Recent content by Colossus

Hi All, I'm trying to find some information on my recently acquired Blackhawk service jack. It's an S-1 and from a 1933 catalog image a member here posted, it was offered for sale for $36 (in today's money that would be around $650.) I haven't found a info plate on it, the only numbers are...

Hi Doug, I found your post while looking for info on that same little jack. I picked it up down in Fall River last week. I'd never heard of Blackhawk tools until last Sunday when I spied what turned out to be an S4 on Craigslist nearby. I whistled in to the Boston suburb and snagged a real...

I'm in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Thanks, all, for the welcome, links, advice - and even a math lesson ;-) It looks like I have some links to investigate. The Garage Door Parts Mart (say that 3x fast!) looks like it might do the trick for the stationary sheaves. And a sponsored link that came up on one of the Amazon pages was...

Hi Folks, I've visited GJ many times over the years and always learn something new. I just registered so that I could ask for advice about a very vexing problem. My garage door is 8' x 16' and built like a tank; heavy wood reinforced with horizontal steel ribs. I have no idea what it weighs...