Re: Timber frame joint rings

Jim Wilkins <muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have experience with using metal rings to reinforce timber frame
joints?   https://www.splitringconnectors.com/
 
I'm thinking of cutting some scrap 1-1/2" steel tubing (1.66" OD, like water
pipe) into rings that could be split open to fit into the kerf of a 1-3/4"
hole saw. They would mainly take the shear stress on diagonal braces of the
replacement shed frame I'm building from 5" square oak. 5" made full use of
the logs I slabbed to 21" wide to fit between the uprights of my bandsaw
mill.

It might be worth trying a 1 - 11/16 hole saw, to see if you could
avoid having to split the tubing side.  (But if you're only doing half
a dozen or so connections and don't have that size, it might not be
worth getting one, even at only $7)
https://www.acmetools.com/milwaukee-1-11-16-in-hole-dozer-bi-metal-hole-saw-49-56-9620/045242222490.html