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Can I hang a swing from manufactured "I" joists made of wood?

This is a picture of my ceiling. I would like to hang a swing that will hold an adult. I'm not constricted for space, so I could attach directly to one of the 2x2's
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Is a 4x6x16 swing set beam capable of carrying five swinging children?

My husband just built our kids a large swing set in the back yard. We have 5 little kids (8 years to newborn). We have lots of kids over to play as well. The original plans called for a 12’ beam and 3 swings, but we wanted to fit 4. However, my…
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Swingset beam between two trees

I've got two pine trees (3ft diameter) 13 feet apart. I wanted to build a swing set between them. I was thinking of using a treehouse lag screw in each tree, perpendicular to the beam of the swing, drill a hole in each end of the beam and hang it…
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Hanging Chair from Ceiling in Apartment?

I bought a macrame hammock swing chair and a steel plate ceiling mount that came with 4 big expansion screws (pic #1 is chair i bought, pic#2 is mount with included expansion screws. Mount is size of palm). I found the ceiling joist(joists are…
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Hanging a hammock chair from truss bottom chord

Attached is the drawing for the truss that helps support the front half of the roof of my home. At locations 8 & 6 (see below), the truss rests on load bearing walls. The full interior length of the Truss is 12'. I used 3 of these truss located 24"…
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What hardware should I use to connect a 4x6 beam to the top of a 4x4 post for a swing set?

What hardware should I use to connect a 4x6 to the top of a 4x4? I already have a bracket for the A-frame end, the aptly-named swing set bracket. What I need is a bracket for the circled connection. Yes, it's for a swing set. Like this:
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2 post swing set strong enough?

I was planning on making a 2 post swing set. Posts 6x6 inches (5.5x5.5) by 12 feet. 4 feet into ground with cement. Cross beam of 6x6 inches (5.5x5.5) by 10 feet with 2 swings. Will this be strong enough for the forces? I realize an "A"-shaped…
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Installing ceiling swing

My ceiling does not have any wood joist , only steel beam and just the dry wall I don’t have clear visual . I used a small endoscope to see what’s up there . And I was able to drill a hole in the middle of the beam . I want to install a swing for my…
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How to design porch swing so it doesn’t tip over?

I’m building a porch swing out of an old chair from a ski lift. The beam the chair hangs from will be 12 feet high. I currently have a design where the A-frame has an angle of 33 degrees. I am not going to anchor the swing to the ground as it will…
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Wood beam used to mount swing is cracking

I have a porch switch installed onto a 4x4x12 beam, and the beam has developed a crack that looks ~1 inch at its deepest, and ~4ft long. The wood beam is screwed into equidistant perpendicular 2x4s with 6 inch screws, so they should have gone ~1.5…
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hanging yoga swing from ceiling joists

I want to hang a yoga swing from the ceiling (last floor, ceiling is insulated with some loose substance, if it makes a difference). The yoga swing needs two bolts, one to two meters apart. I'd rather not make holes in the existing structure so, I'm…
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Can I hang swings on two 2x6 boards instead of a 4x6?

I wanted to use a 4x6 for a beam for two swings, with eye bolts with washers through the whole beam vertically. However I do not have access to 4x6. I can buy two 2x6, but how would bolts work? Since bolts would be in between of two 2x6 I am…
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Name of sacrificial plastic chain link/carabiner/loop "insert" which reduces friction

I've seen these small round plastic inserts on swing/hammock hanging kits. Anyone know what they are called so that I can search where to buy them? Or perhaps what material they are typically made from in case it is possible to 3D print. Need to…
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Will a cantilevered 4x6 support a swing?

I built a simple swing set for my toddler daughter. I just want to make sure that the beam can hold up for the two swings. I have two 6x6x12 post set 3 ft deep at 23 inch apart for a slide. Than I ran a 6x4x12 beam across the top of the two post.…
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Will a 4x8 swingset beam with 4x6 notches at either end support a 16 foot span?

Non-engineer here, I'm trying to adapt a typical "A-frame swingset design" (like this https://www.instructables.com/id/Free-standing-A-Frame-Swing-Set/) to be a small set of traveling rings for the kids (inspired by these:…
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