[TheForge] Re: bridge crane

[Mike Spencer]

> Has anyone on the list ever built a bridge crane? is it a do it
> yourself project or should I just plan to hire it done?


Ralph Sproul sent me some pictures of a bridge crane that ran on a
wall-track/trucks on one end and had a bipod on (15" car?) pneumatic tires
on the other.  He said it was good up to 1000#.  Looks to me like it
would be easy enough to jigger it up to take 3000# or so.

I betcha he's the guy to ask when he gets back on line.

I kinda wish I had planned one in.  I have my eye on an old one on
wheels but I'm not sure I need it bad enough to move it.  My problem
is that, altho I have a 30' wide shop, I have a center beam on (3)
posts so I'd be limited to one 15' bay at best and it would screw up
my lighting.


- Mike

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