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One of the reasons for the delayed progress is that due to the impending redundancy i am trying to get the things done that need to be done before i 'retire'
Building my own hydraulic table to work on bikes is one of them
Full test of the table, loaded with weights (and me, i weight 81 Kgs)
Max height
Mitzi on the table.
She weighs 223 Kgs and to get the table off the deck takes 81 Bar pressure. The electric hydraulic pump i,m using is rated up to 100 Bar which takes the table capacity to just over 280 Kgs. Using the hand pump i can get that figure higher, but i don't need that capacity anyway!
Its not finished yet, still a bit of reinforcement to weld in underneath and the front wheel clamp to make. But i'm very happy with how its turned out as I have not found any other bike table that can do what this one does:- Self powered by a battery, manual hydraulic pump as well, 42" max lift height, 7" lowest height, automatic lock and auto resetting. It being a scissor lift with no floor frame means that it can be lowered down onto a floor dolly to allow easy moving.
I based it on the Handy 1200 bike lift but used a hydraulic pump and ram i already had and it just went from there...
At max height I'm eye level with the starter motor!
Building my own hydraulic table to work on bikes is one of them
Full test of the table, loaded with weights (and me, i weight 81 Kgs)
Max height
Mitzi on the table.
She weighs 223 Kgs and to get the table off the deck takes 81 Bar pressure. The electric hydraulic pump i,m using is rated up to 100 Bar which takes the table capacity to just over 280 Kgs. Using the hand pump i can get that figure higher, but i don't need that capacity anyway!
Its not finished yet, still a bit of reinforcement to weld in underneath and the front wheel clamp to make. But i'm very happy with how its turned out as I have not found any other bike table that can do what this one does:- Self powered by a battery, manual hydraulic pump as well, 42" max lift height, 7" lowest height, automatic lock and auto resetting. It being a scissor lift with no floor frame means that it can be lowered down onto a floor dolly to allow easy moving.
I based it on the Handy 1200 bike lift but used a hydraulic pump and ram i already had and it just went from there...
At max height I'm eye level with the starter motor!
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