engine stand plans

[jniolon]

a few months ago I was looking for some engine stand plans to build a new stand. I found squat... and lots of folks said just buy one from blah blah blah. All the ones I could afford worked just like mine... it didn't. Bound up, shakey, scary to roll...

I finally found a set of plans which sorta suited me and I just stole what I liked and made the changes I wanted and here's what I got. Some of you might find it useful.

http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/enginestand/BDES.html

later
John

 

[toxicz28]

Nice stand!

 

[VWandDodge]

Wow. Very impressive, and I agree with how people tell you, "Just buy blah blah blah".

 

[iajonesy]

Very nice and innovative too. Very well documented also.

Mike

 

[STClurker]

that looks outSTANDing, I love the roller bearings and steering wheel features

 

[metalhead212121]

love the part at the end.... "and no, you can't borrow it."

Dan

 

[Brad54]

I'd like to know where he got the gear box... let alone where he found one for $15.

-Brad

 

[scott37300]

I'd like to know where he got the gear box... let alone where he found one for $15.

-Brad

They are out there. I have bought 6 of them off ebay for various projects. Just have to keep looking. I tend to buy things I don't need right away if they are a good deal because when you need one you won't be able to find one for a decent price!

Nice stand! I started a thread on here a couple months ago about something similar. I would love to do the bearing idea but I don't have a lathe so that is out. What I came up with was using a hub and bearing and part of the CV shaft out of a car. And then attaching one of my gear boxes to that, thinking by chain. Would be nice to have a machine shop to be able to make a simple bearing setup like you did but I have to think out of the box until then.

 

[Mario428]

Very well done, really like the bearing head.

 

[Teamchevy]

Hi John,

Looked up your plans, but the page is blank. Did I miss it??

Dave

 

[jniolon]

I just tried it and it's there Dave...

http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/enginestand/BDES.html

Brad, gearbox was a craigslist find... guy had a couple dozen of them in a storage building... he said name a price... so I did... this was the smallest one he had.

Dan I had one before that was a bearing stand... neighbor borrowed it... when he was finished I said just keep it at your house till I get time to come get it... his b-i-l borrowed it... ok, still in the family... then his neighbor borrowed it and it left he state never to be seen at my garage again... this one stays in the yard

john