Stuart R
Member
Hey y'all,
Here's today's puzzler: I want to build something that looks like two sections of wooden fence (three 36" posts with two stacked 60" horizontal rails connecting posts 1 & 2, and 3 & 4. Go buy a fence, you say. Ah, but I need this to be light enough for two kids to carry, AND it needs to be hinged in some fashion so the angle between the two sections can change.
I kind of have a vision of a skinny skeleton of a fence surrounded by rigid foam carved into rustic roundish fence posts and rails (sealed/treated for fire safety), but am having trouble with the under structure part of it.
First I thought about PVC, and connecting fence section 2 to the center post using loose T fittings with separators between, but the horizontal rails need to be the same height in both sections, and I don't see how to do that with the T fittings. Next thought was using wood and connecting section #2 with a couple of T hinges, but I think 4x4 posts would be too heavy and 2x2s would be too weak. Square steel tube? No welding capability.
Any ideas?
Many thanks as always.
Here's today's puzzler: I want to build something that looks like two sections of wooden fence (three 36" posts with two stacked 60" horizontal rails connecting posts 1 & 2, and 3 & 4. Go buy a fence, you say. Ah, but I need this to be light enough for two kids to carry, AND it needs to be hinged in some fashion so the angle between the two sections can change.
I kind of have a vision of a skinny skeleton of a fence surrounded by rigid foam carved into rustic roundish fence posts and rails (sealed/treated for fire safety), but am having trouble with the under structure part of it.
First I thought about PVC, and connecting fence section 2 to the center post using loose T fittings with separators between, but the horizontal rails need to be the same height in both sections, and I don't see how to do that with the T fittings. Next thought was using wood and connecting section #2 with a couple of T hinges, but I think 4x4 posts would be too heavy and 2x2s would be too weak. Square steel tube? No welding capability.
Any ideas?
Many thanks as always.