myself, mount tree in stand securely, ask someone to stand back in point of view, rotate until tree appears symmetrical.
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C’mon over Emmett. You twirl, I’ll tighten.
Missed my chance for a cute post title: The Leaning Tannenbaum of Pisa.
If a 20 degree lean is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
Hubby and I tried the turn and twist, but as soon as he let go of the tree, it listed to port again.
We’ve come to accept that ‘almost perfect’ is good enough.
Do you think Charlie Brown cared if his tree leaned to one side?
It’s just wabesabe: the beauty of imperfection.
Tighten the tree in the stand and then rotate it so it appears plumb from the spot that is most important to you.
I have an ingenious stand that has a cup you screw onto the bottom of the tree with the tree laying on the floor. Then the cup is inserted into the water basin and is held by teeth.
There is a clutch pedal you push and you can move the tree any direction. Take your foot off the pedal and the tree stays put. It’s very easy to make slight corrections and to do it alone.
It was money well spent. It’s called SwivelStraight.
Amazon has them. So do Target and Home Depot, at least on their websites.
http://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Innovations-XTS3-Swivel-Straight/dp/B0008F78J8
For next year.