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sitting on your ass with you legs crossed.
It's 3/4 plywood with a screw every 6 inches. This ramps has somewhere around 400-500 4 inch screws.
It's holding my 2 ton car so I think it will support her weight.
The are 400-500 srews and a bunch of 1/2'' bolts. The bolts connect the side to side 4x4s to the main supports, the wheel stop 4x4s to the main supports, and connect the ramps to the main supports.
Maybe if it were welded steel I would use that.. you couldn't pay me to work on a car that was sitting on such a contraption.
I hope we don't see you on the Darwin awards website anytime soon.
I hope we don't see you on the Darwin awards website anytime soon.
UPDATE!!! New Project.
I designed this ladder to change the light out in front of my house. I just want the forum engineers to give me their stamp of approval.
I designed this ladder to change the light out in front of my house. I just want the forum engineers to give me their stamp of approval.
Yes the right tools would be a lift......
No you are not the first person to come up with this idea (and if everyone jumped of a bridge would you do so also because someone else did it?)
I have seen and read of a few people being hurt with similar contraptions.. Just recently in Mass it happened to a young man in Billerica on wooden ramps.. He is no longer with us anymore.
You are a mechanical engineer... funny thing is I also have my mechanical engineering degree from Umass Lowell... Where did you get yours KB Toys?
What you have made is NOT SAFE I would hold you responsible if anyone from this site built your so called lift and hurt themselves..
Use your head buddy... moisture, heat, light , general use will degrade the wood and it IS a death trap. You can lay under all you want... but DON'T tell other people its safe. That is wrong and misinformation. We are not talking pride here we are talking about someones life....
To those people that think this is a good idea please reconsider. This is not a good solution If you need a lift use/rent one. When you cut corners with saftey its NEVER a good idea.
That's funny, I spent my first 2 years at Lowell. I transferred to Wentworth because I wanted a better Education. KB Toys is close enough though.
I am not responsible for anyone building this ramp. Is a movie/video game company responsible if someone copies something out of a movie/game and gets hurt?
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DON'T BUILD THIS RAMP. YOU MIGHT GET HURT IF YOU ARE A JACKASS AND BUILD IT WRONG.
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ignorance
\Ig"no*rance\, n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.] 1. The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. --Shak.
2. (Theol.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have. --Book of Common Prayer.
Invincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
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ignorance
n : the lack of knowledge or education
You sir are ignorant.
There's nothing wrong with "wood". Bassin's design is pretty good, but it's not complete. He doesn't have cross braces to prevent the box from collapsing sideways, eventhough it's based on a 10" wide base, it's still something to be a concerned of. I don't see a problem with vertical structural support. I'm just scared of it collapsing sideways, forward or backwards, when you're underneath the car and tugging on parts.
:lol: come on mike. i was making a joke & forget that idiot...but yeah a 2x12 would make me feel confirtable....so maybe im just chicken
Thanks for the english lesson. You can go away now.
Bro, everyone is just looking out for YOUR safety!
That $250 contraption you built is NOT SAFE no matter what your Father says, even with 30 years wood working experience. Quality jackstands are much safer.
That said, I sincerely hope you don't get squashed.
-Mike
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WAR THE LIBERAL MEDIA HASNT SEEN SHIT UNTIL THEY PUT SOME IRAQI PRISONERS UNDER THIS THING!!!!!!
WAR THE LIBERAL MEDIA HASNT SEEN SHIT UNTIL THEY PUT SOME IRAQI PRISONERS UNDER THIS THING!!!!!!
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They aren't 2x4 genius. If you actually took the time to real through the post you would know they are 2x10s. :bash:
Genius? No, you Sir, are the genius. How could I have missed the sheer brilliance of using 2x10's? 2x4's would have a rather sudden catastrophic failure, whereas 2x10's might bear more of the load, allowing for a more controlled failure, making any attempts of suicide much more painful. That way the victim could feel the pressure increasing on his skull has his eyeballs exploded only after enduring the bliss of total lung collapse. Who would want to die instantaneously, slow and miserable is a much better option. .
Our founding fathers must have been idiots when they said "no cruel and unusual punishment". You, sir are the Genius, not me
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2x4 = 8 sq inches. 2x10 = 20sq inches. So yes, it does provide 250% more verical support. Can you do us a favor and go back to your viper forum.
Can a moderator lock this thread please. It's turning into a pissing contest.
Can a moderator lock this thread please. It's turning into a pissing contest.
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