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This is a perfect example of a situation where bent lamination is a good choice.
Optimal roof pitch is 2 12 to 3 12 though other roof pitches are possible.
Rather than steam bending or bent lamination i am going to miter cut and join several pieces together and then use a bandsaw to rough out the shape finishing with a router template to get matching curves.
The flexibility of glulam beams allows for the designer s creative imagination to be realised.
Factory made members can be formed into any practical shape and any desired size.
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But we couldn t get good laminations with a 14 delta bandsaw.
These then were to be bent and glued up on a form.
Pitched and tapered beams taper from the tangent point to a minimum end depth to provide maximum economy.
Radial curved elliptical shapes and reverse curves are all possible.
Use beam stress combinations e g.
The concept is actually pretty simple.
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The finished beam needs to be 10 high to mate with the one remaining original straight roof section.
Our beams are available in industrial architectural and premium appearance grades.
Actually there s no magic required.
So your best bet with heavilyt curved parts is to either steam bed the material to shape or do a bent lamination.
The tightness of the radius will determine the thickness of the laminations.
The questioner and i were planning to resaw 16 foot 2x10s to make 1 4 inch thick laminations.
Laminated beams offer many advantages when building homes schools churches and commercial recreational and agricultural structures.
Just a saw some wood some glue and a few time tested techniques.
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