wjrii@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is it the same basic concept as its friend between the next set of rafters? If so, I might be more concerned about the piano hinge than the rest of it, as those are usually used to support lids versus gravity rather than loaded up carcases. I also might go for some metal strapping on your joist to reinforce the pocket holes. I’m not all that familiar with how awning gear boxes work, though. What holds the cable in place when the box is stowed?
All in all, I am not too terrified of this one, which may say more about me than about your handiwork (LOL), but some lag-screw hooks and some rope or chain (and a stick if they’re too high to reach) might be a good accessibility compromise to keep anybody from getting clocked if something does fail.
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yep, they are as close to twins as I can make with my skills. Agreed on the piano hinges, gotta use what I had on hand. They seem to be okay so far but you know how stuff gets sneaky after a while.
The awning box is just a really shitty worm drive gear box, its “positive locking” either by design or by poor manufacturing. I.e. they don’t spin unless you spin the input shaft.
Really, there is probably less than 50 total lbs in the whole setup even when the tools are in it. Overhead loads just sketch me out in general.
wjrii@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same, especially as a fellow practitioner of the dark arts of “this unrelated device looks fit for purpose.” We had some large purpose-designed overhead trays prefessionally installed above our garage door, and while they’re each rated for a pretty hefty load, first choice for what to put up there was always items that are not very dense for their size. I will mess with a lot of stuff, but fucking with HVAC, weight-loads on ceilings, or in-wall plumbing and electrical is not for me.
fizzle@quokk.au 1 month ago
Can you elaborate on “weight loads on ceilings” ?
This post has kind of inspired me to follow up on my plan to make a storage area in the roof cavity over my garage.
Do you mean non-trafficable ceilings? My house is designed with timber ceiling joists around 450mm apart suspended from the A-frame roof.
I asked about it on some DIY sub a while back and the consensus was that it’s fine for some boxes of junk.
Obviously I share your and OPs concerns about overhead loads. I’m trying to figure out how comfortable I am with this.
wjrii@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nothing precise. I have tons of DIY nonsense in my garage, but when it came time to suspend storage from the ceiling, the consequences of it’s failing would mean significant damage to the ceiling, the contents, my car, and possibly the garage door. As long as you use sufficiently strong hardware and follow solid practices for how to mount things, it should be fine. Just not something I was wanting to do.
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I did some sketchy napkin math and the load in the cable as is is ~30-75lbs depending on what is in the boxes and how its arranged assuming the box weight based on a half sheet of 5/8 plywood and 30-50lbs of stuff in it. I can live with that.
Hanging loads still make me nervous and I will be righing up some kind of safety pin/clip for these.