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E.rodz · #1 10-21-2009, 10:59 AM

anybody have any tools that they have fabricated to make life easier?.here is just a few that I have created lets see some more post up.

still need to finish the english wheel plans are to make this a very universal tool not just an english wheel.I wanted an english wheel and just couldn't give up the floor space and thought as long as I had a column for my bridge crane this would work out awsome to swing out from the wall and fold against the wall for storage. future plans on fabricating a power hammer to go next to the english wheel.

caper150 · #2 10-23-2009, 03:31 PM

Eric, I like the idea of the E-wheel swinging out of the way, those things take up lots of room and I like to rotisseri I would love to have one of those some day.All I have right now my self is a modified HF bead roller and a a shrinker streacher set.

**GregWeld** · #3 10-23-2009, 09:26 PM

Eric -

I noticed your e wheel the other day when you posted a pic of your shop. Nice!

So I studied the same post - and for the life of me couldn't figure out why you'd have that beam crane running along the wall --- with no door or whatever by it... NOW I GET IT.... I think?? -- It pivots? NICE.

I just use the all steel framing in my Shed.... it's hella big and I can hang some good stuff off of it with chain hoists... Once I get it on the floor (out of the truck) I have all manor of "wheels" to move stuff with. If I can't lift it - or don't want to transfer the weight to the building framing - I just yank it out with the lift.

About the only "shop tools" I've built are two rather hefty tables -- 'cause I bought my rotisserie... and had most everything else.

NICE WORK!! By the way!!

**GregWeld** · #4 10-23-2009, 09:34 PM

Eric --

Looked at the beam crane - no pivot going on there... so what do you use it for?? Is there a cross beam and this part showing is the traveler on one side?

E.rodz · #5 10-24-2009, 09:25 AM

Greg the hoist system you are refering to is called a bridge crane. the whole top beam rolls the length of my back shop bay witch is 26x30.I am rounding enough steel to put one more in in the front bay 1/2 so this one will be 13 ft wide by 26 long this way i can still fit my 4 post lift in it.it is so nice to not have to use a cherry picker to take up all of your floor space.and to be able to pick anything up and not touch the floor.I was trying to see picts of your shop but all your picts are moved.been hit hard by the swine flue going to attempt to get some more work done today.

**GregWeld** · #6 10-24-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by E.rodz

Greg the hoist system you are refering to is called a bridge crane. the whole top beam rolls the length of my back shop bay witch is 26x30.I am rounding enough steel to put one more in in the front bay 1/2 so this one will be 13 ft wide by 26 long this way i can still fit my 4 post lift in it.it is so nice to not have to use a cherry picker to take up all of your floor space.and to be able to pick anything up and not touch the floor.I was trying to see picts of your shop but all your picts are moved.been hit hard by the swine flue going to attempt to get some more work done today.

Got it!! I checked it out a little better after I made the post - and figured it out!

Nice!

Here's the thread with posts of my "shed" --- I replaced the pictures - with correct links.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...=10408&page=21