I want to make this for hawk cover..can anyone identify the type of poles they are using?

[hayley3]

There are, what I used for my run roof rafters.
But....the kind of electrical work won't bend a big radius like in your pic.
Look up hoop house conduit benders.

Do you know what the clamps are called? Are they conduit clamps?

 

[21hens-incharge]

You can also MAKE a bender for those arches using a sturdy base and a couple boards screwed to it.

 

[springvalley123]

Is that easy to bend, electrical conduit?

the smaller diameters, like 1 inch, are easier. same story with pvc pipe btw.

 

[aart]

I found them on Amazon but they are a bit pricey...

The electrical ones or the big hoop ones?
Link?
I got my electrical one at a barn sale.

Do you know what the clamps are called? Are they conduit clamps?

I found them searching with that term.....also strap clamps.

You can also MAKE a bender for those arches using a sturdy base and a couple boards screwed to it.

Yep, lots of DIY stuff out there.

Is that easy to bend, electrical conduit?

the smaller diameters, like 1 inch, are easier. same story with pvc pipe btw.

I was barely able to bend the 3/4" for my rafters.

 

[hayley3]

The electrical ones or the big hoop ones?
Link?
I got my electrical one at a barn sale.

I found them searching with that term.....also strap clamps.

Yep, lots of DIY stuff out there.


I was barely able to bend the 3/4" for my rafters.

I was thinking I would get 1/2 inch...just need something to attach the metal to. Although not sure I want to be messing with metal..someone said you can buy plastic siding, I think.
I actually found them here on sale: https://www.buildmyowngreenhouse.com/lowtunnelbenders.aspx

 

[City Farmer Jim]

The clamps are called two hole clamps ...home depot and Lowe's sell them. Depending on the size of "hoop" you want and how much structural weight it has to support I would use pvc 1/2" is about $2.00 for 10 feet..you can tie them together with 1x2 furling strip. If they are exposed to sunlight they will bend to your original in a permanent arc. I use the same idea for the 4 foot wide raised garden bed that I hang the water system on.

 

[Sally PB]

Where I used to work, we had a conduit bender to make curved pieces that were framework for store display pieces. I don't recall where they got them, or what they were called. I do recall the guys doing the bending putting a lot of grunt work into it.

Just asked my husband who was one of the guys who did the bending at where we used to work. He said it was a pipe bender, probably cost $50-60. They used to bend electrical conduit and also 2" aluminum. The bender was adjustable for different diameters.

 

[hayley3]

You can also MAKE a bender for those arches using a sturdy base and a couple boards screwed to it.

Not sure I could...LOL, maybe I after I see the one I bought.

 

[hayley3]

The clamps are called two hole clamps ...home depot and Lowe's sell them. Depending on the size of "hoop" you want and how much structural weight it has to support I would use pvc 1/2" is about $2.00 for 10 feet..you can tie them together with 1x2 furling strip. If they are exposed to sunlight they will bend to your original in a permanent arc. I use the same idea for the 4 foot wide raised garden bed that I hang the water system on.

I need something to support a metal roof so I don't think pvc can do that?
Also if you look closely at the clamps there are 3 screws in each one. I searched and couldn't find 3 hole clamps.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I need something to support a metal roof so I don't think pvc can do that?
Also if you look closely at the clamps there are 3 screws in each one. I searched and couldn't find 3 hole clamps.

They look like standard clamps that a screw has been run through the center.