I'm noodling on a hybrid of your Square Base Diagonal Ridge Fence Pole Hammock Stand, and the Rabbit Ear Hammock Stand. It would have a smaller rectangular base, with the uprights and braces leaning out at an angle.Originally Posted by SGT Rock
I'm noodling on a hybrid of your Square Base Diagonal Ridge Fence Pole Hammock Stand, and the Rabbit Ear Hammock Stand. It would have a smaller rectangular base, with the uprights and braces leaning out at an angle.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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I'd like to see that. There are some limitations to the materials. The end that are on the side braces work great for leaning support onto them, but they provide no support at all if the vertical supports were leaning away from them. There are ways to change up the size of the thing without cutting anything different but the top, but it would require some explaining.
Imagine that the vertical poles are longer, and the rectangular base is smaller. The braces could be attached anywhere along the length of the vertical pole. The two together, brace and vertical pole, can open like a door, hinged on the rectangular base, to lean away. The problem is finding a fitting for the top ridge pole, because it is no longer a 90.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
If I read what you are saying right, those braces won't work. They wouldn't stop the lean out, the things would flop over to the outside. If you were to make a foot bottom for the vertical braces and put them to the outside independent of the rest of the structure it could work.
The horizontal ridge pole would serve that purpose.
Right... in my mind, I am imagining that it can do without that support.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
these fence post are pretty thin..they may bend easily. I'm thinking of something similar for my deck since my trees are down by the swamp. two verticle 4x4 post of desired height. the bottom will have (2) 3' or so 2x4's nailed at 90 degrees for side to side stability. (2) 2x4's nailed at the top of the post for verticle stability. the wood should be way cheaper than the metal too.
You may be able to make it work. Just realize that the connectors mainly serve to keep things from collapsing to the inside. There isn't enough strength in the connections to keep them from going to the outside under load, especially if you are doing any angles over or under 90 degrees since those caps with loops are not super strong. You can bend them by hand.
I see a great potential for "Fort" building with this rig. Is there enough room to throw a sheet...er...I mean tarp...over the top and it not touch the hammock underneath? Perhaps by tying it out to the opposing corners?
Speaking of safe hammock stand floors, here's part of a design I've had in mind. It wouldn't go w/ the "Fence Pole Stand" (unless it was just a separate floor added to keep feet & stuff off the ground) but just thought I throw it out there in case anyone might find it useful.
I too will something make and joy in it's making
I went downstairs last night to hook up his under quilt and he has already made a sheet into a tarp cover.
That is about what I was thinking off with a mat on top.Speaking of safe hammock stand floors, here's part of a design I've had in mind. It wouldn't go w/ the "Fence Pole Stand" (unless it was just a separate floor added to keep feet & stuff off the ground) but just thought I throw it out there in case anyone might find it useful.
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