Recent content by angler1

Dog, but No cats! This project nucleated from wife's idea of cleaning out the garage and organizing things better. Of course, I had to get a little goofy and add a new hoist idea to lift the bikes up. So, after a couple hundred $ in hoist motor, trollies, hardware, etc., I starting looking...

What about my board carriage bolted to the roof rafter? I don't know the physics/engineering of truss roof design too well. If I ever venture to pick up something heavier further into the room, is this adding a lot of help, no help, or what?

Didn't think about leverage, but that's interesting. It likely is helping amplify strength at the wall side, since it would cantilever the far-left side up.

Yeah, thought about that. Also thought about all-thread to the roof rafters. But just pre-drilled and ran 1/4 hex screws, adding more holders than originally planned.

Pics attached. Okay, the installation is done, but before playing with it, I would like to get some thoughts on my engineering. I know most will freak out with a big NO but want some thoughts on just how bad you think this is. I attached unistrut to the ceiling and side walls and added a...