[Shop-talk] engine building stand

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, john niolon wrote:
> having a helper is great.. I've even done the "hold up the other end and 
> try to turn it yourself" boogie too.  My problem is I really don't have 
> anyone around when I'm doing the work, or it seems that way.  So, I want 
> to resort to mechanical advantage.  I mentioned to Steve.  I'd rather 
> have too much spin than not enough.  It's easier to build in 'stop' than 
> 'go'.

I'd try greasing up the slip joint between the stand & mounting plate 
before I tried much of anything else.

Mark