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Step 2Drill the holes
There are quite a few holes to drill for the bolts. The most tricky ones are the ones to attach the angled beams to the base.
The angled beams will be "sandwiched" between the two 8' beams and the bolts will go through all three pieces. To make sure I had a straight hole for the bolt to go through all three I laid down all three four pieces on the floor just as they would when standing and drilled once through all the wood. As you can see in the picture I made the holes 1" from the edges.
I should also note that the angled beams are not flush with the base beams. This is because the base will rest on top of the 4" pieces and hence be elevated about 2" from the floor. Having the angled beams reach all the way to the floor adds stability. You could also cut a "bed" in the base beams to fit the two 4" pieces so that the base would rest on the floor.
The other holes to be drilled are holes for they eyebolts where the hammock will hang, and the holes to secure the base to the "feet" the two 4" beams.
The angled beams will be "sandwiched" between the two 8' beams and the bolts will go through all three pieces. To make sure I had a straight hole for the bolt to go through all three I laid down all three four pieces on the floor just as they would when standing and drilled once through all the wood. As you can see in the picture I made the holes 1" from the edges.
I should also note that the angled beams are not flush with the base beams. This is because the base will rest on top of the 4" pieces and hence be elevated about 2" from the floor. Having the angled beams reach all the way to the floor adds stability. You could also cut a "bed" in the base beams to fit the two 4" pieces so that the base would rest on the floor.
The other holes to be drilled are holes for they eyebolts where the hammock will hang, and the holes to secure the base to the "feet" the two 4" beams.
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Jan 28, 2012. 10:37 PMmatmore74
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I used only two bolts so that I had a stronger piece of wood and then breaced it in the middle and back. Thanks for the angle of 30. I used 7 ft 2x4's and put the uprights in about 10.5 inches in.. I then added four 2x4's for support cut the 30 and at 5' 4" and set back 1/2" and then bolted them. I them breaced it on the sides. Send me a email at matmore74@aol.com I will send you a picture of it and you will see what I mean. Put in the title area "hammock stand" Thanks for the idea on how to get it started..
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