Cee gave us “Caramel” as her Fun Foto Challenge this week. She included a color chart, but I’m taking a loosey-goosey approach to the color picking.
The DIY part is in the little slideshow deal. For those of you who want to see how I completed the cover for our AC compressor. We cover it because ice and snow fall off a tall steep (Gambrel) roof and might damage it. The caps are removed from the fence posts close to the house. A riser is installed. “Rafters” are inserted. The structure is covered with hardware cloth and then the whole thing is wrapped in a tarp that has been trimmer to fit. See the captions if you’re interested.
The photos for Cee are under that. Under those, of course, is the intrusion by my marketing department. I hope you all have a great week.
This drill is the same diameter as the pol. It will form a curve around which I can weld 
Welding the riser supports to the support rod 
Tacked in place 
If you can’t weld, you need to know how to grind 
The riser fits 
1″ EMT (conduit) 
Cutting the “rafters” to length 
This will fit, with a little help 
Conduit connecting piece forced onto end to make it thicker (to fit hole better). 
Vinyl tape to build it up and offer a little cushion 
Heat-shrink tubing 
Shrinking the heat-shrink tubing over the taped end 
The screw helps anchor the rafter pole 
The end needs to be flat to be bent 
Bending the flat end over an iron pole 
Upper joint fits nicely 
Bending the ends over makes a good fit and prevents tearing the tarp 
The tape and heat-shrink tubing keeps it from rattling 
Structure is up. Hardware cloth will support the tarp 
Somewhere in here is the tarp I want. 
Punching the hole through the fabric 
Placing a grommet here 
Grommet and back plate ready 
This is the anvil for compressing the grommets 
Everything is in place. Need pressure 
The press is smacked with a hammer to compress the grommet 
A new grommet 
Done 
Ready for winter
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