overhead crane
 

Here we go! Heavy material handling capability for the basement, as it's fabricated. Let's begin.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]551798[/ATTACH] This will work.:drink:

No doubt!

Made a call yesterday and located a piece of hollow structural steel, plus assorted new cut off scraps to fabricate mounting plates. Going for coffee, while the sun is rising along with the outside temperature. Then let the games begin.

The Steel

welded last night, light rust setting in, hole chamfered, sharp edges cleaned up, 36 degrees in NJ. I love it.

break time

what are you going to lift and what is the wall thickness of that square stock?

Steel says 3x3x1/4 that's pretty beefy.

Hey Mike
Mostly 350 to 500 lbs, occasionally more. This unit is overkill for those weights. I want to attach a 1/2 ton CM Cyclone chain hoist, but I just checked my stock and see a NIB 1/4 ton Cyclone and a NIB 1 ton Cyclone and a NIB 1 ton CM Lodestar. It's like my lottery numbers, close, but not the right ones.
To answer your question a little more in depth, this length HSS has a deflection of .358" @ 1000 lbs. I could have gotten 3 x 4 .250 wall for the same price $0. It has a deflection of .185" @ 1000 lbs but that's like shooting a rabbit with a 416 Rigby, only the ears are left.

yes it is,i missed that.i have a 2 by 2 square stock .250 thick in the shop i used to lift engines with.3 by 3 will work.

Have some free time, it's sunny & 46 degrees. Let's clean this unit up. Also found in stock 2 more NIB 1 ton Cyclone chain hoists, Ebay hoist sale-athon soon. LOL!

Look on craigslist for a pneumatic chain hoist sometimes $125 they work great.

Ok, all cleaned up, wiped down, ready for primer and paint. Rustoleum combines them. Here we go!

Will look at them. I do want to have a new 1/2 ton CM cyclone for this unit. I don't want to remove these other new hoists from their box and work them, I'll just sell them. In the meantime, since I am used hoist poor at the moment, I am on my way over to see a retired Ironworker who says he has a clean, small, 500 lb, used CM chain hoist. Chain fall type. A rigging hoist, temporary use for me.
I can't buy it from him, but he will cut cards for it against cash. These old Ironworkers, gotta love them.

Paint is finished/curing. Meanwhile I have a used/clean/small CM hoist to utilize while I pursue a 1/2 ton Cyclone. Hopefully Sunday I can mount the crane in place. So far this project has cost $16.00/paint.

resting on the mounting plates drying. Plates are .250, 4 x 12


plate for the hoist mount is .375, 3 x 4

Hoist mounting hardware. Crosby G-209 galvanized screw pin shackle, Crosby G-341 galvanized pear shaped link.

i have a brand new 800 lb dayton electric hoist i can sell you CHEEP.

I bought a CM Cyclone last night for this unit. I'm brand loyal to Columbus McKinnon. Thank you for the offer to sell me the Dayton, I appreciate it.

Cm Cyclone arrived, as advertised, unused, laying around, named scratched up.
Checked the entire Hoistaloy load chain for signs of damage, use/abuse. None found. Checked random links for stretch, none found. Slight surface rust on load chain. Load chain hook is unused.
Endless chain has some light surface rust.
Checked the case for cracks, none found, checked machine screws for signs of tampering, none found. Checked top hook, no use.
I like this hoist, let's help it out a little.

Did you give any thoughts in using a rolling trolley on the top cross rail to attach the hoist in lieu of a fixed positions tab ? It would make alignments (right to left) a little easier if/when needed.

Bump for Ed!
Was really curious what he was making too, dammit!

I-Y-Y of 1.24? Not really.

i do believe when ed pushed the up button on that cm cyclone he rode it all the way up to heaven!we lost a good man.