This doesn't seem so OT to me, so I have removed OT from the subject.
Quoting "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman_at_qwest.net>:
> I am looking for an online reference to help me calculate how
> much live load (AKA VAXen) I can put on my living room floor.
I have thought about this same subject to prepare for the arrival of my first
PDP-11 (boy am I excited!). This is how I came to a ballpark figure. The
floor of my future machine room consists of 2.25"-wide wooden slats, of varying
lengths (approx. 4'-6'), suspended above a crawlspace. I plan on putting a few
layers of plywood (anything better for this?) on top of the floor to help
spread the load evenly across the slats. Let's say I want to support 3 rack
cabinets. Well, that's a width of 21" * 3 = 63", which, in slats is 63" /
2.25" = 28 slats. If the system weighs 1500 lbs, then that's 1500 lbs / 28 <
54 lbs/slat. I think my slats can handle 54 lbs.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss_at_ou.edu
Received on Sat Apr 07 2001 - 00:04:39 BST