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First notch done.

 

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Squaring up the ends of the posts. The sawmill really leaves an angled cut.

 

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Using pressure treated 4x4 to brace the posts and beam.

I had pre-cut the 4x4's with a miter saw. They ended up being too long as they overlapped in the center of the beam.

Marked them up again and trimmed them with the worm saw.

 

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The braces will sit in notches 1/2" deep in the posts. The 4x4's are cut on a 45 with the pointy part trimmed off to give a 1/2" lip that will sit in the notch.

Marked up.

I was going to build a jig to guide the router but got lazy and just went freehand again.

 

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Drilling holes for two 8" ardox galvanized nails.

Set in place.

Using these gang-nail plates to temporarily hold the post to the beam. These will be able to be left in place once I bolt on the steel fish plates. They work ok, but you have to take your time pounding them in gently or they get bent up.

 

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This is a temporary 2x4 brace between the 4x4 braces. I'll probably use a bolted 2x6 here when completed.

Braced and almost ready to be stood up. The posts are still 12' long. Need to cut them down once I've taken some good measurements with the water level.

I'll be standing them up with this little guy. He'll also be living Under one of the carports.

 

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The view of my lots from the street.

My 2x8x16 rafters and fire engine red roofing steel waiting to be assembled.

 

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I'm off work this weekend and am hoping to get the timber frames set, install the rafters and roofing steel as well as build the double doors.

Doors will be 3' wide each.

 

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I searched for an easy way to drill my 3/4" holes plumb with the surface of my 6x6's. I found a pretty neat method.

Stick a CD on what you're drilling. Drill through the CD hole and keep the bit in line with it's own reflection. I'll find out today if this actually works.

Edit: From here: http://www.timberframe-tools.com/techniques/drilling-straight/

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Chopped up my connecting plates. I had a leftover chunk of 6x3/16" plate from my trailer. Cut 8 pièces 12" long from it.

I started drilling the holes for the ready rod. After three pilot holes I decided the torch would be faster.

Good enough.

 

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I scored some free 36" lengths of 5/8" ready rod. Chopped them up with the circ saw.

 

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Those gang nail plates interferred with drilling so I pulled them off.

 

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I found the CD trick didn't help much as I could do just as well by eye. I ended up making a guide block to drill the holes. Surprisingly they all lined up on the first try.

That should hold.

 

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Picking up one of the two 6x6 that will sit on on the shed walls.

View from the cab.

 

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Got them in place and bolted down. I also completed the second frame to support the carport. Will set them today.

 

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Coming along nicely :evil:

 

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The studs are WAY too close together in that left side wall.