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04-15-2008, 07:59 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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|  My turn to make a Hi-Lift jack
Looks like making Hi-Lifts out of styrene is all the rage. Hell, I've got a heap of the stuff. Let's see what I can do. |
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04-15-2008, 08:04 PM
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| Built, not bought   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham
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Is that one mine?  Looks great. |
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04-15-2008, 08:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs
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Looks awesome!! What did you use for the nuts, hex stock?
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04-15-2008, 08:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Yep, hex stock with some .040 round stuck in the middle. Here it is with some paint. It scales out to 36 inches. Pat, there's no way I'm doing another one. This thing took me 4 hours. |
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04-15-2008, 08:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sawyer
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Very nice!
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04-15-2008, 08:24 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs
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It was worth every minute! I gotta get to making one, one of these days! I got all the ingredients, just no time to cook!
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04-15-2008, 08:27 PM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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damn that looks good!! that handle looks great!
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04-15-2008, 08:27 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In Cali.
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Is that the best you can do???  Looks great. 4 hrs. Man you got time on your hands.  |
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04-15-2008, 08:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!!
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wow i didn't expect anything less!!
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04-15-2008, 08:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts
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Your Hi-Lift Jack came out SWEET..!! Very detailed..! 4 hours IS a long time ( been there, done that too..!!) BUT the results are worth the time in my opinion..! again- Great Job..! |
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04-15-2008, 08:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rectalville
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WOW! Nice work! I've been working on making one, but now you've made me scrap mine and start a new one. Did you use some pre-made I-beam for the center part or did you whip up an I-beam out of flat stock? And how did you get the holes so nicely spaced? |
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04-15-2008, 09:18 PM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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when i did mine i used a piece of styrene that had lines evenly spaced. its like scale siding or something. the just drew a line down the center and marked each piece of siding. then just drilled em out. its difficult to get them straight and that close together, stu did a great job.
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04-15-2008, 10:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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I made my I-beam from two pieces of T-channel, sandwiched between strips of .010x.250 styrene, so the main beam is 4 pieces. I tried to drill the holes evenly, but failed. That is by far the hardest part; damn drill bit walks on ya no matter what. Fortunately I was able to park the body on the worst part of it The tongue is 2 more pieces of T-channel. The rest is box-section, flat, half-round, hex, and tube sections. The foot is a little small but I'll live with it. There's about 40-45 pieces in it altogether. Last edited by microgoat; 04-15-2008 at 10:11 PM. |
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04-15-2008, 10:17 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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needs more rust!
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04-16-2008, 12:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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| That is a damn good looking jack.
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04-16-2008, 12:39 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Man I wish there was a way to drill them holes perfect. Hence all my failed attempts. You definitly nailed the gizmo end of the jack. |
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04-16-2008, 04:02 AM
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| Built, not bought Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham
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04-16-2008, 06:58 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Nice MG do you ever sleep?  |
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04-16-2008, 07:35 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Who can sleep when there's so much stuff that needs to be done? I detailed out the rest of the jack and bungee'd it to the roof rack. Then I realized no bungee in the world could hold a Hi-Lift, so I made some proper brackets. |
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04-16-2008, 04:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rectalville
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Okay, how did you attach those brackets without taking the whole thing apart and brazing them in, Mr. Wizard? Looks kick A$$, BTW. |
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