Tree is beautiful, as provided base can not hold up to winds

Tree is beautiful and lights are the perfect brightness. Sadly, the first windy day the tree broke off of the base. Specifically, the metal tore above all of the 4 spot welds holding the lower tree's part's metal tube to the base. I solved the problem by creating a new base using 18" long 1/2" black iron pipe to push inside the tree's metal tube, then attached that to a 1/2" black iron pipe flange. This flange was then welded to 4 legs of 2" angle iron, each 15" long. The base is then held down with 2 sandbags.

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