[Jewelry making - Article 00041] - Re: [Orchid] Best canopies for shows

[Judy Hoch]

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    Bev - the metal weights that I like and use are homemade. 

    Here is how we made them. 

    We had the local steel yard cut two-inch square steel stock into
    24-inch sections. Buy eight pieces. 

    Trim off the sharp edges with a hand held angle grinder. 

    Purchase heavy eyebolts and nuts from your local hardware store. We
    used 0.25-inch bolts. Also, purchase s-hooks to attach weight to
    chain. 

    Then using our drill press, we drilled a hole that is a bit smaller
    than your eyebolt. 

    Tap the hole to match the threads on your eyebolt. 

    Screw a nut on the eyebolt, screw the bolt into the hole, and
    tighten with the nut. 

    Remove grease with soap and hot water. Then if rusty, spray with
    duro-extend to convert the rust. Then paint the steel with rust
    preventative paint, we used grey Rustoleum. 

    Attach substantial s-hook to eye bolt by squeezing one end closed
    around the eyebolt hole. 

    I use two weights per corner, suspended on substantial chain, which
    is in turn suspended from the upper corner of the tent with a very
    big s-hook. 

    To keep the weights from moving after suspended, I tie each one to
    the tent leg with one of those elastic cords with a ball on the end. 

    We used two weights per corner to reduce the amount that I have to
    pick up at once. The steel weighs about 1.1 pounds per inch with
    2-inch stock so each weight is about 27 pounds. 

    The bad news is that steel is over a dollar a pound. The good news
    is that these do not roll, they do not show much, and they really
    weight down your tent. Being so dense, they don't take up a lot of
    room in your truck or trailer. 

    This type of weight was originally available commercially but I have
    not seen them in five years. 

Judy Hoch
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