I feel silly having asked if 1300# was enough capacity for a plate. wasn't thinking straight - of course most pianos don't even weigh 1000#. i'm not THAT dumb. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> wrote: > Great! Seems like the hoist that attaches to the beams would be the most > space saving. My beams are 2" x 7 1/2" and spaced 14 1/2" apart. That looks > pretty strong to me (knowing nothing about it). How much might a plate weigh > - what capacity should I go for? Would 1300# do it? > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:59 AM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>wrote: > >> I just got a fold up hoist. >> It is similar to the one on this site. >> >> >> http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=engine+hoist&Submit=Go >> >> This site has other options too, such as an electric hoist attached to the >> ceiling. >> >> John Ross >> Windsor, Nova Scotia >> >> >> >> >> On 30-Mar-10, at 12:30 PM, Noah Frere 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? >>> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100330/540341f2/attachment.htm>
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