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Re: curved box beam
By:Nick Schade
Date: 1/4/1999, 8:59 am
In Response To: curved box beam (J.D.)

Some strings laced through the forms opposite the curve and pulled tight can pull the strong back staight.

> Nick After building my box beam I ran a string down the center and found
> that in the last 39 inches of the beam it has a curve in it of about 1/8
> to 3/16 of an inch the rest of the beam is straight.The beam is made of
> 3/4 in ply and is filled in the middle. Is this a problem I can fix, or is
> it expensive firewood? THANK YOU J.D.

Messages In This Thread

curved box beam
J.D. -- 1/2/1999, 4:43 pm
Re: curved box beam
Jay Babina -- 1/4/1999, 9:58 am
Re: curved box beam
Nick Schade -- 1/4/1999, 8:59 am
Re: curved box beam
Paul Jacobson -- 1/2/1999, 8:29 pm