Notching would make it easier to put a brace across the bottom to
stiffen it more.
From: David J Brooks
On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Wouldn't lag bolts and some bracing, without notching, be at least
as strong and a lot easier?
Rick
Here is the original
stand:http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/8109428323/in/photostream
The two small cross members, the ones that the barrel actually sits
on, are the ones that spread apart about an inch or so.
Dave
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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From: David Parsons <parsons.da...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Really OT, Structural engineering question
Notching will hold more weight than simply screwing them together. 40
Gallons of water is 320 pounds. Notching and lag bolts should be
fine.
On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry about this folks, but i'm sure someone here will have an answer.
Last year, after i had some trees cut down, i built an X frame
sawhorse log cutter, like number 2 in this
links:http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Sawbuck-for-Cutting-Firewood, so
i decided to build a similar one for my 40 gallon rain barrel i built
as it looked like it would be sturdy enough to hold it on its side.
About 1/2 way through summer it buckled a bit out but did not fall
apart. I only screwed the X member in, i did not do a notch and
secure. I have decided this winter i will take it apart, the reason
for using screws instead of nails, and notch out the parts that meet
at the X, i suppose it would be 3/4" on each piece of the 2x4, then
put two 1/4" or 3/8 carrage bolts and some screws, as well as the side
braces.
question now is, would you think that by notching out the X pieces and
using 1-2 lag bolts plus a few screws would hold 40 US gallons of
waters, weight./??
Dave
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