Damn thing is heavy. It's five feet long and 18 inches high, just the right size to double as extra seating on the deck. I hope the smaller grandkids can lift the lid.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Pool Box
I spent the afternoon doing a carpentry project, a deck box for pool toys. I wanted to construct it of the same materials as the deck, 5/4 treated lumber, so I went to Lowe's this morning and bought a bunch of deck boards.
Damn thing is heavy. It's five feet long and 18 inches high, just the right size to double as extra seating on the deck. I hope the smaller grandkids can lift the lid.
Damn thing is heavy. It's five feet long and 18 inches high, just the right size to double as extra seating on the deck. I hope the smaller grandkids can lift the lid.
Weigh the lifting force required with a fishing scale, then get some gas lifts in the right force range.
ReplyDeleteRivrdog - good idea. Only problem is, I don't have a fishing scale. I'll try to find a work-around.
ReplyDeleteSomeone in your clan must have something to weigh those huge garfish I keep seeing caught on the reality fishing programs.
ReplyDeleteYou need to do something to keep the lid from falling on one of the kids. A strut is a good idea, there is a chest lid prop that holds the lid up but you must raise the lid completely before it engages. The prop may not work well for a small child. You might consider self closing hinges but wind them in reverse so the spring helps open the lid. They may be adjusted to what resistance is necessary.
ReplyDeleteDeacon
+1 on what Deacon said.
ReplyDeleteI am always impressed by people who know how to build stuff. And then doubly impressed when it works. (And looks good, too!)
ReplyDeleteNo fish scale? How about a trigger pull gauge?
Looks good. +1 on something to keep the lid up - don't want little kids' fingers squashed. Here's a scale - I just bought one myself, to use for trigger pulls:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.35716
Denis