Anything made by Sealey heavy and well made?
Good luck with that
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Good luck with that
Well the trolley jack in the same photo is also branded Sealey - purchased in 1999 and is still going strong. It is also very heavy!
And trust me that winch is far heavier duty than your typical hand trailer winch.
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I have some good Sealey stuff.
Floor transmission jack, very sturdy and overall very good quality, indispensible for a lot of the work i've done.
Long chassis jack, again good quality and very useful.
2t engine hoist. Weights a ton, 6'5" tall, an absolute beast and i've seen very few other engine hoists even half as good.
They do have so really good stuff. Obviously not everything, but not all their stuff is bad. Bear in mind their price point too.
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Is there going to be a railing at those edges?
Hasn't been one there before, but I may well put a handrail by the steps.
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Boring stuff.
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A quick home made tool today... needed to pull 4 of these holes in some 2mm stainless sheet, right in the corner of some returns.
Underside supported by a geka die.
Final outside size 1" to allow a pipe fitting to be welded on if required.
Ideally would have liked the sides of the hole formed round a bit more, but limited by what you can sensibly achieve with a bit of studding and a couple of nuts.
Underside supported by a geka die.
Final outside size 1" to allow a pipe fitting to be welded on if required.
Ideally would have liked the sides of the hole formed round a bit more, but limited by what you can sensibly achieve with a bit of studding and a couple of nuts.
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Funny, I did the same yesterday, but in aluminum also with home made tool.
Needed to install counter sunk riv nuts but not enough material thickness to machine.
I have a chunk of steel with counter sunk holes of various sizes to do this. Either in a press or tapped holes.
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Ordinarily I'd do them in a press, but it's an after thought, it's now on part of a 12metre long machine weighing about 5 tonnes.
I recently got a small motorcycle scissor lift so that when I lift the chassis of my triumph herald under the bodyshell (which is on chassis stands)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352371734227
it needed a few tweaks to be suitable for my purposes. first of all is that its a bit wobbly as the channel that the rollers run is 3mm larger than the rollers, so skimmed the nylon rollers to make them round
then you find that the ends the sicssor sections are too long
so they need to be trimmed (standard one is at the bottom)
then I needed to take up the slack in the "channel" section so plug welded some 5mm thick strips of steel in place. I decided to use my TIG rather than MIG welder for this
for me I think it will be better to have the screw that operates the lift at the bottom but that meant that a section needed to be removed from the trolley section for clearance for the head of the screw, so welded a plate onto the trolley part.
and then a hole as drilled in it so that it wasnt weakened. (this also shows how the wheels are bolted on)
and showing it assembled (with the steel strips inside the channel) and the lift bolted to the trolley
and closed it is 13 cm high
and 40cm high when opened.
and is stable and not wobbly compared to the standard lift.....and when you look back and admire your work you realise that you've just made a height adjustable seat
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352371734227
it needed a few tweaks to be suitable for my purposes. first of all is that its a bit wobbly as the channel that the rollers run is 3mm larger than the rollers, so skimmed the nylon rollers to make them round
then you find that the ends the sicssor sections are too long
so they need to be trimmed (standard one is at the bottom)
then I needed to take up the slack in the "channel" section so plug welded some 5mm thick strips of steel in place. I decided to use my TIG rather than MIG welder for this
for me I think it will be better to have the screw that operates the lift at the bottom but that meant that a section needed to be removed from the trolley section for clearance for the head of the screw, so welded a plate onto the trolley part.
and then a hole as drilled in it so that it wasnt weakened. (this also shows how the wheels are bolted on)
and showing it assembled (with the steel strips inside the channel) and the lift bolted to the trolley
and closed it is 13 cm high
and 40cm high when opened.
and is stable and not wobbly compared to the standard lift.....and when you look back and admire your work you realise that you've just made a height adjustable seat
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Makes life easy.
That's the kitchen at 11.30.
Here's daughters bedroom getting close to final sanding and paint.
2/3 finished. That was my weekend, back to work.
Definitely looks easier than getting up a set of steps with a tea towel on your head
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Yep it's a life changing moment, as opposed to me up a step ladder and Wifie trying to wedge props under boards.
100 euros, wish I'd bought one a month ago. I didn't buy it I borrowed it off my boss. Even better.
You can single handedly get a std board on the ceiling without stress or sweat. Winner, never seen one before Mon eve.
100 euros, wish I'd bought one a month ago. I didn't buy it I borrowed it off my boss. Even better.
You can single handedly get a std board on the ceiling without stress or sweat. Winner, never seen one before Mon eve.
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Great bits of kit.
Next big tacking job il grab one.
Not worth it for 4 ceiling boards on little jobs though.
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Got a bit of time today to do some more to the lathes turret drive.
Bored and tapped and fitted the components then welded them together.
Bored out the small pulley for the motor.
Got that fitted and also made the Acetal tensioner wheel.
Then made a start to the prox sensor trigger. I decided just to bore all 4 holes in each row even though I only need some of them bored.
Got it into the lathe and bored out the centre to 20mm to slide on the shaft. Hopefully tomorrow I will get a chance to get the trigger pins screwed in and machined to height.
Bored and tapped and fitted the components then welded them together.
Bored out the small pulley for the motor.
Got that fitted and also made the Acetal tensioner wheel.
Then made a start to the prox sensor trigger. I decided just to bore all 4 holes in each row even though I only need some of them bored.
Got it into the lathe and bored out the centre to 20mm to slide on the shaft. Hopefully tomorrow I will get a chance to get the trigger pins screwed in and machined to height.
