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They have a Unistrut display in the electrical section of our HD. It stays empty, the electricians keep it cleaned out here. Just oddball stuff left over.
Jeff, No it is not wrong by asking a very good question! For me that is one of the huge values of this Board. We discuss things, ask questions, and share experiences.And there you go. I was totally wrong.
Ken, Lowes has it too but it is a different brand (Super Strut). Do not know if they are compatible dimensionally with Unistrut or not? Appearance is the same but the tiny bit of research I did raised questions as to compatibility. Here's photo snippet from Lowes' website. What you notice right away is that the big box stores sell the slotted ones and for a trolley, I would likely use a sold profile.They have a Unistrut display in the electrical section of our HD. It stays empty, the electricians keep it cleaned out here. Just oddball stuff left over.
Here's a jib that attaches to your lathe QCTP that is sold by Sky Hook. I evaluated these and decided that the moment induced on the cross slide was more than I wanted on my PM1340GT which I have dialed into to the gnat's posterior. It also didn't serve my needs for my mill.I bought one of the gantry cranes from harbor freight 2 ton cap. I just roll it around the shop( after much floor cleaning and moving stuff) an use it to lift whatever. for changing chucks ( I have a larger lathe) I use a crane that attaches to my tool post holder ( yes they sell such an item ) I cant remember the name but if anyone wants it I can go and look bill
Yes, I used 2 @ 600 lb. rated trolleys so a theoretical 1,200 lb. limit which was close to the hoist's (very theoretical) 1,300 lb. capacity. I made a point not to exceed half that. My only worry was the HF hoist might fail, not the trolley or strut channel. I made sure no personnel were anywhere below the lifts. I also added 20' of control cable to the pendant switch, the original one on the hoist was only like 5' long, much safer to be back a bit. All in I spent around $500 for the system, it enabled that phase of the project to be completed with only me and one helper.@Eddyde - thanks for the great photos of the system you used in the building renovation. Looks like you used two trolleys to hang the winch from the track??