bobs77vet
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Thanks
Every so often you need to put time into upgrading shop equipment. I have been contemplating this since the lift was installed and this weekend was the time to do it
It’s a 42” long metal brake that I made Maybe 12-15 yrs ago and it’s big and heavy , made from window lintels on the 1950s brick houses they are tearing down around me steel is 3.5x3x1/4
The idea is to mount the metal brake to my lift ramp as a stationary tool and store the top piece next to it. Eric O and I brain stormed some options on it and in the process of mounting it became clear what the path was
Because of a previous mounting application I had to cut new openings into the top angle iron so it could go over the hinges, previous application had the tall leg of e clamping angle iron at the back
Pictures in reverse order, final product with example of clamps
Showing how close the top brace is to the folding part
Drilling holes using a step drill after drilling a 1/8 pilot hole
here it is mocked up with the top piece next to it
Mocked up
This week we will give a test run I need to make an extension hopper for the pellet grill
Every so often you need to put time into upgrading shop equipment. I have been contemplating this since the lift was installed and this weekend was the time to do it
It’s a 42” long metal brake that I made Maybe 12-15 yrs ago and it’s big and heavy , made from window lintels on the 1950s brick houses they are tearing down around me steel is 3.5x3x1/4
The idea is to mount the metal brake to my lift ramp as a stationary tool and store the top piece next to it. Eric O and I brain stormed some options on it and in the process of mounting it became clear what the path was
Because of a previous mounting application I had to cut new openings into the top angle iron so it could go over the hinges, previous application had the tall leg of e clamping angle iron at the back
Pictures in reverse order, final product with example of clamps
Showing how close the top brace is to the folding part
Drilling holes using a step drill after drilling a 1/8 pilot hole
here it is mocked up with the top piece next to it
Mocked up
This week we will give a test run I need to make an extension hopper for the pellet grill
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