has any one welded their own.
I just have a hard time paying 400ish for a metal A frame with a I beam bolted on.
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gantry crane
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7point62fmj
, Mar 03 2010 04:14 AM
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WRX2FFU
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Posted 03 March 2010 - 10:41 AM
I have thought about it many times. If I did it I wouls want it moveable. Casters that would hold the weight of the crane and whatever I am lifting are expensive as hell. Thats what kept me from doing it.
I also want to build a rotiserire but have the same issue with the casters...
I also want to build a rotiserire but have the same issue with the casters...
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bought AND built?
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Posted 03 March 2010 - 11:39 AM
casters are easy.........
4 of these....on each side.or 6 even.
i have a buddy that made one..just like anything else.overbuild it.************, i made some out of wood about 2 years ago.
you can see them holding up the body.two 1000 pound tree traps, and the cheapo pulley system.......
those casters are cheapos from harbor freight......
i have lifted engine trans combos, hung all kinds of ************ from them.....crazy stout......i mean, when i have a real shop, i will build a metal one.as to actually put a gantry on....but , thses work well in my situation right now.
cheers, brian
more pics
4 of these....on each side.or 6 even.
i have a buddy that made one..just like anything else.overbuild it.************, i made some out of wood about 2 years ago.
you can see them holding up the body.two 1000 pound tree traps, and the cheapo pulley system.......
those casters are cheapos from harbor freight......
i have lifted engine trans combos, hung all kinds of ************ from them.....crazy stout......i mean, when i have a real shop, i will build a metal one.as to actually put a gantry on....but , thses work well in my situation right now.
cheers, brian
more pics
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7point62fmj
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 10:38 PM
casters are easy.........
4 of these....on each side.or 6 even.
i have a buddy that made one..just like anything else.overbuild it.************, i made some out of wood about 2 years ago.
you can see them holding up the body.two 1000 pound tree traps, and the cheapo pulley system.......
those casters are cheapos from harbor freight......
i have lifted engine trans combos, hung all kinds of ************ from them.....crazy stout......i mean, when i have a real shop, i will build a metal one.as to actually put a gantry on....but , thses work well in my situation right now.
cheers, brian
more pics
I am going to take a look at this when I am not at work with the filters blocking the pics.
Thanks
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