Cure for a bad back

[knudsen]

New hoist.

I used it to lift itself up:

Then mounted it under my wood loft on some 1/4" hooks:

Now I can lift the mill, so I can properly reinforce the bench work and get it bolted down. I put that off for years after the experience of lifting it onto the bench by hand. My voice is still and octave higher and unmentionable body parts are gone.

Next I'll make a cradle to mount it from the rafters and allow it to roll around a bit. I didn't lift the mill yet, as I need to bore some holes in it to accommodate a lifting point, but I did a test lift on my 55 lb anvil. Nice! I'm doing the double line pull to run it slower. Power won't be a problem, it should be able to pull my rafters down...

 

[kbs2244]

You are on the way.

Now think about a piece of barn door track pivoting at a point behind the lathe and coming out from it about 3 or 4 feet.

You can end up with a mini jib crane.

 

[e-tek]

Hopefully you'll have it double-secured so it won't pull your rafters down - or land on your head!! Nice winch!

 

[knudsen]

You are on the way.

Now think about a piece of barn door track pivoting at a point behind the lathe and coming out from it about 3 or 4 feet.

You can end up with a mini jib crane.

Wow, I'm glad you posted that, because I was thinking of ways to make it more portable without shelling out the $$$ for an I beam and trolley thingy or whatever it's called. I'll hit Tractor Supply at lunch and look for idears there...

Hopefully you'll have it double-secured so it won't pull your rafters down - or land on your head!! Nice winch!

I've actually envisioned that happening, and I'm not sure how to prevent it, other than not lifting more than a 2 X 6 can support. If I stop posting, you know what happened! I had a buick V6 hung off two 2 X 6 rafters and it held, but was scary!!! For the most part, I'm not lifting anything really heavy. I think the mill is under 200# and that's as heavy as it will get for a while. Maybe lifting some axles next winter.

Any ideas how to support the rafters? Maybe a floor/house jack under one of them? I hate getting dead. I stay way the heck out from under it. Also I chickened out and replaced the screw in hooks it was hanging off with large bolts through some heavy logging chain.

It sure is nice to not be lifting with my back.

 

[Kevin54]

Wow, I'm glad you posted that, because I was thinking of ways to make it more portable without shelling out the $$$ for an I beam and trolley thingy or whatever it's called. I'll hit Tractor Supply at lunch and look for idears there...



I've actually envisioned that happening, and I'm not sure how to prevent it, other than not lifting more than a 2 X 6 can support. If I stop posting, you know what happened! I had a buick V6 hung off two 2 X 6 rafters and it held, but was scary!!! For the most part, I'm not lifting anything really heavy. I think the mill is under 200# and that's as heavy as it will get for a while. Maybe lifting some axles next winter.

Any ideas how to support the rafters? Maybe a floor/house jack under one of them? I hate getting dead. I stay way the heck out from under it. Also I chickened out and replaced the screw in hooks it was hanging off with large bolts through some heavy logging chain.

It sure is nice to not be lifting with my back.

Are you hanging it off of factory made trusses or home made rafters? I know that back in my stupid days (no not yesterday ) I pulled a couple of 440 engines off of factory trusses by spanning 5 of them with two full size 2x8's on on each side of where the web came to the chord. It never budged the rafters any. I don't think I would want to be pulling anything off of just one truss or rafter though. Distribute the weight out and you should be good for a few hundred pounds at least. But only you know how your garage is constructed. It's not advisable to take someones advice over the 'net if they don't know your actual construction.

 

[knudsen]

Right now I'm lifting maybe 200#, but it's a few feet from the wall, so it's not stressing the rafters at all.

When I lifted the V6, I did it out in the middle, and I did like you did, spread out the load, but I just did it over two rafters and I added 2 x 6 sections between them as well.

They are 18 ft across, so i think I'll be doing some considerable beefing up to lift the axles. Maybe I'll just make a couple of the rafters triple beam and span across those. Better safe than sorry.

 

[rwhite692]

I need to put one of these up on the ceiling of my shop... just for lifting items that fall into the "too heavy to get out of the truck bed working by myself" category....Probably 300 Lbs max.

My fifth wheel hitch is a great example, probably weighs around 175.

 

[vartz04]

id put a couple boards across like 6 of the ceiling joists and then connect your winch to that, that way it will spread it out a lot.