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Old 12-01-2009, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hillegom View Post
Sphelps: Did you mean the 4" as vertical? I would have thought that deeper would hold more weight.
Deeper would hold more weight in terms of beam strength however the guy asked for a lower profile than 3" so I suggested a 2" x 4" instead of a 3" x 3". Has enough beam strength if laid out 2" tall and the 4" width provides more support at the ends which is the critical spot anyway.
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