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  1. BobNeff

    Floor load formula

    Thanks for the advice TFL, worth about as much as I paid, I'll be fine.
  2. BobNeff

    Floor load formula

    Thats exactly what I need. What value should I use for "I"?
  3. BobNeff

    Floor load formula

    Joist wood type: fir, grade unknown assume lowest Loading: this requires aliitle explaining. The floor is the second floor of an old lumber yard I bought. And to help with the bills I wanted to utilize the second floor as warehouse space. I was wondering how to figure out what the floor is rated...
  4. BobNeff

    Floor load formula

    I'm having some trouble, does anyone have a formula for figuring out floor load on standard construction. I have 2x12 joists 14" on center and the longest span being 19', with 3/4" pine floor boards. If this information is not sufficent please inform. Thanks Bob
  5. BobNeff

    Covert internal 3.5 floppy for use as an external drive

    I know the first thing you guys are thinking, for $30 I can buy an external floppy drive, but I have a few old 3.5 floppy drives and wanted to try and build my own external drive. Here is what I want to be able to do: 1. Connect to a Parallel Port 2. Pull power from either the Comp’s power...

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