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  • Pappy
    The Full Monte
    • Dec 2002
    • 10490
    • San Marcos, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 (x2)

    #1

    I did it...

    ...but will it work?

    I bought some trated 2x6 to rebuild the frame of my work deck, and enlarge it. The project got delayed and the stuff was warping pretty bad as it dried. I got the kid to help me this evening and built a 'clamp' from 2x4 and 4x4 to hold the stuff straight, hoping it will be a bit more stable in a week or so.

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    Don, aka Pappy,

    Wise men talk because they have something to say,
    Fools because they have to say something.
    Plato
  • Ken Weaver
    Veteran Member
    • Feb 2004
    • 2417
    • Clemson, SC, USA
    • Rigid TS3650

    #2
    You are going to make it larger aren't you? Be careful! The playpen may be getting too big Pappy!
    Ken Weaver
    Clemson, SC

    "A mistake is absolute proof that someone tried to do something!

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    • cgallery
      Veteran Member
      • Sep 2004
      • 4503
      • Milwaukee, WI
      • BT3K

      #3
      My thought: If they are warping, one side of them may be drying faster than the other. Wet the side that is drying faster with a sponge mop, and turn the side that is drying slower towards the sun/air.

      Mind you, there is no evidence my suggestion would work. I've never tried it. Hope your method works. I guess we will all find out in about a week.

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      • Pappy
        The Full Monte
        • Dec 2002
        • 10490
        • San Marcos, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 (x2)

        #4
        Originally posted by Ken Weaver
        You are going to make it larger aren't you? Be careful! The playpen may be getting too big Pappy!
        Yepper! Twice the size....New one will be 12x16.
        Don, aka Pappy,

        Wise men talk because they have something to say,
        Fools because they have to say something.
        Plato

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        • mater
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 4197
          • SC, USA.

          #5
          That looks like a good idea on the clamps you and the kid built Pappy. I hope it works.
          Ken aka "mater"

          " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

          Ken's Den

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