Canfield
Family Circus Tent Plans
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Canfield
Family Circus Products is proud to offer accurate computer generated Circus
Tent Plans. The plans are available in a number of standard configurations or
may be customized to your scale and detailed specifications. The tents are easy
to make and good looking.
The plans include three full sized patterns similar to those shown below on the reduced copy. The first plan is a canvas sewing pattern which may be traced directly onto your material for sewing and cutting. In most cases a complete tent can be made on one piece of material. The second plan is a ground layout pattern showing the location of stakes and poles on the ground. It may be laid directly on your lot for driving stakes and drilling or marking locations for the poles. The third plan is a vertical cross section showing the approximate pole heights and locations.
The instructions included with the plans explain how to sew the tent, make the poles, and set it up. They guide you through the tracing of the pattern, machine sewing the canvas, cutting and painting the poles, attaching ropes to the canvas, and setting up the tent.
Materials and supplies required are: unbleached muslin for canvas; sewing machine with colorful thread; optional baby rickrack for eaves; white glue; dowels for tent poles; small pins for pole tops; small brands for stakes; and carpet thread or fishing line for ropes. These materials are easily available from local hobby and sewing dealers or we can supply your missing items. You may substitute any of your favorite materials for any of our recommendations.
SAMPLE
PLAN
at reduced size
120FT-ROUND is a 120' round top with 3 - 40' middles Scale
is 0.1250
Lot Distance to Q1 =20', Q2 = 40', Side Poles = 60', Stakes = 69'
Canvas Distance to Q1 ==22.67', Q2 = 45.33', Side Poles = 68', Edge = 69'
Pole Height of center pole = 50', Q1 = 40', Q2 = 29', side poles = 18', Bale
Ring = 1'
Approximate size of plans in inches are: Tent Pattern: 33" by 18", Ground layout:
33" by 18", Cross section: 18" by 7"
Some common measurements for a three ring Big Top are: Diameter
of round end from 120' to 210' (it should be large enough to accommodate the
ring of about 40', the hippodrome track if any, and the seating on both sides).
Number of center poles is 4 ( may be more for stages or menagerie). Distance
between two center poles from 40' to 60' ( should be large enough to contain
the ring). Number of rows of quarter poles is usually 2. Height of tent from
40' to 60' (leave plenty of room for aerial acts but fit poles on transportation).
Height of side poles from 12' to 18' (leave plenty of headroom for last row
of seats and elephants).
Some common measurements for a menagerie top are: Diameter of round end from
70' to 110'. Number of center poles from 3 to 7. Distance between two center
poles from 30' to 70'. Number of rows of quarter poles is usually 1. Height
of tent from 20' to 40'. Height of side poles from 10' to 16'
Further sizes can be found in issues of the Little Circus Wagon publication
of the CMB
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