Abom shop crane envy

[davidwdyer]

É isso aí. No caso, feio sou eu (e aquela coluna enferrujada)....

[davidwdyer]

I just welded a small bit of metal under the cross piece. If it slips now, it will be because some serious weight was hung from it.

I have...

[davidwdyer]

Wow, that's some huge Bridgeport.

[davidwdyer]

Ha, ha, ha, that's a good one. Me run actual engineering calculations? I've already forgotten all the calculus I never really knew.

In my...

[davidwdyer]

I may do that if I need to lift more weight....

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I also am sending a picture of a clamp for lifting heavy plate steel which I got on Amazon for about $64.

This stuff makes for some really...

[davidwdyer]

I really appreciate all the tips, ideas, etc. Soon I'm going to look for some heftier "U" bolts and probably put one underneath as per Doozer's...

[davidwdyer]

Doozer, you're trying to make me work! I don't have any round that big or thick, so I'd have to start with a piece of flat plate.

I admit...

[davidwdyer]

Hey Mr. Tiers. I have contemplated welding a small block just beneath the "I" beam to help with this. Do you recommend such a move?...

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The beam is actually well supported from high up on the tube. The weakness which I see is that with a LOT of weight, the tube bends a little
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[davidwdyer]

Yes, well..... time will tell. Thank you for your non comment. I don't plan to lift anything really heavy, but there are ways I can beef it up if needed....

[davidwdyer]

Right. I'm going to replace them when I find more robust ones. Here in Brazil, things are sometimes harder to find....

[davidwdyer]

Great idea. I think I will run a strip of double faced tape around the disc above it and a wider strip of aluminum going down and covering the bearing...

[davidwdyer]

Maybe not. They were all I could find at the moment, but I plan to change them as soon as I can get my hands on something heavier.

[davidwdyer]

I saw a while ago that Abom put a crane in his new ship that looks like it would lift about anything.

So I got inspired to make one. This...

[davidwdyer]

Yes, J Tiers is right. I can see now how it would be confusing, since there is a large late behind the SB, oriented in the opposite direction....

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I have a bit of room on the back of the lathe since I have two lathes back to back and a little room between them for squeezing in and cleaning....

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Here are some more pictures.

The X and Y axis installation.

A small flat was milled on the way cover of the Y axis and two holes...

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Someone requested some pictures of the DRO mounting.

I thought it would be good to give the nay sayers something to criticize and give...

[davidwdyer]

Thanks for the input. no704: I just installed a ToAuto unit on my SB lathe but haven't really used it yet.

I'm glad to hear you like it....