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- Building Question: Wood vs. Metal Wall Studs - Straight Dope
Building Question: Wood vs Metal Wall Studs General Questions
- Hey engineers -- how tall can you build with 2 x 4s? - Factual . . .
Theres a new residential housing complex under construction near me; a series of buildings containing about 250 units They are five storeys tall, and they’re framed with freaking 2 x 4s! I can’t get close enough to check with a tape measure, but they appear to be on 12" centers, with prefab trusses for joists, and trusses in place of traditional cripple studs over the larger window
- How long does a common residential house last? - Straight Dope
Your typical residential house in the United States has frame made 2x4 and other size beams of wood I was wondering how long the typical stick-built home built to US codes will last The exterior will depend on the exact materials as well as the local weather, of course How long will it be before the frame itself starts to deteriorate, or the wiring or other things inside the walls start to
- Why does bronze metal have a certain smell. Its not shedding . . .
Not smelling metal “We are the first to demonstrate that when humans describe the “metallic” odor of iron metal, there are no iron atoms in the odors The odors humans perceive as “metallic” are really by-products of the metals reacting with skin or impurities in the metal itself,” said Dietrich
- What material to make my own cast metal figurines?
I’d like to learn how make cast metal figurines What would be a safe and cheap material for a beginner
- Lumber in Metric Countries - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
A friend of mine speaks Norwegian He went into a lumber yard in Oslo and asked for a piece of wood 5cm by 10cm and heard the clerk call to the back room for a 2x4 Of course, these sizes are nominal in any case A 2x4 might be 1 1 2 by 3 1 4 or something of the sort A 4 by 8 sheet of plywood is actually 4 foot by 8 foot, exactly
- Timberborn - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board
We have a bit of a discussion going in the Video Games You’ve Played Recently thread I’m going to flag those posts asking for a mod to move those posts over to here I request not posting here until that’s done
- How (theoretically) can metal detectors be defeated?
Put the metal in your mouth and “sneeze” into your hands on the way through If it still goes off, stick the metal behind your belt buckle, or even better, in your pocket behind your fake Air Marshal badge Give the guy a wink and a pat on the shoulder for not blowing your cover
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