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24th May 2011, 10:28 PM #1
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8m Laminated teonned and pegged truss
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.
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25th May 2011, 10:19 PM #2
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That looks pretty cool.
Any idea what it weighs?
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25th May 2011, 10:35 PM #3
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Originally Posted by stevemc32
Verrry heavy...ain't no balsa wood in the land of the leprechaun!
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25th May 2011, 11:44 PM #4
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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!
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26th May 2011, 12:35 AM #5
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was the design engineered, or did you just "wing it"?
regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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26th May 2011, 05:11 AM #6
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.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
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