Your bullet-proof rafter finder is an IR camera. It seems to always work, its just very expensive. Try it out if you get a chance.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Solar Energy Solutions < solarenergysoluti...@yahoo.com> wrote: > What the industry needs and I would do anything to find is some kind of a > bullet proof rooftop rafter finder. Imagine the time saved and pilot > holes gone the way of the Doe Doe. > > Santa? > ** > *Andrew Koyaanisqatsi* > President > *Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.* > Since 1987, > Moving Portland and Beyond > to an Environmentally Sustainable Future. > *503-238-4502* > *http://www.solarenergyoregon.com/ * > ** > *"Better one's House too little one day* > *than too big all the Year after."* > > > *From:* Mark Dickson <m...@oasismontana.com> > *To:* 'RE-wrenches' <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2012 8:37 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Pilot Hole Template > > Sounds like you already have the equipment. But perhaps next time > consider DPW’s Easy Feet. They are made to tech-screw right into the > decking without having to hit the truss. Come pre-made with EPDM. Just > snap a line, set and screw. Obviously you will need to do some math to > make sure your decking material is substantial as well as anchored well to > the blue board. I have not used them yet, but will be putting up 20kW next > month and will report back. That being said, anybody else have experience > to report with them? > > Best regards, > > Mark Dickson, > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ™ > Oasis Montana Inc. > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jesse Dahl > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2012 1:33 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [ RE-wrenches ] Pilot Hole Template > > Thanks Chris, > > I did the same as far as verifying layout of the beams, they are all the > same center to center, so that helps when snapping lines on the roof, we've > been using the quickmount jig for a few hours and haven't missed yet, so > I think we got it. > > Thanks all! > > Jesse > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:38 PM, "Chris" <ch...@solarwindworks.com> wrote: > > Hi Jesse, > We just finished a similar roof mount project but had the good fortune to > be going into 6x14 beams at “ 48” o.c. “. I put the on center dimension in > quotes loosely, and spent a couple hours prior to drilling the first hole > checking layout of the beams, directly under where we’d be drilling. The > ceiling rafters varied in layout an inch to 8” so this paid off!!! > We used a 12” x 3/16” pilot bit, for our 8” Simpson SDS galv lags. I > eyeballed the angle into the beam, approx 10°, as we had 4 bolts in each > 1.5” pipe flange base to land into the beams. The trick is having the 8” > lag bolt follow the hole into the 2x6 pine decking and beam. This wasn’t > as hard to do as we first thought it would be, and didn’t miss a one. > Hitting a 3x10 is going to be trickier, and your jig should help > immensely. > > Sincerely, > > Chris Worcester > Solar Wind Works > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > Phone: 530-582-4503 > Fax: 530-582-4603 > http://www.solarwindworks.com/ > ch...@solarwindworks.com > "Proven Energy Solutions" > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [ > mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org<re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] > *On Behalf Of *Jesse Dahl > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:54 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [ RE-wrenches ] Pilot Hole Template > > Since this job was a spec job and the materials are already here, I need > to use the quick mount, so. I took a quick mount, inserted a 1/2" EMT > coupling (after some filing) and stuck a 8" piece of 1/2" EMT in the > coupling Nd tightened it down. Checked it with my square to ensure it is > coming out of the flashing square to the world. I haven't drilled a hole > yet, but will update. > > Jesse > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 8:03 AM, Jason Szumlanski <ja...@fafcosolar.com> > wrote: > > We just completed a job with Eco-65's. It took about 12 man-days to > install 200 of the base plates and L-Feet on a flat roof with wood blocks > on a metal deck with about 3" total from the rolled roof surface to the > metal deck. We custom-cut patches to go over the metal flashing supplied > with the base plate. > > Email me privately if you would like some pictures. > > The materials are not cheap, but the installation was quite smooth and > did not require getting into the drop-ceiling or displacing office workers > below. We used 6" OMG extra heavy duty fasteners (part no. XHD006B). > > *Jason Szumlanski** * > *Fafco Solar* > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Will White <william.wh...@realgoods.com> > wrote: > Have you looked at EcoFastens Eco-65 plate? We used them on a roof > similar to what you’ve got and went right into the 2x6 so we didn’t have > to go into the structural members. They’ve got a flashing that will work > with asphalt roofs. > > Just make sure you get the right length fasteners so it doesn’t go > through the finished ceiling inside. > > Thanks, > Will > > * > __________________________________________________________________________________________ > * > Will White > Regional Field Operations Manager – New England > > Real Goods Solar > 64 Main St. > Montpelier, VT 05602 > Tel: (802) 223-7804 > Cell: (802) 234-3167 > http://www.realgoodssolar.com/ > > > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jesse Dahl > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:01 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* [ RE-wrenches ] Pilot Hole Template > > Hello, > > The roof I'm currently working on is not a typical roof. The > construction is as follows: > > 2"x6" tongue and groove exposed inside, with 4 inches of foam (blue > board) and on top of that 3/4" plywood with asphalt shingles on top of that. > > I'd like to make a template to ensure that my pilot bit doesn't wander > when I'm going through the blue board. If I miss the beams inside, the > hole or the lag would be exposed. > > Anybody run across this? Ideas? I thought of maybe using a > qucikmountflashing, with a short section of EMT attached to help guide the > bit.... > > Thanks! > > Jesse > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Mac Lewis * "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates *
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