Recent content by djosephm

I may very well do this! Since I have all 5 poles angled backwards I could install guy wires a foot and a half back from the top of each pole that would stabilize poles I would think.

Thanks for all of your suggestions. No turning back now. Part of me wishes I went with a 4 inch maybe a little heavier but let’s see how it reacts in a real world application. I may just need to monitor weather and pull sails down when it gets windy or try to find a fabric that will put less...

Thank you for your quick and witty reply, but by your logic one could attach a large bucket to the sail and fill it with 20 grown men and watch them fly. There is more to it and I was simply asking for some advice. I’m not going to pay a structural engineer to calculate the best way to put an...

Summary: Trying to see if the steel tubing I bought is strong enough to carry load. Hello all I bought some square steel tubing today in hopes of putting up sail shades in my back yard, I am concerned now that I did not get big enough tubing. I have a triangular sail shade 20’ x 20’ x 20’ and...