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hi all this is my attempt at making hide poles..the material i used was 18mm round bar by 3 feet ... fits nicely into the hide poles 50mm angle iron by 1 foot 4x clothes line poles from B&Q 8mmx30 bolts with loctite nuts 8 altogether ... if using a hand held drill maybe use 6mm instead i sourced all these parts in a local steel supplies as they have a better selection and are easier to deal with.. the hardest part for anyone with basic tools will be drilling the holes.. my local steel suppliers are very easy deal with and would have no problem in cutting the steel up for you.. you could throw them an extra fiver maybe if you liked.. the reason i used the angle iron was so i could use my foot to shove the poles into the ground instead of using the poles and bending them.. the original poles can be extended to 2.4m which is very high.. it comes in two parts so i cut 30cm off each bar to make them shorter and easier to carry and store.. i then cut the 18mm round bar into 8 inch lengths and put a point on them using a lathe.. i understand most people dont have lathes but the guy in the steel stores can cut 45 degree angles on them easily with a bandsaw.. or else you could source hollow steel and use a hammer or vice to flatten a point onto it... after this cut the angle iron into 20mm strips and drill holes 30mm apart.. again the local steel store will cut this.. i then inserted the round bar into the hide pole 2 inches.. and clamped them in a vice..drilled 30mm apart again.. if you havent a vice.. a vice grips would do and you drill it with a hand held drill once you had the poles secured.. but will be tricky start with a small drill bit at high speed.. google drill bit speeds so you will be doing it right i then tightened it all together wit the nuts and bolts and then the finished product.. if you have any other questions id be happy to help