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  1. SomeGuy

    Tips/Techniques Measuring tapes

    Komelon self locking ones, 100% ... yes the self lock wears out eventually and doesn't hold great, but not having to fight the return all the time and just pressing the button to retract makes it super easy to use. I've given up using regular tapes.
  2. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    LoL the eight 4500 lumen LED shop lights? or the eight (although two are down right now, was using them for a show) ETC Source 4 575w par cans? :D
  3. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    I have an aviation background? :oops: news to me lol
  4. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    That's pretty awesome! Yeah, the clearance within the strut for the trolley is tight, that's why I welded on external brackets so I could easily lag the entire thing up. It also spread the load to two points at each joist and I also wanted to save as much vertical height as possible, so it gave...
  5. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    Yours looks like an X-Y gantry? How much range of movement do you have with it?
  6. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    When I look at the load capacity on all the different components in the mix (trolleys, strut, plates, lags, 2x6's, steel beams, etc.) I should in theory be able to lift the full 880lbs the hoist is capable of without anything failing...but not something I'm willing to test. Also, that I-Beam is...
  7. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    They're lags from TSC before they closed, whatever the by the weight stuff is....they torqued down really well. LoL the head bump thing is a good call :D
  8. SomeGuy

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    Installed a Princess Auto 440/880lb cable hoist on 12 gauge unistrut track that is 10 feet long with some pre-made trolleys today. It's anchored to the ceiling with sixteen 3" x 3/8" lag bolts into vertical 2x6's that are roughly 16" on center that make up the ceiling (just supporting the...
  9. SomeGuy

    Tips/Techniques Workshop Organization- things that have made a difference for you

    Oh dear god....I couldn't stand to use almost any of that stuff. Also, get some velcro ties rather than twisting all the cables into weird shapes.
  10. SomeGuy

    Shop Is your shop messy or spotless?

    Did you actually post this today? I thought this response was from a while ago but I got a notification for it?
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