Inexpensize swage

[theoldwizard1]

I have a 10'x20' canopy for outdoor parties. The roof is some kind of white plastic coated material similar to those blue/gray tarps you get at HF. The joints are all pre-made for 1" conduit. The problem is the conduit is quite long for storage and transport.

I would like to cut the conduits in half and then swage one end of one tube about 3" so that it would fit inside the other half.

Either that or I'm going to cut them and insert hardwood dowels possibly pin them on the one half and then sand them down so the slide easily into the other half.

Looking for ideas on how to swage the end or re-join the 2 halves.

 

[gtivr4]

I like the dowel idea. Combine that with pins and it should work well. Certainly the easy route.

 

[tcianci]

If you swage one tube so the other slips in, you're going to be short on length. The easiest and strongest thing to do is to find a tube that will slip nicely over the tubing in your frame and use it to sleeve the 2 cut sections together.

 

[NWphotog]

I have a 10'x20' canopy for outdoor parties. The roof is some kind of white plastic coated material similar to those blue/gray tarps you get at HF. The joints are all pre-made for 1" conduit. The problem is the conduit is quite long for storage and transport.

I would like to cut the conduits in half and then swage one end of one tube about 3" so that it would fit inside the other half.

Either that or I'm going to cut them and insert hardwood dowels possibly pin them on the one half and then sand them down so the slide easily into the other half.

Looking for ideas on how to swage the end or re-join the 2 halves.

If you use wood it will swell when wet. Metal tubing wood be better.

 

[KenS]

1-inch PVC coupling. Drill and pin if you think you need it.

 

[willy3486]

I have a old scotty camper I restored. We have a canopy we put on it. What my wife did when we made the canopy was to wrap over one end with a rope inside it and sew it. She left enough room so the rope would slide. The scotty has a channel we can slide the rope in and then the canopy goes in easy. We have extra length on the rope that we slide inside ten feet water pipes and tie to the pole that holds up the canopy. We do this on the three sides exposed. We have curtains that at the top have a wrap over that is sewed that the pipes slide through. When we get the corners tied down the curtains can be slid easy. You might could use a similar setup like I have. Here is a photo below to give you ideas. The sagging in the back is due to it not being tight.