On 4/23/2019 4:44 PM, 3 Stand Owner wrote:
Most new *patio umbrellas* have *aluminum poles*.Â* My existing, heavy
umbrella
holders were made for the larger, *wooden poles*.Â* I have too much money
tied
up in existing umbrella holders (over $300) to be replacing them.Â* How
can I
still use the existing holders without the aluminum poles' looking lost in
them or leaning "off vertical" after a wind?Â* Someone suggested PVC
pipe, but
I don't think there's a size that would fit inside the old holder and
remain
large enough to insert the aluminum umbrella pole.


Take a ruler to the hardware store. Try PVC, EMT, copper tubing, or
just wrap them in duct tape until they fit.