How To Make An Awning Frame Out Of Emt

Create a 2 dimensional square frame and attach an equally sized square frame to it so they share a middle spine.

How to make an awning frame out of emt.

Purchase 1 inch wide by 6 inches long 2 54 cm wide by 15 24 cm long boards to create the awning frame. Make sure that your layout is square. This is the depth that you will be hammering each ground post into the ground. Lay out your ground posts 4 apart.

The key is to go as simple as possible. The idea uses 3 4 id emt for the lower outer half and 1 2 id emt as the upper inner half the riser. Frame tent manufacturing providing temporary shelter from sun rainwholesale retail import export proud to be part of the artisan community p o box 1313 pickens sc 29671 tel. I bought this neat teardrop trailer but since it seems to rain every time we camp i decided it needed an awning.

Mark each 5 piece of cut conduit at 36. Adjust the fittings to make sure the canvas is taut. Check that each side has the same length width and diagonal measurements. Telescoping pvc tent or awning poles.

864 898 1701 fittings on this page use 1 emt conduit 1 inch emt conduit fits inside the fittings to make the frame. Add the mounting elbows shown in the last pic but do not glue these yet. After looking high and low for a pole that would be easy to transport adjustable sturdy and inexpensive i decided to build my own. Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame.

A rectangle of dark fabric on steel supports tucked. The other day while cleaning up and re arranging my garage workspaces i was messing with some conduit scrap and a subsequent discussion with my electrician neighbor gelled the idea to make a set out of emt. Cut each 10 emt conduit pole in half. Really want to build out a proper entryway but just can t afford it at the moment awning.