Hello Rick. This is just a thank you. I designed a 6' X 14' lift and I needed a starting place to design a safety latch system. Mine requires 6 pins that work together. My cam system has to be horizontal. The frame of the platform is made of 2" X 3" box so I have only 3" to hide it in. 3 on each side of the platform. I'm using a take off of Wesley treat design with the cable running through the center 2" X 3" X 164" center box of the platform. The lift will live on the second floor of my barn and the supports for the mechanism are 2 6" X 18" LVLs that flank the ends of the opening. The 2 Posts at the corner of the opening near the posts supporting the LVLs will be for guidance. The idea is to have as little footprint on the first floor as possible. I want to use your swing out welder mount. I tried to find a place to buy the swing out vise system. So many great ideas. Thank you so much.
Well... this just made my day! Thank you so Much! This is the goal! Try to inspire others! Such a compliment! Thank you again!!! If you ever get a video...... Please let me know. Would love to see that all in action!!!
Ok, now I get it. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain. Great job on the engineering. You are very talented my friend. I'm gonna give it a shot man. Been showing all my friends your lift video lol. Bad ass...
Do you have any plan’s available for sale or do you have a material list for the project where did you source the materials or plan’s for the latching ass.and trolleys thank you
That's actually more than what it looks. The track is made of 5 pieces of flat stock. It's the front plate with the holes for the safety latch with two other 6" flats welded to back side, the whole length, that are sandwiched between 5 studs in the wall. One stud in the middle and two on each side then bolted together all in one sandwich. I used a stud to space them when i welded those on. Then the two other straps that you see are welded to the 6" pieces going the whole length and are there for the bearings of the train to run in. Those are just screwed to the studs with small cabinet screws and they aren't really holding any weight. They are spaced back from the back side of the front plate to the size of my rollers because you need a track that will hold both directions. The top rollers will be pushing out and the lower rollers will be pushing back into the wall as it goes up and down. There are also rollers that hold the train from binding left and right that run against the sides of the front plate (upper and lower, both sides). If you don't have a safety latch this track really doesn't have to hold any weight it just has to act as a track and could be made more simple. As soon as you latch the elevator into the track it instantly has to hold all of the weight of the elevator and whatever you have on it. Kinda tough to describe. Hope this doesn't confuse the situation.
I see how ratchet up and locks as it travel up...how does it latch on a downward free fall automatically
you have a gift in fabrication, to come up with this in your head, is awesome and gives others the thought that they can build what they imagine.
Thank you!
Hello Rick. This is just a thank you. I designed a 6' X 14' lift and I needed a starting place to design a safety latch system. Mine requires 6 pins that work together. My cam system has to be horizontal. The frame of the platform is made of 2" X 3" box so I have only 3" to hide it in. 3 on each side of the platform. I'm using a take off of Wesley treat design with the cable running through the center 2" X 3" X 164" center box of the platform. The lift will live on the second floor of my barn and the supports for the mechanism are 2 6" X 18" LVLs that flank the ends of the opening. The 2 Posts at the corner of the opening near the posts supporting the LVLs will be for guidance. The idea is to have as little footprint on the first floor as possible. I want to use your swing out welder mount. I tried to find a place to buy the swing out vise system. So many great ideas. Thank you so much.
Well... this just made my day! Thank you so Much! This is the goal! Try to inspire others! Such a compliment! Thank you again!!! If you ever get a video...... Please let me know. Would love to see that all in action!!!
Awesome job. Thanks for showing us this
My pleasure
That is slick!
Nice job! Thanks for the reply! Now I can move forward with mine. Very impressed.
Thanks and good luck with your build. Would love to see the finished product!!!
Ok, now I get it. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain. Great job on the engineering. You are very talented my friend. I'm gonna give it a shot man. Been showing all my friends your lift video lol. Bad ass...
Thanks Man
Good luck on the build! Glad these videos were able to help!
@@164ChopShop big time, super cool of you to share.
I sent you my email on the lift video, get a hold of me and I would like to send you pictures of my build.
Sent you an email.
Did you calculate the sheer force for that bolt you used for the pin?
I did look it up at the time but can't remember for sure, but I think it was over 20,000 lbs shear. Way more than I thought I was ever gonna need.
Do you have any plan’s available for sale or do you have a material list for the project where did you source the materials or plan’s for the latching ass.and trolleys thank you
I built it on the fly from scraps I had lying around. Sorry no plans.
Id like to know about the Trolly system too. They sale horizontal Trolley systems but nothing vertical I see
How did you attach the ibeam to the wall?
That's actually more than what it looks. The track is made of 5 pieces of flat stock. It's the front plate with the holes for the safety latch with two other 6" flats welded to back side, the whole length, that are sandwiched between 5 studs in the wall. One stud in the middle and two on each side then bolted together all in one sandwich. I used a stud to space them when i welded those on. Then the two other straps that you see are welded to the 6" pieces going the whole length and are there for the bearings of the train to run in. Those are just screwed to the studs with small cabinet screws and they aren't really holding any weight. They are spaced back from the back side of the front plate to the size of my rollers because you need a track that will hold both directions. The top rollers will be pushing out and the lower rollers will be pushing back into the wall as it goes up and down. There are also rollers that hold the train from binding left and right that run against the sides of the front plate (upper and lower, both sides). If you don't have a safety latch this track really doesn't have to hold any weight it just has to act as a track and could be made more simple. As soon as you latch the elevator into the track it instantly has to hold all of the weight of the elevator and whatever you have on it. Kinda tough to describe. Hope this doesn't confuse the situation.
Thank u for the reply! It makes sense...great job on that lift!
@@Curtis7391-t8q Yea thanks man!