On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:14:31 -0300, "jtaylor"
wrote:

I have a small (=light) car that will need a lot of work done. It would be
easier if it was off the ground by more than the height those car stands you
get at the auto stores can do.

So I'm thinking of making some stands from wood, and jacking it up in stages
onto them. Has anyone done this, and are there any pitfalls (a particularly
appropriate term) of which I should be aware?


I heard from a friend who rebuilt wrecked cars as a hobby that wood is
OK but not concrete blocks. Blocks can crush suddenly and drop the
car. Wood, however, will only compress a little bit.
Randy