Don't know you, but proud as hell of you, baw. I don't have the knowledge or skill to do anything like this at all.

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Posted by BLM

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Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:09 pm to WhiskeyThrottle

Just seeing this thread. Great work! Only thing that comes to mind you may want in there is some type of overhead lift/winch.

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Posted by WhiskeyThrottle

Weatherford Tx

Member since Nov 2017

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Posted on 2/23/26 at 6:42 am to BLM

quote:
Just seeing this thread. Great work! Only thing that comes to mind you may want in there is some type of overhead lift/winch.

I designed the trusses specifically to be able to add a gantry crane in there. It's not going to lift thousands of pounds, but some of my projects seem to run into the 200 - 400 lb range which is heavy enough that I can't just lift it up easily. The welder I believe is around 400 lbs and I move it in and out of my truck frequently. So I definitely need something to move a little bit of weight in there.

With a normal I Beam design without trusses, I was afraid to suspend much weight from the ceiling. The weight transfers straight to the joint at the peak, and pushes down to the walls outward. That's why I decided to build with actual trusses.

Really wish I knew structural engineering math. The trusses I designed I believe I could suspend 4 or 5000 lbs without an issue. I don't plan to do that, but my curiosity has me wondering what the failure point is. From what I've read, it seems that engineers are more concerned with deflection, more than failure. But I still wish I knew how much weight I could support safely. I have no clue how to go about finding an engineer that would tell me what I've done. Lol.

I've been working on framing the bathroom this weekend and getting the garage door working. I screwed the rails for the door to the frame this weekend and I'm going to have to slightly adjust them now. It got too tight in a couple of areas. I'll get more pictures added this afternoon.

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