HawkinsHollow
Veteran Member
For my sawmill install I am going to use 6x6 posts for the wooden base I want to build. To me the best option to attach these posts to to the concrete base is using the $24 simpson strong tie bases at $24 (b4 tax) for this purpose. I am a bit of a cheapskate and I am having a hard time swallowing a $200+ outlay JUST for the post bases.
What are some other options? I am planning on pouring movable concrete bases 29"x28"x2.5" so burying posts is not an option. The posts will only be about 12" tall. I have scrap metal and decent fabrication skills but if the DIY option is going to take me 10 hours to make 8 I guess I am better off buying them. You guys have any post attachment tricks to help a cheapskate out?
What are some other options? I am planning on pouring movable concrete bases 29"x28"x2.5" so burying posts is not an option. The posts will only be about 12" tall. I have scrap metal and decent fabrication skills but if the DIY option is going to take me 10 hours to make 8 I guess I am better off buying them. You guys have any post attachment tricks to help a cheapskate out?