How To Make An Awning Frame Out Of Emt

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.

How to make an awning frame out of emt.

Check that each side has the same length width and diagonal measurements. Dry fit the frame and slide the canvas over the top. Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame. The idea uses 3 4 id emt for the lower outer half and 1 2 id emt as the upper inner half the riser.

Mark each 5 piece of cut conduit at 36. Really want to build out a proper entryway but just can t afford it at the moment awning. Create a 2 dimensional square frame and attach an equally sized square frame to it so they share a middle spine. 864 898 1701 fittings on this page use 1 emt conduit 1 inch emt conduit fits inside the fittings to make the frame.

Make 2 identical 2 dimensional right triangle frames attached to the ends of your square frame. Cut each 10 emt conduit pole in half. I bought this neat teardrop trailer but since it seems to rain every time we camp i decided it needed an awning. This is the depth that you will be hammering each ground post into the ground.

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Lay out your ground posts 4 apart. The key is to go as simple as possible. A rectangle of dark fabric on steel supports tucked. Telescoping pvc tent or awning poles.