Plate suspension

[Farrell]

I use several nylon straps that I purchased at Wholesale Tool. They are
about two inches wide and maybe three or four feet long. They have large
loops on both ends. I'm happy with them - they don't chew up the plate. I
use a chain-pull hoist mounted in my ceiling.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 5:31 PM
Subject: Plate suspension


> Greetings list members,
>          I've been dissatisfied with the rope system I've been using to
> hoist plates and have been thinking of changing to something else for this
> purpose. I was wondering what the collective experience and intelligence
> out there could share. In the past I have used ropes judiciously placed at
> three points on the plate and tensioned as evenly as I could before the
> hoist ( engine cherry picker) was engaged. While I'm not terribly fond of
> the engine cherry picker since it lifts in a slight arc it will have to do
> until I get the air hoist motor rebuilt and some strong frame to hang it
> from. That however is not my present concern. My issue lies with the
ropes.
> It seems that they dig in just a bit and can cause some minor chipping.
> I've thought of purchasing the Buldoc plate puller from Pianotek but was
> even thinking of something a little more simple, like web straps that the
> movers use but with "D" rings sewn into each end. The straps could be only
> a couple of feet long and since they are 2" wide they would provide plenty
> of support without digging in. Has anyone tried this before? Are there any
> other ideas out there for replacement of the ropes?
> Thanks for sharing.
> Greg
>
> Greg Newell
> Greg's piano Forté
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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