what kind of wood for stand frame
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bassnman11
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Get douglas fir. It is stronger than pine. I like to buy a size larger so I can rip to width to make sure it is straight. The hard part these days is finding dry stuff.
Treated wood is not something you wanna put in your home.
Something about the treating process.
Tank that small you could get away with vertical plywood as well.
People often underestimate the strength of plywood in the vertical application.
Pretty hard to argue with 2x4s and 2x6s.
Good luck.
Something about the treating process.
Tank that small you could get away with vertical plywood as well.
People often underestimate the strength of plywood in the vertical application.
Pretty hard to argue with 2x4s and 2x6s.
Good luck.
cmhollis
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Go to HD or Lowe's and look for KD (Kiln Dried) 2x4's and 4x4's. They are a bit more, but they are kiln dried to a very low moisture content so they should not shrink or warp as wetter lumber (especially pressure treated) would. Stay away from PT because it is very wet, plus it is treated with CCA (a compound containing arsenic). Not something I want in my house, especially if I had small kids running around.
Of course if you want to really over-engineer, go for a couple of the glu-lam beams held up by 4x4 legs. A stand made out of those could hold up your house.
Mike
Of course if you want to really over-engineer, go for a couple of the glu-lam beams held up by 4x4 legs. A stand made out of those could hold up your house.
Mike
The reason your walls in your house are not pine is because one board with a bad grain will twist and then ruin everything. Use the kiln dried european softwood that is available at Lowes or HD. The wood has a good grain and is very strong. Look for a brand called Storenso or Stallinger. Those are good mills.
Pressure treated..CCA pressure treating is no longer available to the public, commercial yes. There is only 2 types available now CAB and ACQ PLEASE READ!!! ACQ is some strong stuff, it will chew up regular steel and will walk right through aluminum. I know. Use very good coated screws or stainless..ESPECIALLY if you are doing a project where the wood will get wetr often. I have seen the threads get completly rusted off screws in a year on some signs that I did.
Pressure treated..CCA pressure treating is no longer available to the public, commercial yes. There is only 2 types available now CAB and ACQ PLEASE READ!!! ACQ is some strong stuff, it will chew up regular steel and will walk right through aluminum. I know. Use very good coated screws or stainless..ESPECIALLY if you are doing a project where the wood will get wetr often. I have seen the threads get completly rusted off screws in a year on some signs that I did.
horkn
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stora enso gets their wood from the usa. not europe.
houses are still built with american pine. yeah, msot of it is kiln dried, but its american wood. imagine how much the transportation fees to ship wood from europe would be?
plus, wood from europe sounds funny all by itself. I have been there, and the few forests are very highly regulated, and wood is at a premium there alone....
what kind of screws got the threads rotted away? non coated ones i imagine.
i have not seen one home made stand built with cheap non coated hardware. thats one area not to skimp. you save a lot of $$ by doing the work yourself, cheap screws are not an option.
i am not trying to be argumentative KH, but merely informative.
houses are still built with american pine. yeah, msot of it is kiln dried, but its american wood. imagine how much the transportation fees to ship wood from europe would be?
plus, wood from europe sounds funny all by itself. I have been there, and the few forests are very highly regulated, and wood is at a premium there alone....
what kind of screws got the threads rotted away? non coated ones i imagine.
i have not seen one home made stand built with cheap non coated hardware. thats one area not to skimp. you save a lot of $$ by doing the work yourself, cheap screws are not an option.
i am not trying to be argumentative KH, but merely informative.
