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How best to hang my porch swing?
Hi again, Guys. Triangled, would you please explain your calculations in detail for me? KootK, Our porch is raised and supported by a 23 foot multi-ply LVL beam; much cheaper for that application than the cost and installation of an I-beam, but that solution is still probably expensive for the...- tomjacobs1
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- Forum: Wood design and engineering
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How best to hang my porch swing?
Triangled, I can just imagine my wife and I on the porch swing with snow on the roof in the middle of winter. On the other hand, now that I think of it, an opportunity for some nice cuddling. Jimstructures, no teenagers unfortunately. Just myself, wife, daughter and son-in-law. We'd all probably...- tomjacobs1
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- Forum: Wood design and engineering
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How best to hang my porch swing?
Hello, Everybody. This is my maiden voyage into your group. I'm an electrical engineer, long gone (66 years) from civil engineering subjects like stresses and strains in structural members of bridges, so I thought you could help. I want to hang my 2-chain 6 foot wooden porch swing. The loaded...- tomjacobs1
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