Dec 17, 2011 · I see Nelson uploaded pictures of my jib crane that I've built from another site. No biggie! I have two of these in my shop and one more to build one of these days. Just so If anyone wants to know, they were built to handle no more than 300 lbs. For convience, I have a 1/2 ton chain fall on one of them, knowing it won't handle the load of the ...

Apr 10, 2015 · Once greased, it should last forever. On the rotating collar, where the actual jib was mounted, I welded two pieces of round stock at the bottom about 120° apart (60° off jib centerline) and took two short (4" or so) merely bored to fit and turned to make the jib lay horizontal. Washer and cotter pin keeps them from falling off.

Jan 29, 2021 · This is a crane or hoist I made a while back. I need space and have a hard time letting it go. I can't sell it quickly because it is homemade. Give away to metal recycler is very wasteful of material and more below. Summary of the crane. It is like an engine hoist shape, but it is much larger and has no hydraulic lift, just straight ...

Apr 9, 2015 · Once greased, it should last forever. On the rotating collar, where the actual jib was mounted, I welded two pieces of round stock at the bottom about 120° apart (60° off jib centerline) and took two short (4" or so) merely bored to fit and turned to make the jib lay horizontal. Washer and cotter pin keeps them from falling off.

Apr 13, 2011 · Well when I first made my shop crane, it had an electric hydraulic power pack with a double acting cylinder. It operated very quickly and had lots of power. Only drawback was that the spool valves tend to bleed, so that it would not hold a position. Also dragging that power cord around was a pain in the butt, especially when it was run over.

Feb 25, 2023 · In this picture of the shop layout, the bridge crane rails are shown in green on the right half of the shop. I put in the 8 steel support posts for the crane as the last part of finishing out the shop construction, but held off on the bridge crane for financial reasons. Just picked up the steel to start building the rest of the crane.

Apr 13, 2011 · Not the best picture but what it is is a stand for the chucks with a pipe jib crane with bearing trolly running on a steel tube with a chain binder for the lift bolted to the bed and headstock of the lathe. all the chucks are drilled and tapped for an eye bolt. this is the Mazak at the workshop. here is a better picture.

Jan 16, 2018 · Rotary Table Crane. Shootymacshootface; Apr 23, 2018 ... help construction jib crane design for workshop. ...

Apr 9, 2018 · Yes, electropolishing, NOT electroplating. I have been debating on finding a better way to polish my stainless pieces made on my mini-lathe. Using abrasives and compounds seems to be too much work. LOL I have also been looking at different solutions for a DIY method instead of having to deal...

Apr 28, 2013 · The bolt head that supports the rear of the bolt has a mark that lines up with the center of the point of the hex head as well as a mark in the center of the flat of the hex head. the amount turned from the flat to the point equals about 3/16 of an inch on a half inch bolt head.