On 12 Jan 97  11:42:48 Roy McNeill typed to Niels Petersen ....

Hi Roy

 >  RM> They're now in a spaced stack, with a few bricks on top.

 >  NP>  Put more weight on them

 > these are he-man concrete bricks, not wimpy little clay ones. But
 > I'll find a couple more, just to keep you happy

16"x 8" x 8" ??  We call them concrete blocks.
 Yeah!  they should do the job

 >  RM> sounds familiar. Self drilling screws don't work in this stuff,
 >  RM> either.

 >  NP>  How many did you split before you came to that conclusion ? :-)

 > the timber didn't split, the screws snapped...

 GOOD timber !!!!!


 > The planks worked out to be about 12mm thick, and they're screwed
 > down like this (* is a screw):

 >   ____________________500_______________________
 >  |                                              |
 >  |     *                                  *     |
 >  |     |                                        |
 >  |     |                                        |
 >  |     35                                       |57
 >  |     |                                        |
 >  |     |                                        |
 >  |-60--*                                  *     |
 >  |______________________________________________|


That should hold them reasonably straight.


 > I'll see how they go. A barbecue stand is a good test bed, it isn't
 > critical if they warp a bit. The red timber does look beautiful
 > under a satin varnish, though.

It's crime when people have beautiful timber amd then paint over it :-(


 > The reason I built rather than bought was space - the bench on one
 > side is 600mm wide instead of the pathetic 200 or 300 that the
 > commercial stands provide, and it hinges down for more compact
 > storage. Weighs a ton, but looks good and works well.

In my books practicality is the primary factor, Length of life is the
second and looks its further down the list.

Cheers
Niels

--- FMail/386 0.98