I built the stand this past weekend and ran into some trouble. Nothing major, I just had forgotten the dimensions of a 2x4 are not 2x4 (lol). I had to wing it when it came to measuring but my end product turned out to be the same.
Here were my initial plans. I apologize for them not being scanned this time. I will try to find another scanner soon. You can basically ignore the numbers to the left, but i will be revisiting them in "rant and worry" post that I might type up sometime soon. In the side view I forgot two intervals so thats why you see -2.
All of those letters were for my cut list so you can ignore those too.
You cant really tell from the plans but I have designed the base to be able to be disassembled. Here are some pictures of the finished product.
Here's one to show where the bearings will be mounted. I have found better bearings than the one in the picture.
I am confident that this base will be strong enough to hold the weight of the wheel. My (nearly) 200 pound brother stood on each of the pillars and "wiggled". They were all sturdy without even attaching the angled pieces labeled "c" in the picture. However i do plan on attaching them via screws once in my final growing destination of Colorado.
I'm sorry that this post isn't very DIY. I figure if you are taking on this project then you probably know how to work some power tools like a chop saw and a screw gun. If you really need a better explanation then I guess you'll just have to wait until I post the "How to" video where I'll do the entire build in much more detail.
Here were my initial plans. I apologize for them not being scanned this time. I will try to find another scanner soon. You can basically ignore the numbers to the left, but i will be revisiting them in "rant and worry" post that I might type up sometime soon. In the side view I forgot two intervals so thats why you see -2.
All of those letters were for my cut list so you can ignore those too.
You cant really tell from the plans but I have designed the base to be able to be disassembled. Here are some pictures of the finished product.
Here's one to show where the bearings will be mounted. I have found better bearings than the one in the picture.
I am confident that this base will be strong enough to hold the weight of the wheel. My (nearly) 200 pound brother stood on each of the pillars and "wiggled". They were all sturdy without even attaching the angled pieces labeled "c" in the picture. However i do plan on attaching them via screws once in my final growing destination of Colorado.
I'm sorry that this post isn't very DIY. I figure if you are taking on this project then you probably know how to work some power tools like a chop saw and a screw gun. If you really need a better explanation then I guess you'll just have to wait until I post the "How to" video where I'll do the entire build in much more detail.
