Hello Greg, I use an "I" beam slung across part of my workspace with support from 4" x 4" posts and part of the wall framing. An engineer friend calculated the required dimensions etc. I hang an endless chain hoist from it and can easily lift up to a ton. The endless chain system allows very fine control by just one operator. In fact I lifted a frame out of a 7' grand yesterday on my own, wheeled the case away then lowered it onto a work trolley to prep for refinishing. I usually like some one else to assist in replacement as it is a little easier to guide it in, though I put guide dowells in to help. The beam is 200 mm though I could have used a 150 mm but the guy who cut it for me let me have the heavier one cheap to avoid buying in extra 150 mm stock. I couldn't operate without it and wonder how I used to get on before I had it. Hope this helps, Graeme Harvey New Plymouth NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Newell <gnewell@EN.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 5:44 PM Subject: drill bit responses > Gee folks I'm speechless, > I want to thank you all again. What a great amount of info to > consider while preparing for my first block. I think we got most of the > pertinent details covered but just in case someone doesn't think so, I'm > still listening! Thanks again. > Greg Newell > > P.S. How about another stimulating issue. What have you all done to > build something to hang the plate from. Would a cherry picker work? I > was thinking of some kind of square frame built on long feet attached > perpendicular to the square frame. The feet could be on wheels and in > the middle part of the frame one could hang the hoist. Whatchoothink? > Greg > >
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