I'm going to hang a six foot swing on my screened in porch and I have a problem. The roof of the porch is slanted and open on the inside, and the 4x8 beam that I'll be hanging the swing under and from is also slanted.
On the left side of the swing it's 4 feet up to the beam, and on the right side it would be 6 feet up to the beam I'm going to hang the swing from.
If I hang it this way, the swing will not swing in a straight line and will swing crooked.
Any idea how I can hang the swing from this slanted beam so that it can swing in a straight line?? Your help would be appreciated. Thanks,
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Is it possible to run a line from perpendicular to the beam at the same height as the low side. Put a large ring in the suspension line at the same height as the low side. Then tie off with another line to both walls from the ring. This should make the swing pivot at the ring instead of up high. You don't really need the ring is you want to do a test.
This is just a theory. I have never tried it but I think it should work.
This is just a theory. I have never tried it but I think it should work.
