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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Parsons <parsons.da...@gmail.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Cc: > 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 >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
