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Go ahead and spike down some rail to the ties.<br />
It is easier to do it now rather after final<br />
assembly. This is code 250 aluminum rail, but<br />
use whatever you have.<br />
With that, the deck assembly phase is done.<br />
Next time we will work on the truss<br />
assemblies.<br />
The braces are assembled to the angle blocks<br />
by a 1/8” diameter wooden dowel pin. Here is<br />
how that works.<br />
To start on the trusses, here’s an assembled<br />
truss with some nomenclature for the parts.<br />
Now that we know the answer, let’s work thru<br />
the steps. First making the angle blocks. A<br />
strip of angle block material is cut from the<br />
edge of a 3/4" board. Tip the band saw table to<br />
45 degrees and clamp on a fence in the same<br />
manner as a regular rip cut.
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