I'm in the prosses of building a stand for my beam & I was wondering about angle & height, like do I go 45 deg of 35? is belly button good or should I make it hit right below my ribs, I dont want a bad built stand with wrong angles cause i know it will cause fatigue if im scraping at a really bad angel.

Hope I'm making sense with my question.

P.S. I tend to overthink these type of thangs

Belly button is good.

Angle is a personal thing. Some like the beam angled at 45, others a little flatter.

I like it a bit shallower, but most fleshing is done a few inches at a time.

That reaching is what'll give you out.

Thank you kind sir, i'v bilt like 8 different stands today & im still not happy with any of them

This is something you have to talk to your back about...I like mine flatter and higher.

I made this from a video I found on line. It's portable adjustable and sturdy.

That’s a neat design. Thanks for sharing that. I just bought a brand new hardwood beam and have been trying to come up with a portable and collapsible, easy to store in off season stand for it.
Jim

Seen them built into a wall stud before. I run threaded rod between a 2X4 on each side of the bottom of the beam then a cross board at each end for stability. A vertical 2x4 on a hinge screwed to the bottom of the beam allows it to fold up out of the way when not on use a couple pieces of scrap holds the bottom of the support 2X4 in place.

Make your beam adjustable and portable.

Buddy made a similar one with changeable beams (3) from mink to beaver he had it covered.

Have you checked the archives? There's a lot of information on a lot of things there.

You can attach a one side of a door hinge to the bottom of you beam and the other to the wall, this will make the angle adjustable until you decide on the most comfortable position and/or angle. As Boco mentioned, I prefer portability to move outside or to other trapping locations. Good Luck

Well this is what I ended with, good or bad it will get the job done I believe

That should work for you. Don't be afraid to modify it as you need to.

I just hinged my beam to the wall and then I placed a sawhorse under It. Then nailed the beam in place when I got the right angle.

Thats not a bad idea, I might do that in the future but my building im getting for my fur shed hasn't showed up yet so I dont have a wall to screw to

Mine is somewhat buried right now, I have two that slide into the same wall bracket.






Seems to work just fine

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Thats not a bad idea, low-pro as well!