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Ahh that makes sense! There’s a sign in the car park saying
“no Freelanderers or freelanderer drivers allowed”
sensible advice I would say
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Your own cardboard box? You were lucky ----The shore is a little stony but once I’ve cleared a bit my cardboard box will be like a little palace
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Your own cardboard box? You were lucky ----
Did you not have a cardboard box when you were growing up??
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No. We were so poor we couldn't afford a cardboard box. How we envied the other kidsDid you not have a cardboard box when you were growing up??
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Oh, and I'm still growing up. Not quite made it yet
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No. We are so poor we couldn't afford a cardboard box. How we envied the other kids
I’ve still got the same cardboard box that my first shoe came in. I’ve always holidayed in it ever since
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When did you get the second shoe?
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Below is a pic of the top of me garage doors where they meet int middle. Each door has a bolt that goes into the floor. I want to put something at the top to secure the doors anorl. Problem is ma hippo is 1.86m tall. The gap below the metal beam is 1.9m so there's only a gap of 40mm clearance.
The obvious thing would be to drill a hole through the metal beam but I think that's a risk as it will weaken it. The metal beam has a triangle of bricks above it which it supports.
Something that attaches to the door and feeds under the metal beam and up to the bricks above, and secured to the bricks may be possible. Any other ideas?
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The obvious thing would be to drill a hole through the metal beam but I think that's a risk as it will weaken it. The metal beam has a triangle of bricks above it which it supports.
Something that attaches to the door and feeds under the metal beam and up to the bricks above, and secured to the bricks may be possible. Any other ideas?
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I cannot see drilling a hole in a steel lintel will weaken it any. It is not like you are going to drill a whole series of them across it. A couple of 10mm holes, one for each door will suffice.
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So looking at that, why can you not put a block of wood on the door then attach a bolt to the block so when you slide it home is sits behind the I beam. Not very pretty, though.
But TBH I do not think a 12mm hole in the I beam is going to be an issue.
Cheers
But TBH I do not think a 12mm hole in the I beam is going to be an issue.
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Drilling a couple of holes through the flange of the I-beam will not affect its strength. The stiffness of the beam is nearly all in the web. The top and bottom flanges are there to resist torsion, and bending in the horizontal plane, there are no forces trying to move the beam horizontally. (I studied structural engineering at collij and I is a re-tyred civil enjineer). And I own a fender so you can trust meBelow is a pic of the top of me garage doors where they meet int middle. Each door has a bolt that goes into the floor. I want to put something at the top to secure the doors anorl. Problem is ma hippo is 1.86m tall. The gap below the metal beam is 1.9m so there's only a gap of 40mm clearance.
The obvious thing would be to drill a hole through the metal beam but I think that's a risk as it will weaken it. The metal beam has a triangle of bricks above it which it supports.
Something that attaches to the door and feeds under the metal beam and up to the bricks above, and secured to the bricks may be possible. Any other ideas?
jNUycFJ
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Drilling a couple of holes through the flange of the I-beam will not affect its strength. The stiffness of the beam is nearly all in the web. The top and bottom flanges are there to resist torsion, and bending in the horizontal plane, there are no forces trying to move the beam horizontally. (I studied structural engineering at collij and I is a re-tyred civil enjineer). And I own a fender so you can trust me
Did they teach you all about the flange at collij?
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No, it wasn't on the curriculum. We had to do our own research into thatDid they teach you all about the flange at collij?
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Oooh! do we detect a tinge of jealousy?
No way I like peeps getting good deals
I have a mate who is very jealous of material thingsalthough he is kinda immature an huffy lol. He text today asked what I was up to today I sent him
a pic of my car when I was out an about then he just ignores me ??
If I dont get back to him when after he's sent a msg I get a few more with question marks haha
Someetimes I think he a 14 year old in a mans body
Ahoo heres the pic I sent him at Loch Eck....
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