> > > Where in the world did you get lumber straight enough to build that?



Ha! Ha! Is it not ridiculous or what? It seems to just keep getting worse. Then you know why I ripped 2 x 4s. I don't think I saw the first 2 x 2 that held within i inch within a 3ft span. Been nice if I were building a tub or a boat. Preshaped.



And yeah, I had to cull quite a few 2 x 4s, but I found some straight ones that I didn't have to straighten/square with a saw.





> > > make the bottom platform more of a torsion box type structure. If you added more 2x4's to the bottom platform and then glued/screwed another sheet of ply to the bottom it would make for a much more stable structure, otherwise known as torsion box or stressed skin construction.



I think I know what you're talking about. I'll look into it and see if I want to fool with it or not. Since this is temporary I might see how stable this'll be and go from there. But I definitely appreciate any/all tips.



I forgot to mention the extra ply I used on the bottom. I capped the frame off with 3/8 ply & capped that with 3/4 ply. Then the 2 x 4s with brackets to hold 'em in place.



I'm also gonna run a metal beam (alum), or fiberglassed 2 x 4, across the width, in the center of the length, to help keep it from bowing out. It'll sit just below substrate surface.



Thanks Chris!

Mike
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