bi22le
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posted on 31/8/14 at 08:35 PM |
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Find me the material that makes pop up tents "pop up"
Thought I would ask the collective.
In my spare time (if there is such a thing!) I am trying to make a pop up tent thing for my daughter. I want to purchase, what I think is, PU pipe or
rod used to create pop up tents.
I want 5mm or less dia rod that can bend to a tight radius. It needs to want to return to straight to create the pop up force I need. I want it to be
non brittle and non kink. Oh and cheap!
What can you guys find?
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joneh
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posted on 31/8/14 at 09:01 PM |
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Argos do a 2 man pop up tent for £20. If you really want to make your own you could butcher the poles from one of these...
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Slimy38
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posted on 31/8/14 at 10:19 PM |
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I thought it was flat spring steel fixed in a loop? Certainly my pop up tent is basically a 'figure of eight' that forms the edges of the
tent and allows it to fold down and spring up.
It's about 5mm wide, 0.5 mm thick?
[Edited on 31/8/14 by Slimy38]
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loggyboy
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posted on 31/8/14 at 11:18 PM |
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Yes its a flat metal bar formed it to a flat disc like loop.
They are cheap as chips, unless you NEED a bespoke one will be cheaper to buy mass produced.
[Edited on 31-8-14 by loggyboy]
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