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| | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 86 | Finished welding the bed together for Emily. Will be painting it this week and hopefully have it permanently mounted by the end of the week.
I need a space of 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch between the frame and the bed main sills. What would be best wood to use? Pressure treated? Oak? Other?
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Scott | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Not pressure treated, the stuff they use now is hard on steel.
White oak that's been sealed or painted well is my choice, or some of the tropical hard woods are good for that too.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 | You need something hard like oak. Pressure treated woods are soft woods. Even untreated oak will last for many years. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 788 | seeing as that you are in yellow pine country that is what I would go with. It is denser than white pine though a little more forgiving than w/oak. if your going to use oak then you may as well use a steel or aluminum block. all the newer gms use a steel shim betwee the box and frame.
if you use wood over size the hole a hair so that it allows for shrinkage and won't vind on the bolt and split
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