New garage time!

[sodamo]

I'm sure I'm missing or forgot something on here, but what is the lift for? How often would it be used?

Due to the amount of space a lift will take up, and the potential for something to go bad with it over the years, why not add another garage door to the second floor and use your skid steer to lift heavy stuff up there? Or buy an old forklift? You already have the driveway, so space isn't an issue. Just cut out your framing and install a header for a 9 foot roll up garage door. 9 foot doors are super cheap to buy at Lowes, and they work great. Or get an all glass garage door and really make it fancy!!!

Or maybe french doors and a narrow deck.

 

[randyjs]

One thing to remember if you use a winch is there is no brake, when you quit lifting gravity will drop it down. We had a supervisor at work who wanted us to build a boom to change spindles on a CNC, it worked out good for the guy who took the 12,000 pound winch home when it wouldn't work.

 

[fatjay]

Or maybe french doors and a narrow deck.

That gave me a brilliant idea...

 

[sodamo]

That gave me a brilliant idea...

Great. Looking forwRd to hearing it.

 

[MF RED in MT]

An electric hoist 110v or 220v lifting size that you determine can be installed usually on an "S" style metal beam size determined by hoist, and after you lift your big screen TV up you can push it a long the beam away from the hole.

Maybe or maybe not?

KC

 

[fatjay]

So I needed a lathe to make the driveshaft adapter for the new engine for the bobcat. Apparently lathes are expensive, even the harbor freight job was $800, so I got to looking online. $1500 up to infinity, until I found this guy for $350, an hour away from me. So I loaded up the truck and 2 guys, trailer, built a 3 wheel dolly, and set off. Boy was it a job but we got it done.

The thing had to weigh 1500lb, I stood at the light end and could barely lift it. On the heavy end I couldn't move it at all.

Short video: https://i.imgur.com/9o2Npfl.mp4

 

[airbiscuit]

Nice. I'd make a guard for that belt.

 

[fatjay]

Nice. I'd make a guard for that belt.

The wires for the motor are 2 screws, completely unshielded. There's also exposed gears throughout the thing. It was not built with safety in mind.

 

[airbiscuit]

I just don't want you to catch a sleeve on the belt by the chuck.

 

[Ford850]

That motor looks big enough to run an elevator.

 

[MickeyDBC]

That motor is most likely late 20's or early 30's vintage and the lathe is an old line shaft model from the turn of the previous century. lathes.co.uk has a lot of good information on older machines if you can find any information in the castings. It won't be the most rigid machine with the long and skinny bed, but for maintenance and hobby work you will love it. Big heavy machines will destroy expensive and impossible to replace parts in a crash, machines like that will chip tools and slip belts. I bought an old South Bend about 20 years ago and it led to a career change and I am so happy to be out of software. Enjoy!

 

[MossRoad]

That motor looks big enough to run an elevator.

That's what I thought it was gonna be when I saw the top of the first picture. :laughing:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Nice oldy there. Who gave it the Imron overhaul?

Now you need many accoutrements. Good luck on your shaft adapter.

 

[fatjay]

Nice oldy there. Who gave it the Imron overhaul?

Now you need many accoutrements. Good luck on your shaft adapter.

Not sure, the previous owner had it for 30 years, and it was like that when he got it. Band saw is next.

 

[MickeyDBC]

Nice oldy there. Who gave it the Imron overhaul?

Now you need many accoutrements. Good luck on your shaft adapter.

No, that is a Rustoleum rebuild. Imron goes on with a brush and you pull it away from the wall to do the backside.

 

[airbiscuit]

Are you looking to do something like this?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

No, that is a Rustoleum rebuild. Imron goes on with a brush and you pull it away from the wall to do the backside.

LOL :laughing:

 

[fatjay]

Are you looking to do something like this?

Something like that, yes.

 

[fatjay]

Got some work done on the fence tonight in the garage. Tomorrow I'll put lateral 2x4's up and pickets and you won't be able to tell there's a gate in the front of the house.

 

[EddieWalker]

Not sure why you created those squares in the middle of your gate?

Since you didn't put diagonal bracing in your gates, you should really run a cable from the top hinge corner to the opposite bottom cable so they wont sag on you. I would also install inside metal brackets to your corners so they don't come apart.