On Monday 16 December 2019 15:43:10 Chris Albertson wrote: > Is it really so heavy that you need a hoist or winch?
57 kg? Yes, with my ancient back, let redy kilowatt do the heavy work. > A cheaper > solution is a rope and a set of pulleys. If you have a marine > hardware store near you you can find some really nice 3:1 or even 6:1 > pulley systems. Buy the kind made for single person racing dinghies > as they are strong enough Of if you have a lathe or printer make > you own that use skateboard bearings. A mill, to cut out the side plates, that I have. I'll check for a real line corded hoist as we've an HF store about 15 miles away. > Also at the marine hardware store are one-way rope cleats but once you > see one you could make one in a few minutes. Already have a couple. Work great, up to about 50 lbs. > BTW, I would not trust a lag screw in a ceiling joist. Run a strap > other the top of the joist. > Ceiling has drywall on it, and a foot of cocoon insulation on top of that. Druther not make a mess on the mill with that. > On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 9:21 AM Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've bought a 3/8's eye lag screw if I can find the middle of a > > joist above the machine to install it in, but haven't yet found a > > suitable electric hoist with a hand held pendant control, it seems > > to add $300 to a $100 400 lb winch. Found some candidates but > > haven't pulled out the card yet. > > > > Comments? Better ideas? Skyhook suggestions to help me handle this > > puppy since its too heavy for me? I hope its not too heavy for the > > mill. > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
