If you needed smaller pieces, I'd imagine you could cut the 4 x 4 in half and join them with two metal plates on each side - carriage bolts all the way through.
If you needed smaller pieces, I'd imagine you could cut the 4 x 4 in half and join them with two metal plates on each side - carriage bolts all the way through.
Simple is always better. That is just the design I have been looking for but hadn't found yet. I think I may try an osage orange post for the center horizontal beam for outdoor use. Osage orange is extremely rot resistant for direct ground contact. I can probably fit some more log timbers for feet and pipe won't be a problem.
Great design.
Be careful I found another post a while ago claiming to be the creator of the idea. $25 Rabbit Ear Stand. A few had trouble with the design. One guy who was 160lbs. Maybe it was his 45 angle posts in the holes. The guy in this post seems to have his poles closer to 70 which would have more wood at the squeeze point.Originally Posted by Rollintent
I'm 210lbs so if a guy 160lbs can't get it to work I don't want to try it. Can you tell me how you go?
That's pretty cool, me being lazy, took two eye screws rated at 250 pounds and drilled them into studs in my room, they work great and don't look that bad when my hammock isn't up.
Just a thought for the OP. Pad that bottom rail. Someone had their suspension fail and the badly bruised their tail bone when they hit bottom.
I am thinking of using a 12" diameter log for the horizontal beam. I won't be moving it much like he is but it would be technically portable. Then using some smaller logs of the same wood for feet. I think I can notch them log cabin style and put a lag bolt through the joint to hold things together. I am thinking 2" steel pipe for the posts.Be careful I found another post a while ago claiming to be the creator of the idea. $25 Rabbit Ear Stand. A few had trouble with the design. One guy who was 160lbs. Maybe it was his 45 angle posts in the holes. The guy in this post seems to have his poles closer to 70 which would have more wood at the squeeze point.
I'm 210lbs so if a guy 160lbs can't get it to work I don't want to try it. Can you tell me how you go?
That's all if I get around to it.
That sounds like a nice looking stand. Take a picture when you do it. Keep them notches away from where the poles go up though... wouldn't want 2 cracks to meet.
I know the feeling dude. This stand has to be the best looking DIY stand around... I'm in between stands at the moment. Just need time/money/understanding wife.
Been thinking about this stand, and I bet a lot of the weak points could be fixed by putting an eyebolt at each end of the base and running a cable of some sort, steel or amsteel, up to the top of the upright. That would get rid of a good bit of the torque in the post hole.
That's a good idea......
Yikes! I did that, took up too much space, and so i just put eye bolts into studs in my wall. But if ya cant do that, then that'll work! good luck!
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