[TheForge] Re: bridge crane

[Dave Mudge]

Ralph et all, 
Can you draw up a set of plans to build a bridge crane?
I have to rebuild my shop. I am going to build a metal building.
I want to have a built-in bridge crane. My old shop had a nice jib crane
and it helped to save the equipment from being crushed. However a bridge
crane will reach all areas of the new shop. The dimensions of the plans 
are not too important. It's more for the details of the mechanics of the
crane. 
My building will be 26' x 36' and as tall as it needs to be in order to have
10' clearance under the chain fall.

dave mudge
dave at magichammer.net
http://www.magichammer.net
http://www.metalsmithinghowto.com
 
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: bridge crane

Jeff, If your asking if I want to buy and ship one from California - I'll
pass.  I'll find one up here as they come available once in a while and it
would be worth the wait to avoid shipping costs.

Ralph

Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: bridge crane


> Ralph:
> Yes, you can build your own, and no I'm afraid I don't know of any
used
> bridge units at this time.  If I knew of any jibs at this
time.......I'd be
> owning it.  :-)

I know of a building that's to be demolished, chock full of jib cranes.
Some
are pretty fair size, others smaller. It's in Taft, California. I know a
friend of one of the renters, so I can't hook you up directly, but if
any one is interested, send me an email off-list and I'll point you in
the right
direction.


Jeff Polaski
Research and Graduate Studies Webmaster
University of California, Irvine
http://www.rgs.uci.edu/
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