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Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/5/2010, 1:51 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback (Mike)

: I have actually never built a stripper before but plan to. I am
: thinking if you want rigidity and dead straight, buy a piece of
: engineered structural beam stock from the local lumberyard. A
: common trade name is MicroLam and are available in a multitude
: of widths and lengths and are typically 1-3/4" thick. Rip
: it to the width you want and save the rest for the next project.
: If your real thrifty, cruise the job sites for leftovers or hit
: up the Habitat for Humanity stores.

You just need a stable base. For an external strongback I use a stretched string as a reference for straight and level, the strongback just has to hold the forms and the string. Mine is just 4 layers of 2x4's bolted together with a 1x8 top screwed in place. Comes apart fairly easily for storage if needed. It's not all that straight, the stretched string though is.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Eric Anderson -- 5/3/2010, 1:44 pm
If you're up for a challenge.. *PIC*
Simeon -- 5/4/2010, 7:33 pm
Re: If you're up for a challenge.. *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/5/2010, 8:18 am
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Ken Blanton -- 5/5/2010, 10:40 pm
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Eric Anderson -- 5/6/2010, 8:18 pm
Re: If you're up for a challenge.. *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/7/2010, 9:22 am
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Eric Anderson -- 5/7/2010, 11:13 am
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/7/2010, 12:27 pm
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Paul G Jacobson -- 5/7/2010, 9:13 am
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Ken Blanton -- 5/4/2010, 10:50 pm
Re: If you're up for a challenge..
Simeon -- 5/5/2010, 12:09 am
IMO ... Use An External Strongback
Ken Blanton -- 5/4/2010, 7:13 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2010, 1:40 am
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Mike -- 5/4/2010, 4:17 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2010, 1:51 am
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
PatrickC -- 5/3/2010, 11:08 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Brian Nystrom -- 5/3/2010, 9:57 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Paul G Jacobson -- 5/3/2010, 5:33 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Eric Anderson -- 5/3/2010, 9:17 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Paul G Jacobson -- 5/4/2010, 4:49 am
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Ian Johnson -- 5/6/2010, 7:17 am
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2010, 1:27 pm
rigid strongback, align forms
mike allen -- 5/4/2010, 2:41 am
Re: rigid strongback, align forms *PIC*
Ian Johnson -- 5/6/2010, 7:15 am
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2010, 9:48 pm
Re: Strip: Schedule 40 drain pipe as strongback
Ian johnson -- 5/3/2010, 4:01 pm