tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post6319632141901730132..comments2024-03-02T12:16:05.362-06:00Comments on Sowers4Pastors: Bridge-in-a-Week, January 2016 - Here's how it got done!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-80256378830107219772016-02-12T14:31:43.919-06:002016-02-12T14:31:43.919-06:00Thanks for explaining.
I do think that I underst...Thanks for explaining. <br />I do think that I understand now. It is amazing how a few simple materials can be put togther into something so useful. <br />TracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-68488481741206748712016-02-12T11:34:54.187-06:002016-02-12T11:34:54.187-06:00Thanks Kristal - I'm glad you find the info us...Thanks Kristal - I'm glad you find the info useful! I'm looking forward to the opportunity to meet your boys. <br />Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707876118083759696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-44046540946074791002016-02-11T20:45:08.221-06:002016-02-11T20:45:08.221-06:00Wow! Thanks for sharing the details. I am going ...Wow! Thanks for sharing the details. I am going to show the boys so they can get even more excited to make a trip there to build a bridge!Kristalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033350704993218066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-29103032130520585132016-02-08T18:50:36.594-06:002016-02-08T18:50:36.594-06:00Tracy, that's a great question. Allen explaine...Tracy, that's a great question. Allen explained it to me, but I figured it was too much detail for the blog post. However, since you asked, here's your answer:<br /><br />Each beam had two holes drilled in it, at the same distance apart as the two outside cables below the deck. A 5" spike was driven into each hole, with about an inch and a half of the spike hanging down below the beam, so that the beams were held in place by the pressure of the cables up against the spikes. The beams were further hold in place when the planks were nailed to them.<br /><br />Does that explanation make sense? Perhaps you can see why I decided not to try to explain this in the blog, LOL.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and commenting!! :)Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707876118083759696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-40426969226832265642016-02-08T18:20:36.003-06:002016-02-08T18:20:36.003-06:00Wow! That is amazing.
I do have one question. I ...Wow! That is amazing. <br />I do have one question. I have built several backyard rope bridges (just for fun), and so almost everything made sense. The one thing that I did not understand was how the beams (that went from side to side, just on top of the cables), were attached to the cables. What attaches them and how did the people manage to get them attached? <br /><br />I love reading about all of your construction projects, thank you for posting them.<br />TracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com