8m Laminated teonned and pegged truss

[cabinetmaker]

Anyone thinking of building a truss for their Shed heres how i did it, The reason I laminated it was solid 200m sq x 8m timber was just not available. I used 200mm x 60 x 8.5m ridge boards.

[stevemc32]

That looks pretty cool.

Any idea what it weighs?

[wun4us]

That looks pretty cool.

Any idea what it weighs?


Verrry heavy...ain't no balsa wood in the land of the leprechaun!:rolleyes:

[cabinetmaker]

:U At least 200kg i would think, It took 8 of us to drag it to the lift, Seems to be working well mind you its in 16 months now, not a budge on it!

[ian]

was the design engineered, or did you just "wing it"?

[cabinetmaker]

:U.Yea winged it as you can see by spec didnt take any chances, i imagine its about 200kg. needed a manual forks to position it