[Spridgets] Steel grades, now jack stands

[Rick Fisk]

But Tim the stands at Walmart aren't the tube type stands that Dave is lookng
for.  He wants the old tube type style with a flat steel cradle rather than
the narrow cast iron type cradle.

I went out to the garage and checked the box for a couple of Chinese made
(sorry Frank) 3-ton stands I have.  It says "Meets or exceeds guidelines of
ASME and ANSI".  Guidelines?

Rick

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On Nov 24, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Tim Collins <thcollin at mtu.edu> wrote:

> The Torin 3 ton jack stand is at Walmart for about $28 so for a few more $'s
you get a ton. The small print that covers the side of the jack stand tells
who certifies the capacity of the jack stand. I would assume that ASTM is
probably involved.
>
>
> At 09:06 AM 11/24/2012, Rick Fisk wrote:
>> I would think that if the guy doing the welding knows his stuff they should
be
>> stronger than the split tube type.  The stands in the Northern Tools link
are
>> rated 2-ton.  Wonder who does the testing?
>>
>> Rick
>
> Tim Collins