Shortening an awning
I have a question on cutting a 20 foot awning and making the tube 15 feet. I need new awning material and my awning tube has a small dent at one end. I can easily get by with a smaller awning and I...
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I had to cut the awning tube on my old motorhome.......I was replacing the arms and related hardware and I had to shorten the tube by 1" on both ends.......
I unrolled the awning and supported the tube with a 6' ladder....I removed the hardware on one side at a time.......I then used a large hose clamp to mark where I wanted to cut the tube.....then with a jig saw I cut up against the hose clamp.....the thin tube cut very fast.....
I then installed the new arms one at a time and it was done.....not a bad job at all!
I unrolled the awning and supported the tube with a 6' ladder....I removed the hardware on one side at a time.......I then used a large hose clamp to mark where I wanted to cut the tube.....then with a jig saw I cut up against the hose clamp.....the thin tube cut very fast.....
I then installed the new arms one at a time and it was done.....not a bad job at all!
