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Cut a block of wood to fit the inside dimension of the tie beam. This will for the center support.
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Hang the plumb bob from the eye screw and lower it down to the tie beam.
Put the cut block of wood loosely in the tie beam and mark where the plumb bob is.
Mark the location of the block of wood.
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Remove the block of wood from the beam. Drill a hole at the marked point on the block of wood for the threaded eye bolt.
attach the treaded eye bolt with the washers and nuts to the block of wood. This is the center support beam.
Mount the center support block in the same spot as before. using the marks to find the same location.
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Use both robertson trimhead screws and glue to attach the center support block into the tie beam.
Pull steel cable through the hole in the ridge beam.
Ceate a loop using a cable clamp.
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Pull the other end of the cable through the center support eye bolt.
Pull up on the end of the cable to take any slack out of the cable. the proper tension on the cable is when the tie beam is perfectly straight and level.
Use another cable clamp to hold the loop at its desired length.
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An optional turn buckle used on the length of the cable would aid fine tuning of its length.
Measure the distance from the bottom of the ridge beam to the top of the tie beam.
