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Xringer · 11-30-10, 09:23 PM

Wow, you are quite the carpenter. I did some wood work too.
Added some nails to that back board (and a long lag bolt),
and I had to saw that big beautiful Redwood 2x4 in half..

I decided to use my last 4 aluminum 'L' brackets to hinge the south end,

but didn't think through the northern support leg. It needs to be adjustable in length.

So, when I need to adjust it, I'll need wrench for the 3/8" hardware, and a drill,
so I can make a new adjustment point.

Or, maybe I should go buy a piece of perforated uni-strut at Lowes.
I've got 4 of them on my tracker mount. It's good strong steel.
All those holes might give me pretty good seasonal (weekly?) angle adjustments.

That back-jack is 65" long.. In the summer, I'm gonna need to dig a hole
back there.. If I really want to get down..

11-30-10, 09:23 PM	#5
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	Wow, you are quite the carpenter. I did some wood work too. Added some nails to that back board (and a long lag bolt), and I had to saw that big beautiful Redwood 2x4 in half.. I decided to use my last 4 aluminum 'L' brackets to hinge the south end, but didn't think through the northern support leg. It needs to be adjustable in length. So, when I need to adjust it, I'll need wrench for the 3/8" hardware, and a drill, so I can make a new adjustment point. Or, maybe I should go buy a piece of perforated uni-strut at Lowes. I've got 4 of them on my tracker mount. It's good strong steel. All those holes might give me pretty good seasonal (weekly?) angle adjustments. That back-jack is 65" long.. In the summer, I'm gonna need to dig a hole back there.. If I really want to get down..