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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 6 Oct 2022 12:02 pm |
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I've been doing ok with the adjustable cradle I built on a rolling table/bar sort of thing. But while some steels are easy to hoist onto the rack, I recently struggled with some old heavy DF-10s lifting them up, extending them out and gently lowering them onto the ledge of the cradle. Emmons ST12 isn't lots of fun either.
This video is my attempt to make life a bit easier. I underestimated things -- I wish it went even lower but.......
https://youtu.be/qivy_MnoaJU
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Ron Pruter
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2022 2:43 pm
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Jon, pretty cool. What are you using to make it go up and down? How did you rig that up? Ron
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Emmons SKH Le Grande, '73 Fender P/J bass, Tick tack bass, Regal high strung, USA Nashville 112. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 6 Oct 2022 3:03 pm
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There are dozens of makers and configs, with or without tops, heavy duty, light duty. I got the cheapest I could find and topped it with some manufactured wood product from Lowes.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=35377 |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2022 3:23 pm
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LOVE IT!!!! That's the Bomb right there; great work Jon.
Ricky
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2022 12:49 pm
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Jon that is a neat setup.
Harbor Freight on their web site list a hydraulic Motor Cycle lift with 2 support bars. I have checked a couple stores and they did not have one on display. For wood work, Wood carving, Steel Guitar work and other mechanical work, Has possibilities.
The pictures show it goes to the floor and raises up 4 ft. or so. Hydraulic is not as stable as mechanical raising.
A positive lockable stop would be necessary for operator and equipment safety. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2022 3:18 am
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| Jon, very cool and inventive. You may have opened up a definite answer to making the job easier. Great job. 👍 |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 9 Oct 2022 4:11 am
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Thanks for the comments, guys.
The single disappointment is that it does not go still lower. The legs will allow no modification but the cradle will. I can shave around an inch. Every inch counts.
This is about dealing with the fact that I am 5' 4" and I'm not getting any younger. Or taller. I have no trouble swinging my modern single neck steels onto the cradle but some old double neck heavyweights of my clients have been a challenge. Lifting them up, flipping them over, carrying them around braced against my gut is all ok. Extending them out and setting them down gently on the cradle's ledge is another thing. |
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