Interesting comments, Token.
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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts
if you have a heavy swage (crimper) you can make stainless wire supports for the shade.
i have to do something similar for hurricane proofing and what i do is take the shade fully unfurled, measure top to bottom and cut a coated stainless steel cable length that size + 8". then sew it through the shade cloth every 3-4" and then crimp the ends with a loop at each side. you can then put small clips on the shade for attaching to the wire or loop it around a separate tie off line depending on if you want the shade open or closed. assuming you have a roller on the top and a pulley on the bottom you can easily roll them up with the cable in the cloth too and only anchor it on the occasions when you need it extra strong
also, relief flaps, i like the half circle down shape "U", are amazing for subduing the effects of wind on a sail. as long as the flaps aren't too big, the light will move with the sun so it should not burn anything
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So even more like a Roman shade, which I've made a ton of. Have you tried using grommets instead of sewing? Pretty sure somewhere in the garage I have a big spool of airline cable... we used to make snares for trapping and for tie-downs for traps to sell at the store. And have ferrules, crimping tools, etc, IF I can find them in that big mess of unpacked boxes from the store.
I've seen that upside down U flap on several different types of signage around down. Excellent idea to try. Because I mean it gets WINDY here. A lot.
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Originally Posted by Ray
For my GH in PA, I build a shadecloth support frame out of PVC pipe. It was literally a rectangle supported by 4 vertical poles.
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I don't think PVC frame would work on this windy hilltop. Even if anchored. We had a metal swingset back in the kid days, with a slide at one end, and a little "fort." It blew out and toppled over during a storm, with the little screw in supports tethering it to the ground. We had to reinforce it with 2' long trailer tie downs into the ground to restabilize it. And it was one.heavy.swingset. Our wind gusts here are easily 60-70 mph in my area at times.
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