New garage time!

[fatjay]

Holy crap. The truss people just called and said they are delivering the trusses next friday. and i don't have the 2nd floor finished. so i called the lumber company and ordered 120 12' 2x8's and 65 sheets of plywood. i'm going with a standing seem steel roof with the 1x12" pitch and the guy said they didn't recommend pearlings with that shallow of a pitch. so he worked hte math out and said it would be $20 difference to do plywood for the roof under the steel. and it would be more secure. and i can put snow guard under the entire thing for better water proofing. And wood pricing is up 300%, so this is going to cost me.

 

[fatjay]

That cart for your saw looks pretty handy. I don’t need one but want one.

I found that sucker used on facebook marketplace for $100 i think it was, saw and caddy. collapses and rolls easily, stands up and ready to cut in seconds.

 

[ovrszd]

If it was made out of metal, I would agree with you. But since it's made out of wood, and exposed to the elements, the cable is needed.

I guess the issue here is what's expected?

I expect my gate to operate as designed for years to come. And thus, it would need a cable.

 

[dragoneggs]

I guess the issue here is what's expected?

I expect my gate to operate as designed for years to come. And thus, it would need a cable.

Agreed... need to be able to adjust to keep square. The good news is that the cable can be added later but the bad news is your tight joints won't be later.

 

[BoylermanCT]

And wood pricing is up 300%, so this is going to cost me.

You got that right! I postponed my lean to expansion on my new barn until prices come back to normal.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My split rail fence in front has one post that sits in a pipe sleeve in the ground. I can remove the rails on both sides and the post. The guy who delivered my barn trusses exited that way. He didn’t want to have to back out, I said you can exit thru the fence.

 

[MossRoad]

At our old house, I set a section of wood fence with the 4x4 posts in 4x4 steel tubing. I could lift out the gate and the supporting section next to it.

 

[fatjay]

Made a makeshift hammer with the drill press, lathe, welder, and band saw. It's not complete, but was ready for hte job i needed it for. Installed the left side support plates. the mental joists sit on their outside channels, rendering a 2x8 moderately useless for support since it's only sitting on the outside 2". Got 2 pipe clamps and pressed the header boards together and hammered the inserts in with my new hammer, which had hard angles at the edges, but it's not in it's final form. I needed those hard edges to catch the 12ga steel plates, other hammers just breezed by.

 

[aczlan]

I'll have to search for it. I haven't been able to find anyone else doing this, have been looking for ideas but haven't been able to find any.

Topzide i'm trying to keep it a bit simpler. The idea is to have a 10k 12v winch mounted at the top, 2 12v deep cycle batteries, and a battery tender on them. They discharge during operation, then recharge when idle.

What is the height from the floor of your first floor to the floor of the second floor?
A 2000# 120V hoist is under $300 at Harbor Freight, will lift 20' (with a doubled line) and will not let the load slide back down unless the line breaks.

There are frequently walk behind electric "push around forklifts" for sale on Craigslist around me for $500 or so. One of those would let you lift up 10 ft or so depending on how it's speced out. It would occupy about a 2 ft by 2 ft area behind the mast in addition to the space taken up by the mast and the forks.
For your usage, I would probably take off the wheels and anchor it to the floor so that it doesn't move and can't tip over.

When that time comes compare winches to hoists. I believe the difference is in how they brake a load. Hoists have brakes that can hold suspended loads and winches don't. Anyhow, that's probably a discussion for another thread or further down your build, and don't want to derail your thread.

Something like this perhaps?
2000 lb. Electric Hoist with Remote Control

Aaron Z

 

[MossRoad]

What is the height from the floor of your first floor to the floor of the second floor?
A 2000# 120V hoist is under $300 at Harbor Freight, will lift 20' (with a doubled line) and will not let the load slide back down unless the line breaks.

There are frequently walk behind electric "push around forklifts" for sale on Craigslist around me for $500 or so. One of those would let you lift up 10 ft or so depending on how it's speced out. It would occupy about a 2 ft by 2 ft area behind the mast in addition to the space taken up by the mast and the forks.
For your usage, I would probably take off the wheels and anchor it to the floor so that it doesn't move and can't tip over.


Something like this perhaps?
2000 lb. Electric Hoist with Remote Control

Aaron Z

If I was gonna build a lift in my garage, I'd go to surplus center, find a long-stroke hydraulic cylinder, dig a 12" diameter hole down below the elevator base, insert a 12" PVC pipe, build a cage to hold the cylinder centered in the pipe, drop it in the tube, then build a platform and 4-corner guide rails on top of it. I'd power it with my PT425 when needed.