Oh sorry.. i need to post evidence and sources to back things up.. let me Google.


http://www.structural101.com/Structural-Ridge-Beam.html

Supports our theory..

The hell with the ridge beam and board and nailer...

Just "hot rod" the existing post the way I did mine! :rofl: :rofl:

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSC_2166.jpg

AND YES -- IT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR -- but the post is sitting over the bolt so it's blind. And NO I don't give a damn if it's code or not.


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSC_2165.jpg


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...x/DSC_2692.jpg

A plasma cutter -- and a Burr King.... can make almost anything!

Thats awesome looking! How or where did you get the flames? that design would be cool on a door kick plate or something aswell :) Ideas ideas..

Can't remember exactly -- I'm old...:D but I think I traced them off a car in Rodders Journal -- then scanned that - and then blew them up using the computer to the size I thought was right... traced them out on the steel with a welders pencil -- plasma cut 'em - and then worked the edges a bit on the ol' Burr King...

In "sheds" like ours (personal toy sheds) stuff like this is not only fun to make -- it's what sets the tone and feel of the dump. :rofl:

One part of my shop is 32X40 w/ W22X14 inch beam running the 40ft long w/ a 3.5x3.5x1/4 wall sq. tube. as a centered column.There is a second floor of 32x40 above for storeage. which has roughly 60#lbs. per sq. ft.load bearing wt. The engineer I hired when I built the shop said to build the shop w/o the centered column I would need a W42x24 inch beam. ( W42 means 42 pounds per running foot. 24 means 24 inches tall. you will need something of this size to carry that type of load. The engineer charge me $300.00 to size my beam after he looked over my floor plan drawing. Some large steel fabricating frims have engineers on staff that can do the math for you. Good luck.Scott.