AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoI made a replacement stand for the compost bin - with dovetails!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1244arrow-down1imageI made a replacement stand for the compost bin - with dovetails!lemmy.worldAMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
The base is dovetailed at the corners and the uprights are lapped in. I have to complicate everything.
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoMay want to sit it on some gravel or concrete then a standard 24 is not graded for constant ground exposure it’s going to rot quicker. You need something beefier like a 66 if setting in dirt. At least that’s going from memory
minus-squareAMillionMonkeys@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThank you - good catch! I’m not at all sophisticated about PT lumber. I’ll prop it up on some of those pavers there.
May want to sit it on some gravel or concrete then a standard 24 is not graded for constant ground exposure it’s going to rot quicker. You need something beefier like a 66 if setting in dirt.
At least that’s going from memory
Thank you - good catch! I’m not at all sophisticated about PT lumber. I’ll prop it up on some of those pavers there.