05-24-2010, 10:11 AM
That one looks like a single lane width, light road bridge.......those cast plates for attaching all the struts would be some project !!
I gotta think about this one. For the summer challenge, I already intend to build and shingle the boat house. Maybe if there is time I can do the walk bridge.
Styrene rod, styrene tube, styrene "I" beams, and wood decking, with a little styrene square to fill out the "plate" area, and provide the attachment points for the struts. At 26'-6 1/2" I'd need at least six bridges. These would be more appropriate for a walkway. There's a modern welded steel walk bridge across the Des Plaines river, here in Vernon Hills that I was considering, but these bridges are neater looking.
I gotta think about this one.
I gotta think about this one. For the summer challenge, I already intend to build and shingle the boat house. Maybe if there is time I can do the walk bridge.
Styrene rod, styrene tube, styrene "I" beams, and wood decking, with a little styrene square to fill out the "plate" area, and provide the attachment points for the struts. At 26'-6 1/2" I'd need at least six bridges. These would be more appropriate for a walkway. There's a modern welded steel walk bridge across the Des Plaines river, here in Vernon Hills that I was considering, but these bridges are neater looking.
I gotta think about this one.
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Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!