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Bent Boxbeam
By:Brian Brown
Date: 9/20/2000, 1:23 am

Hi all,

Just started a Guillemont, layed out and cut out the forms, made a box beam as it seemed so much better than the 2x4, but I did not count on the floor of the garage being less than perfectly flat. So now I have this nice 16 foot beam with a bend in it. The bend is at only one place, about 10 feet down.

So... do I throw it out and start over with the other half of my plywood, or is there any way to straighten it out?

Thanks in advance Brian Brown

Messages In This Thread

Bent Boxbeam
Brian Brown -- 9/20/2000, 1:23 am
Re: Bent Boxbeam
David Hanson -- 9/21/2000, 10:26 am
Re: Bent Boxbeam
Bradley -- 9/20/2000, 2:02 pm
Use the Bent Boxbeam
mike allen ---> -- 9/20/2000, 2:38 am