[CRUSH-build] cantilever lift vs some kind of jack

[Lamar Flake]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!! I just had such a great idea about supporting the 
platform..... DUH, why didnt I think of this before.... I will tell everyone 
my oidea tomorrow and see whats wrong with it.


>From: "Bill Bennett" <bill at wizardofaz.net>
>Reply-To: build at crush1011.org
>To: <build at crush1011.org>
>Subject: Re: [CRUSH-build] cantilever lift vs some kind of jack
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:00:00 -0700
>
>Cantilever means something that hangs out in the air supported only on one 
>end. Like a diving board for example, or in our case, the platform of the 
>lift if we follow a fork lift style design. Our case is much more difficult 
>than the diving board, since with a diving board you can have several feet 
>of support before the cantilever begins, but in our hinged platform idea, 
>the whole cantilever, with 150+ pounds on it would be supported by some 
>small hinging mechanism at the fold out point. It may be difficult to make 
>that mechanism strong enough.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lamar Flake" <geechf at hotmail.com>
>To: <build at crush1011.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:17 AM
>Subject: RE: [CRUSH-build] cantilever lift vs some kind of jack
>
>
>>This may not get answerd before the meeting tonight, but wat is a 
>>cantileaver?
>>
>>
>>>From: "Bill Bennett" <bill at wizardofaz.net>
>>>Reply-To: build at crush1011.org
>>>To: "build crush" <build at crush1011.org>
>>>Subject: [CRUSH-build] cantilever lift vs some kind of jack
>>>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:58:30 -0700
>>>
>>>I'm concerned that we can't build a cantilever lift, like the fork lift 
>>>with a platform we've been discussing, that will have enough strength to 
>>>not bend or brake at the elbow, and be within the weight limit. I liked 
>>>the discussions that were going on today with ideas for lifting from 
>>>below the platform rather than from the edge. I also think we can afford 
>>>to have the lift platform higher, maybe 3 or 4 inches, with a ramp edge 
>>>to allow getting up on it. This would allow room for a scissors jack 
>>>undernearth.
>>>
>>>Bill
>>
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