John Henry
ArboristSite Lurker
After reading some tips on this forum, I checked out the superstruts for my Alaskan MKIII and bought some 10' sections. Great tip by the way, since they seem to be perfect for rails.
I am going to set them up with the brackets that I got from Granberg (for using 2x4s). I started with 2x4 but found them unacceptable because of twist and flex.
I looked at redoak's nice thread on his beam milling (http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=78984) and he has a nice setup for the superstruts.
My question is: it's clear to me that I will need some vertical distance between the top of the rails and the bottom of the brackets, to allow for clearance of knots, bumps in the log, etc. If I just bolt the brackets to the rails, the overall height is only about 3-4". How does everyone do this? I should be able to just use some 2x4 short sections to get some height in the setup, but have you all found some good ways to set yours up?
Thanks in advance for any help. I find this board extremely helpful with all the expertise here.
I am going to set them up with the brackets that I got from Granberg (for using 2x4s). I started with 2x4 but found them unacceptable because of twist and flex.
I looked at redoak's nice thread on his beam milling (http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=78984) and he has a nice setup for the superstruts.
My question is: it's clear to me that I will need some vertical distance between the top of the rails and the bottom of the brackets, to allow for clearance of knots, bumps in the log, etc. If I just bolt the brackets to the rails, the overall height is only about 3-4". How does everyone do this? I should be able to just use some 2x4 short sections to get some height in the setup, but have you all found some good ways to set yours up?
Thanks in advance for any help. I find this board extremely helpful with all the expertise here.