[Shop-talk] reinforcing roof joists

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Sun Mar 18 20:45:07 MDT 2012


> Is there any reinforcement I can do either way?

What about running temporary support poles to the floor?  For temporary use,
they don't need to be anything fancy; and wood is a whole lot stronger in
compression than in tension or shear.  A 4x4 (or even a pair of sistered
2x4) will easily carry a lot more than your Datsun body.

-- Randall  


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