In a message dated 97-12-15 16:50:17 EST, js-allen@students.uiuc.edu writes:
<< Subj: Safer jack stands-an idea.
Date: 97-12-15 16:50:17 EST
From: js-allen@students.uiuc.edu (Der schwarze Buccaneer)
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Reply-to: js-allen@students.uiuc.edu (Der schwarze Buccaneer)
To: mgs@autox.team.net (List MGB)
Seems I've been doing alot of asking and no contributing. Well,
I'm sitting here procrastinating about review for my final exams and
thought about something as I was deciding what to pack for X-mas
vacation, seeing my jack stands. Someone earlier this year posted
something about his MG falling on 'im after a jack stand tipped. Here's
my idea:
Take your jack stands, get two fair sized pieces of sheet metal,
and weld a piece of sheet metal to the bottom of each stand. Do it so
that it protects three sides from tipping, leaving one side free of
overhang so that it will still fit under an axle without a tire
interfering with placement. On concrete, this ought to improve safety
appreciably I should think. One could even get fancy and weld studs onto
the sheet then bushings on the jack to fit the studs, making it removable
if you like to stash 'em in your trunk. HTH!
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
S S S= sheet metal
S S L= leg of jack stand
S L LS
S S
S S
S S
S S
S L LS
S S
S S
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
-Scott Allen
js-allen@students.uiuc.edu
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honour our valiant gesture of defiance, even though our bodies be left to
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Scott:
If you just take a 12" X 12 " X 3/4" of pine and put stands on the wood
the result is that the legs gouge the wood to the point of not leaning. Also,
if you put them where they belong you should not have a problem. Also, 9 out
of ten time if you support car with 4" X 4" beam between stands it cannot tip.
Regards,
Ed
"Do it every day and it become "Safety Fast" !!
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