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I am looking for information on how to design,layout and build home-made roof trusses. I am building a shed for a portable bandsaw mill where I need to keep the sides open to a length of 25feet to accommodate the mills maximum log size. A friend came up with the idea of running roof trusses the length of the building. I have plenty of material but need to know how to create the trusses. Any ideas?
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Ethan,
If you put any value at all on your time, it will probably be cheaper to buy them. But if you must build them yourself, the USDA will happily give you free truss plans. Contact your local extension agent.
JonC
*Ethan, there are some truss plans here,http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/plans/index.htmand if you use the search feature this has been discussed a couple times pretty thoroughly both pro and con. Joe H
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I am looking for information on how to design,layout and build home-made roof trusses. I am building a shed for a portable bandsaw mill where I need to keep the sides open to a length of 25feet to accommodate the mills maximum log size. A friend came up with the idea of running roof trusses the length of the building. I have plenty of material but need to know how to create the trusses. Any ideas?