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Vertical gate

Bill — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:57:29 GMT

I am trying to squirrel proof my garden beds. My beds are 36 inches apart so a gate opening outward would have to be very limited in size. I am thinking of using vertically moving gates/sides. Does anyone have any experience of using the 3/4 tee and not tightening it so a 3/4 EMY pipe can slide in it ?? I am having a bit of a hard time engineering this

Thanks for the help

Generator Enclosure

Jake Lewis — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:51:51 GMT

Jafar shared this awesome build in the Maker Pipe Facebook Group!

"I made an enclosure in 2024 for the portable generator to keep it outside year round and keep the rain off of it. I used an impact driver to tighten the screws. Lattice makes it unrecognizable from the driveway. It's holding up great. Aside from bracing the corners with some perforated steel strapping, the frame is conduit and fittings. There a few other strategically located self tapping screws. The roof is held on with zip ties and washers from roofing screws. I hole per tie. I couldn't figure out how others have attached, so came up with this. I demonstrated feasibility with some found parts inside before committing. A door on each end. One for the propane tanks and the other for control panel."

Maker Pipe Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/makerpipe/permalink/1901295157498864

Solar Panel Support

Jake Lewis — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:40:33 GMT

"Solid product, good shipping, great communication. Using them as secondary support for my solar panel shade on the balcony." - Anonymous

Hydroponic Frame

Jake Lewis — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:30:39 GMT

"I just finished my hydroponics greens project for winter growing. I used 1 3/8” top rail and maker pipe connectors to mount my planting trays. This mount is a little over 4’ wide and 60’ long and 30” in height." - Tom

Rolling Parts and Tool Cart

=Dan= — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:22:00 GMT

I needed a rolling parts and tool cart. Maker Pipe and some commercial baking sheet pans did the trick.

Ingredients:

3 - 18" x 26" full-size 19 gauge aluminum sheet pans ($7.50 ea.)

12 - Maker Pipe 90 Degree Structural Pipe Connectors

4 - Maker Pipe Casters

4 - Maker Pipe Conduit End Plug / Caps

4- 3/4" EMT Legs: 4 @ 30"

6 - 3/4" EMT Sides: 6 @ 23"

6 - 3/4" EMT Ends: 4 @ 15", 2 @ 18"

Build Notes:

Prior to building, I tried different designs using Maker Pipe Minis. For a more finished look, I rotated the top connectors 90°. No structural reason, I just liked the look better. It did add 3" to the ends on the top shelf. I decided against handles like a shopping cart, didn't see any functional reason for them.

I had planned on fastening the sheet pans with screws, but that turned out to be unnecessary. The pans nest solidly into the pipe structure and are easily removable for cleaning or dumping stuff into the trash.

Cool Hack:

I found that using a 7/8" diameter step drill to deburr the inside of the conduit quickly chamfered the pipe perfectly for casters and end plugs.

Bottom Line: 👍 Winner.

The cart is surprisingly strong, it rolls smoothly, the locking casters prevent unauthorized joy rides, its removable shelves make cleaning simple, the shallow shelf depth doesn't hide anything from view, and it gives you easy mobile access to parts and tools.

Two dimensional frame

Alexa Freeman — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:53:19 GMT

I am building a frame out of conduit to attach a lightweight gate to. The bottom of the vertical posts will not be connected. They will be sunk a foot or two below ground. The top vertical posts will be connected by a horizontal cross bar. I need a connector like an elbow that will do this, that is, connect just two pieces of conduit in a corner. I don't see anything of the sort for sale.

Bending EMT

Peter Kaczkowski — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:34:04 GMT

How do folks typically bend their EMT to create arches, for gardening for example? Radius of the arch around 2' or 3', to span 4' to 6'.

Peter

Cocoon Art Exhibit

Jake Lewis — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:29:18 GMT

Jillian aka @crochet.with.illjay on Instagram has been sharing progress and final setup pictures of her incredible Cocoon Art Exhibit over the last few months! I've attached a couple photos from the recent Mare Island Makerfaire, but if you have Instagram I'd definitely recommend going there and checking out all the photos that she's posted.

hat she's shared. It's cool to see conduit and connectors play a small part of such an incredible art piece!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd2jIeZmpC1/?img_index=1

Theatre Production Props

Jake Lewis — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:13:48 GMT

"This is our third production using MakerPipe and EMT conduit to build our stage set frameworks. For Matilda, we are building seven rotating platforms with walls framed entirely out of these components. Normally, buying a large amount of new lumber is both expensive and a nightmare to store. Instead, all of our EMT fit inside a single Rubbermaid container tucked in a corner, with an old rolling library cart housing the MakerPipe fittings. Even better, we were able to completely reuse the pipe and fittings from our last show with very little cutting required. We only had to order a few more 90-degree connectors to complete the job. I am convinced more theatre folk should consider this option. It is like Tinker Toys for grown-ups." - Ken

Garden Shade Project

George Ford — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:11:35 GMT