Sometimes the answer is nothing
Sometimes the answer is nothing
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The only downfall is the side walls do not go straight up.
Thanks, Y'all!
Stacie Kim wrote:Fantastic tip, thanks!
The only downfall is the side walls do not go straight up.
Can you elaborate?
I am seeing the two cut frames in the picture, and it looks like the one on the left would set plumb because it was the bottom frame. If you turned the right-most frame upside down, would it not set plumb as well?
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Nicole Alderman wrote:How does one cut these without a spiffy tool like you have pictured? Could I do it with a bow saw?
Hella Clay
wayne fajkus wrote:I just read "the new organic grower's four-season harvest" by Eliot Coleman. It was good and he had a good tip for building coldframes. Build 2 at a time. When you nail a triangle to a straight board you don't get a lid that is level with itself. I"ll draw a pic to clarify.
The basic build is to make a box, then cut at a diagonal on the ends. This turns it into 2 coldframes. The cut side goes down. You have a perfect top on each one for applying the glazing or a lid.
The only downfall is the side walls do not go straight up.
Craig Lewis
wayne fajkus wrote:Here is the small problem it corrects. The back wall of the coldframe sits higher than the sidewall that intersects it.
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wayne fajkus wrote:Here's a pic. The closest one is from this thread. You can see the sloped back wall compared to the one next to it. Building them in pairs (like this) has the advantage of absolutely no scraps left over.
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Mark Reed wrote:I like the looks of those in the second picture better than the first picture. Looks like they have much taller front wall which I think is important. What do you use to seal the waves in the polycarbonate?
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