Originally Posted by
bigschuss
Looks good Trapper2. Getting the young ones involved makes it special!
Looking at your pics...might be way too late now, but I am surprised you didn't double up the top plate.
There may be a reasonable fix. You may have scraps (cut offs from construction) laying around. I might suggest you put 2x4's or 2x6's on edge directly under each span that does not have a stud directly under the rafter. Even if you need to cut some to get enough, it will help support the weight. It still won't be as good as a double plate because it depends on shear strength of the fasteners, but it still will be an improvement.
Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
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