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701
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# Posted: 4 Jul 2012 23:25
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First time making trusses...LoL
Fun to make.
Here's the photos.
Hope you like!
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steveqvs
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# Posted: 5 Jul 2012 10:01
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Nice.
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bobbotron
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# Posted: 5 Jul 2012 10:02
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Looks great!
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 5 Jul 2012 10:33
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Sorry to burst your bubble. It will work fine, but it's not functioning as a truss. A truss is designed to transfer load to either the peak or the walls. Your design tranfers the weak point of the rafter to the weak part of the cieling.
If you actualy need the strength a w-truss had atachments from the top to 1/3 way across the cieling joist then back up to 1/2 way on the rafter.
By the way your design will be ok on a 12' wide building in snow country. Maybe you should use thenm on 16'' centers though.
Owen
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701
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# Posted: 5 Jul 2012 11:01
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Thanks guys!
Owen, I can see your point and like you said and like I thought... I'll be ok on a 12' wide cabin.
Yes the cabin will be located in snow country...BTW, lot of it...LoL
And Yes, all trusses will be use on 16" on centers (same for wall studs and floor joists)
I said above that I'll be fine because I checked these design first and made my own.
Should the first truss and the last one should be stronger than all the others?
thanks
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cbright
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:57
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Just put a 2x4 down the middle and it will be very strong. The key to trusses is every opening should be a triangle. Triangles can't deform. (unless they explode apart!)
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CAPTAIN WINEHEAD
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2012 17:28
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Yes, Owen is saying you need the king post in the middle, that will make it super strong. Looks good though.
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