Making a generic 4ft tall Benroy 5ft tall?

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Making a generic 4ft tall Benroy 5ft tall?

Postby KDOG » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:59 am

Would like to make mine with a little more head room so I'm thinking of making it 5 foot tall. Doesn't seem too difficult, I just need to make sure I put double wide spars up the sides of the seams on the inside. Thinking of using 1x3s for that. Gonna take a little more plywood to do it though. Anything wrond with this idea?
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Postby KDOG » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:10 am

On second though, I'm getting ahead of myself. I should probably just keep to using a 4 foot height to keep the complexity, cost and weight down.
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Postby critter » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:49 am

hEY Dog,
I changed my plan about 200 times before and during building!I dont think you build a tear i think it just evolves into being!Welcome to the evoloution! :applause:
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Postby mikeschn » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:57 pm

kdog,

nothing wrong with changing your mind a few times.

But tell me, what will you gain by going 5' high?

I went 5' high so I could put a table inside...

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And I would do it again...

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Postby Miriam C. » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:01 pm

Hi Mike! :lol:
Did you make yours longer than 8 feet?
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Postby mikeschn » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:16 pm

Miriam C. wrote:Hi Mike! :lol:
Did you make yours longer than 8 feet?


In that rendering it's 10' long.

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