How To Bend Awning Rail

That was enough to remove about 1 2 of the bend but no more.

How to bend awning rail.

I would try warming the rail and if you need to add a curve either find something the size of the curve that you can gently bend it around or just gently bend it by hand. If you want to bend the track away from the flange slits are fine. I removed the tube placing it on the the ground with the curved part up with each end resting on a 4 by 4 scrap lumber. To bend the track towards the flange cut in a v shape.

The straight bit along the top is no problem the bends required for a caravan awning is the real problem. We decided to use awning track as opposed to snaps because the track gives a smooth finished look and is watertight. Awning rails do bend quite easly here s one i managed to bend back into shape. The main issue if your rail height is lower than the minimum level is the tunnel cowl may not be tight enough to prevent pooling of water on top of it due to the looseness of the cowl this is normally overcome by use of tension straps built in to the side of the cowl at the top but this would be assuming the height stated.

You can move the awning further away but that would then leave a. Remove the original rail from the ply and then screw the new universal to the board working it round the marked out bends as you go. For a more versatile curving awning track try flex a rail. This track was made specifically to bend and can curve in any direction.

I had a slightly bent about 1 1 2 inch curve awning frame tube on a trailer i bought used. Using a hacksaw carefully saw slits in the flange of the awning track. Since this awning track is already created to take a slight bend it makes it easier to create a sharper curve with it as well. To bend the track towards the flange cut in a v shape.

If you want to bend the track away from the flange slits are fine. For a more versatile curving awning track try flex a rail. Using a hacksaw carefully saw slits in the flange of the awning track. This track was made specifically to bend and can curve in any direction.

Our neighbour on site has solved this problem and has a full sized caravan awning attached to his burstner i think he bent the rail himself using plumbers pipe bending equipment i can find out exactly how he did it if you like. We used flex a rail awning track for this application.