1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Like an X? I was thinking of using turnbuckles and metal wire to make an X formation where the eye bolts are to give it rigidity.

I say this like I know anything about structural design, because I don’t. lol.

 

Doesn’t do anything. The frame is inherently flexible.

 

yes go from corner to corner and make a x
Then tighten the wires till strait


Or just lay 2 board across the top to level it
@BartMaster1234

 

Haha neither to do. An x or just straight across in the middle should work though

 

So turnbuckles with metal guy wire forming an ‘X’ with the turnbuckles fastened to the eyebolts?

 

I feel like that will just tweak it more

 

What?

 

This for a fence but yes.

 

Right where he has the metal rods going through

 

If I took turnbuckles and metal wire and did this while tightening it, wouldn’t that fix the flexing issue?

This is how they fix gate doors that are flexing.

 

Yes just you gunna soend the time putting the right tension in to straighten it. To much or to little will let it flex still

 

Probably, but I think that's kinda over thinking it. If where the metal rods are going through you put flat pieces on top that should keep it from flexing. 2x4 or more metal or whatever

 

Exactly what I was imagining. They frame specific fences with turnbuckles.

 

No moly on poly

 

Or like @Spoonman said use triangles

I mada a bridge in HS once out of super glue, those boards you use to sience projects and push pins that could support 100 pounds lol i like to think of myself as a engineer lol

 

@Spoonman

What did you mean by Triangulation, exactly?

 

And this is why I didn’t take Civil Engineering.

 

Like the old bay bridge

 

Maybe a triangle

 

Like a Cantalever?