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gin pole #7250 03/31/01 04:23 PM
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Does anyone have information rigging a gin pole?

Re: gin pole #7251 03/31/01 07:08 PM
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The online store of the guild sells a rigging book, you could get that to answer your question. Good luck, Jim
PS. Send me your email address and I can send you some pictures from one of my books.

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Re: gin pole #7252 08/15/01 08:19 PM
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I'm not a timber framer, but I play one in my backyard.

Check out the Army Field Manual, FM 5-125
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/5-125/ch5.pdf

David Lowry

Re: gin pole #7253 08/17/01 04:10 AM
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dj - don't know what your application is, but a friend and I just raised a timber frame bent 24' wide by 20' high, using a tripod made from 4x4x16 posts. We had considered a gin pole, but the tripod seemed easier and more stable. If interested, send e-mail for more info. jkebear


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