[TheForge] Re: bridge crane

[Jerry Frost]

Welcome back Dave!

Glad you only lost the shop in the hurricane.

Are you set on 26' x 36'? If you can adjust to the more standard / common 
dimensions of 30' x 40' I think you'll find steel buildings less expensive.

On the other hand "Miracle Truss" seems to have all different sizes and is 
generally less expensive than "traditional" red iron steel buildings.

Construction on my shop is going slowly but there is progress. Deb is 
playing photographer and I'll write things up sooner or later. Sooner if 
weather shuts me down this winter. Later if I can keep plugging on it this 
winter. <grin>

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: bridge crane


> 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
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>
>
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