So my friend and I are in charge to build a platform for a show our sports group is going to do in November (we are part of a circus for children and teenagers) and until this point we have two different plans and I was hoping to get some critique and advise on them.
But first the specifications we have to follow:
- the complete structure should be as steady as possible (obviously)
- it should be strong enough to hold about 300kg (about 660 lbs) (which will be moving)
- It should be movable, on little dollies or at best light enough to carry
- I has to be demountable, so it can be stored pretty easily, and put together and taken apart quite fast and easy.
- The dimensions should be 1,2m * 1,5 m * 4m (47,2inch * 59 inches * 13 feet)
So for my plan (lets call it plan H), it already was improved some times with the help and advise by people from reddit and imgur. If you're interested here are some links on the 'history' of plan H:
http://imgur.com/a/g0GW8
http://imgur.com/gallery/yzdEzfU (the left one obviously)
So now for the actual plan, I made some screenshots of the SketchUp plans, I hope they are enough to explain the structure. All the beams are 6cm*8cm (2 1/3 inch * 3,15 inch)
I tried doing this with integrated pictures, but it didn't work the way I wanted so here's the Imgur link:
http://imgur.com/gallery/iVWEu
On both models the top 'board' would be several sheets of OSB held in place by dowels in the beam structure.
Both plans have their advantages and disadvantages but I wanted to hear your opinion and advise.
Thank you in advance
But first the specifications we have to follow:
- the complete structure should be as steady as possible (obviously)
- it should be strong enough to hold about 300kg (about 660 lbs) (which will be moving)
- It should be movable, on little dollies or at best light enough to carry
- I has to be demountable, so it can be stored pretty easily, and put together and taken apart quite fast and easy.
- The dimensions should be 1,2m * 1,5 m * 4m (47,2inch * 59 inches * 13 feet)
So for my plan (lets call it plan H), it already was improved some times with the help and advise by people from reddit and imgur. If you're interested here are some links on the 'history' of plan H:
http://imgur.com/a/g0GW8
http://imgur.com/gallery/yzdEzfU (the left one obviously)
So now for the actual plan, I made some screenshots of the SketchUp plans, I hope they are enough to explain the structure. All the beams are 6cm*8cm (2 1/3 inch * 3,15 inch)
I tried doing this with integrated pictures, but it didn't work the way I wanted so here's the Imgur link:
http://imgur.com/gallery/iVWEu
On both models the top 'board' would be several sheets of OSB held in place by dowels in the beam structure.
Both plans have their advantages and disadvantages but I wanted to hear your opinion and advise.
Thank you in advance
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