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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:30:39 AM EDT
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Screw the hook horizontally into the joist instead of vertically.
Assuming it's open joists. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:30:45 AM EDT
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Get a big ass "C" clamp and clamp it to the joist. I have some I've used in heavy duty applications with no problem.
rated @2700 lbs. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:44:16 AM EDT
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So...is OP getting a new FAPSWING for moms basement?
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:45:02 AM EDT
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You should have drilled holes where you wanted to screw in the hooks.
To keep the joist from cracking when you screw in the hook, or any large threaded object, pre-drill a hole the size of the shaft minus the threads. You could move the hammock a few inches one way or the other and hang it from the hooks you are using. Pre-drill the holes as suggested and the wood will not crack. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:49:17 AM EDT
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Sex swing in the dungeoun?
Please ensure it won't fall and hurt you :P |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:01:41 AM EDT
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Sex swing in the dungeoun? Please ensure it won't fall and hurt you :P Nothing is better than taking a nap in a hammock. I don't know anything about sex swings, nor do I want too.....at my age sleeping is more important. 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:11:53 AM EDT
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Tag for real responses because I want to hang swings in my basement this winter FOR MY KIDS (really, they are not sex swings)
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:13:34 AM EDT
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Tag for real responses because I want to hang swings in my basement this winter FOR MY KIDS (really, they are not sex swings) Suuuuuure. Not a tag. Or is it? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:27:17 AM EDT
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Screw the hook horizontally into the joist instead of vertically. Assuming it's open joists. It is open joists. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:37:35 AM EDT
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If you're worried about it falling, you should start talking chicks that aren't emo/goth/ICP/MLP fans into going home with you.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:44:06 AM EDT
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It is open joists. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Screw the hook horizontally into the joist instead of vertically. Assuming it's open joists. It is open joists. There is a much greater chance the hooks will bend or break if you screw them in horizontally and then put a load on them vertically. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:04:56 PM EDT
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If you're worried about it falling, you should start talking chicks that aren't emo/goth/ICP/MLP fans into going home with you. What? |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:15:09 PM EDT
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You should have drilled holes where you wanted to screw in the hooks. To keep the joist from cracking when you screw in the hook, or any large threaded object, pre-drill a hole the size of the shaft minus the threads. You could move the hammock a few inches one way or the other and hang it from the hooks you are using. Pre-drill the holes as suggested and the wood will not crack. This is the correct answer. Too much lateral pressure from the shank will split the wood. Remove some of the wood and you remove the pressure. Don't screw the hook into the side of the joist as the hook wasn't designed to take the stress. It can bend, it can wallow the hole out and come loose, or the lateral force can break the joist in half. If you want extra security, look for a swing set hangar like one of these: Or these: 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:27:16 PM EDT
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What is the correct answer for engineered - wood I-beam style... you know, for a thing for the kids.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:31:41 PM EDT
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It is open joists. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Screw the hook horizontally into the joist instead of vertically. Assuming it's open joists. It is open joists. Install blocking between two joists and screw your hooks into the newly installed blocking. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:35:06 PM EDT
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If you're worried about it falling, you should start talking chicks that aren't emo/goth/ICP/MLP fans into going home with you. What? Because they are fat. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 2:32:34 PM EDT
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What you are looking for are chainplates - basically a plate with screw holes drilled in it so you can attach it to the SIDE of the beam, with the with the screws going into the beam parallel to the floor. Any solution that involves drilling into the edge of the beam will substantially weaken it.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 2:38:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Install blocking between two joists and screw your hooks into the newly installed blocking. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Screw the hook horizontally into the joist instead of vertically. Assuming it's open joists. It is open joists. Install blocking between two joists and screw your hooks into the newly installed blocking. |
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