I'm not going to predict anything bad happening, but FWIW, I wouldn't stand underneath any plate supported by what I see in the pictures. Terry Farrell On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Noah Frere wrote: > Thanks everyone! I ended up getting this 1-ton Hoist and set it up > as shown, attaching to 3 beams using Simpson-ties. My beams were too > thick so i clumsily but effectively chiseled the beams down 1/4". > The hoist actually hangs a little below the top of my head but it is > easy enough to unclip from the chains if I want. I couldn't believe > how easy it is to lift heavy objects. Seen here is me removing the > keybed. > The only thing that concerns me is the splitting at the ends of the > 2X4s. Since I wanted to stop the splitting. I didn't use all the > holes in the Simpson-ties. I did some pull-ups though and it seemed > solid enough. > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> > wrote: > I am upgrading my shop work, and as such need a winch (if that is > the tool) needed to remove the plate. I couldn't find anything in > the archives, nor in the Schaff catalog. Any ideas? > > <Hoist 2.jpg><Hoist.jpg><IMG_9385.jpg><IMG_9386.jpg><IMG_9392.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100423/c7eeac60/attachment.htm>
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