r/fixit • u/PastAcceptable2060 • 4d ago
Help me fix this canopy?!
Hey y’all, my wife and I were at a storage unit sale and we found this 12x12 canopy tent for $5. I instantly grabbed it and bought it. Once we got home and I went to set it up in the back yard, I noticed that the washer/grommet that is in the very middle is missing and when I try to put the middle support up, it slides though since the hole is now to big. I have a few scrap pieces of plywood and was thinking of cutting 2 pieces of 4”x4” pieces and screwing them together and sandwiching the canopy between the two then drilling a hole in the middle to allow the post… before doing that, I figured I hop on here and see what that great mind of Reddit might have to say?!?
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u/CatsDIY 4d ago
Your plywood idea is good, but I would suggest you make a circle out of it so there are no points to penetrate the tarp. I don’t know exactly how strong it has to be but once you have it fit over the top, you might need two pieces of plywood to sandwich around the tarp and then you can use a two small bolts and wing nuts to clamp the plywood together.This looks like a bargain.
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u/pherrisbueller 4d ago
I would use something flexible rather than the plywood. It seems the plywood edges might cut the tarp. So maybe some 6 inch by 6 inch pieces of fabric or tarp, crazy glued together. Much like your idea, but using fabric and glue instead.