Chris Chapman
Active Member
My ATD is persuading me that Compression Joint legs are better than carriage bolt 2x legs for Platforming. Does anyone else have experience with legging platforming in this manner?
This is not Compression Joint as in plumbing, by the way. If this style of legging has a different name, please enlighten me.
What, pray tell is a Compression Joint Leg, you might ask? Take your standard L-Leg or Hogstrough leg (2 1x4 screwed on edge together) with a plywood plate that extends inside the leg past the end. This plate is a little shorter than the height of the platform that rest on it. The plate is screwed into the leg and the platform facing. The platform in this discussion is 1x6 with the proper decking on top.
The weight of the platform is pressing down on the leg, forming a but joint, but the plate behind it keeps the leg from rotating out.
Of course these legs still need standard cross bracing.
One of the advantages to this legging system is the vertical is flush with the platform facing, so you don't need a filler.
In the past I would leg up, and attach with carriage bolts. And cross brace as necessary.
Has anyone else used compression joint legs? Any particular things to watch out for in legging platforms in this fashion?
This is not Compression Joint as in plumbing, by the way. If this style of legging has a different name, please enlighten me.
What, pray tell is a Compression Joint Leg, you might ask? Take your standard L-Leg or Hogstrough leg (2 1x4 screwed on edge together) with a plywood plate that extends inside the leg past the end. This plate is a little shorter than the height of the platform that rest on it. The plate is screwed into the leg and the platform facing. The platform in this discussion is 1x6 with the proper decking on top.
The weight of the platform is pressing down on the leg, forming a but joint, but the plate behind it keeps the leg from rotating out.
Of course these legs still need standard cross bracing.
One of the advantages to this legging system is the vertical is flush with the platform facing, so you don't need a filler.
In the past I would leg up, and attach with carriage bolts. And cross brace as necessary.
Has anyone else used compression joint legs? Any particular things to watch out for in legging platforms in this fashion?
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