Could an A frame help this any? Or, an upright, with a short top piece,
and then a diagonal reaching back to that?
Wondering if running a piece of wood from front upright to back up right,
which encloses the foot of the diagnal upright, bolting that horizontal
piece to the concrete between the
each of you are talking about bolting. are we talking about carriage
bolts? Lee
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 12:01:29PM
-0400, Spiro wrote:
Could an A frame help this any? Or, an upright, with a short top piece,
and then a diagonal reaching back to that?
Wondering if running a piece of wood
Lee,
I think these would be lag bolts not carriage bolts since I assume you
would just be driving them into the concrete and not putting a nut on the
far end.
I've used those bolts that have some collars on them and a flared end.
You slide the bolt in, and as you tighten it, the collars flare
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
Nancy,
I agree that you probably don't have to worry about the posts snapping off
but remember
Hmmm, here's anoher idea...why not make the uprights into a sort of triangle
extending to the back with an extra part of a 4x4 resting on the top of the
porch on each upright.. It is between 3 and 4 feet back before something would
block part of a window. It would still be joined at the top
I'd also put very large washers under the bolt heads so they can't pull back
through the wood.
Tom
nancy,
That would only keep the unit from tipping forward onto the porch. You still
have to keep it from tipping backward away from the porch. I'd favor
diagonals running down and back to concrete bases in the
ground.
I know you used to be able to get swing kits consisting
of chains, anchor
OK, now we are talking! We can make this an elephant swing now. Use the
30 inch spikes with the box on top. Drive those into the ground right
next to the porch. Get your uprights into those, then lag or molly bolt
them into the side of the porch with nice big washers on the head side of
: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
each of you are talking about bolting. are we talking about carriage
bolts? Lee
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 12:01:29PM
-0400, Spiro wrote:
Could an A frame help this any? Or, an upright, with a short top piece,
and then a diagonal reaching
to get hit as the swing glides backward out over the open space.
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
Nancy,
I agree that you probably
.
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
OK, now we are talking! We can make this an elephant swing now. Use the
30 inch spikes
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
Nancy,
I agree that you probably don't have to worry about the posts snapping off
but remember that as the swing moves forward, the uprights
Nancy,
I don't remember if you got an answer to your porch swing question.
I think you were explaining that you would have two uprights attached to
the end of your porch. It sounded like the porch may be raised and you
were thinking that the lower end of the uprights would be attached below
Hi List,
I am wanting to add a porch swing at the end of a rather small front porch.
The would most likely be 48 wide and hang from chains. I do not trust the
roof of the porch to support the swing, which I would want to be able to handle
up to 500 lbs.
I was thinking of taking 4 x 4's and
pieces sitting on top of the uprights. If that was the design you planned,
that should work.
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From: Nancy Hill
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:27 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Calculating load capability
Hi List,
I am
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