Wooden Dowels

[1druid1]

Hi All

Looking for a little advice, I am looking for 38mm Diameter Hardwood Dowels at lengths of 1000mm. I have two questions.

1) Would a hardwood dowel at this diameter and length be capable of supporting a load of 150kg? (Each end will be anchored to a support beam)
2) Anyone have good suppliers of material such as Dowels at these dimensions.

Cheers

Druid

 

[Jasonb]

Bit hard to say on the loading, it may be likely to bow out at that length. I'd be tempted to get a wood turner to make you a split dowel with a 25mm bore hole in the middle and insert a steel rod.

Here's a good source of dowel

http://plugitdowel.co.uk/dowel.cfm

Jason

 

[JohnD]

1) Would a hardwood dowel at this diameter and length be capable of supporting a load of 150kg?

cerainly not.

You are talking about a curtain pole with fat two people standing on it.

 

[1druid1]

Hi All

Thanks for the replies. Ave went ahead and ordered 2 bits of 38.1mm diameter Dowels @ 36 inches, for the price its worth a try and see what happens. I did a test last night with a standard hardwoord 25mm curtain pole, anchored roughly the same distance as the 38.1 mm dowel would be, it supported 100kg without a problem, so I think I might get away with it on the 38.1mm dowel.

Cheers

Druid