Re: [RE-wrenches] Truss finder

[Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches]

OK, so we need to look outside the box on this rafter finder! what other industries have need of tools that look at wood or metal on the other side of various materials? Watched a movie the other night and this guy was finding rebar in concrete 2 to 3 inches thick or was that just Hollywood? Dana Orzel C: 208.721.7003 E- d...@solarwork.com On Apr 17, 2023, at 10:40 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:  Another reason why I never put solar panels on a dwelling roof.  However, it seems crazy to be drilling holes to find the rafter still in 2023. $.02   Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 On 2023-04-17 7:04 am, Daniel Young via RE-wrenches wrote: Can echo this, I did a fresh look into this last year and still have not found anything better than a hammer and feeler tool.   We are considering going to a deck direct attachment like rooftech as well, which makes rafter locations less critical. We intend to still have crews find the rafter and place the attachments on the rafter as best they can without drilling holes. As the attachments still prefer to be located on a rafter to maximize snow load bearing capacity. Nice thing about the Rooftech is that if you miss the rafter location with the center holes, it's entirely likely you will hit it with the side screws. In either case you are still sitting above the rafter and can expect to bear significant weight there instead of relying on the OSB/Plywood decking.   --   Danny Young NABCEP PV Installation Professional #031508-90 Engineering Team Lead Solar Energy Solutions Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville | Indianapolis 513-448-5176 (mobile) 877-312-7456 (Main Office) da...@sesre.com   From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 2:47 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Cc: Kristopher Schmid <sol...@legacysolar.com> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Truss finder   Thanks William!  Laughed out loud at the first picture! Shine On! Kris Schmid Legacy Solar, LLC 137 West 1st Avenue Luck, WI 54853 www.legacysolar.com 715-653-4295 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician BSEE   On Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 10:12 AM Kristopher Schmid <sol...@legacysolar.com> wrote: I am considering buying a deep scanner for locating trusses.  Any recommendations or testimonials? Shine On! Kris Schmid Legacy Solar, LLC 137 West 1st Avenue Luck, WI 54853 www.legacysolar.com 715-653-4295 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician BSEE _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org

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