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Gantry Crane with An Aluminum I-Beam
I am kicking around the idea of building a gantry crane with an
aluminum I-beam. Last week I found a source of surplus aluminum 6061-T6 beams (10' long by 8" high by 5" wide). With the plan of using one for a gantry crane, what would the lifting capacity be for a 10' beam with adequate safety factors included? I am hoping to make this a one man assembly effort so I am looking for ideas for an adjustable height supports. Here are some approaches... http://www.wallacecranes.com/ratchet.htm http://www.spanco.com/pages/gantryaalum.php Any other suggestions for buiiding an aluminum gantry crane? Thanks TMT |
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Gantry Crane with An Aluminum I-Beam
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
I am kicking around the idea of building a gantry crane with an aluminum I-beam. Last week I found a source of surplus aluminum 6061-T6 beams (10' long by 8" high by 5" wide). With the plan of using one for a gantry crane, what would the lifting capacity be for a 10' beam with adequate safety factors included? I am hoping to make this a one man assembly effort so I am looking for ideas for an adjustable height supports. Here are some approaches... http://www.wallacecranes.com/ratchet.htm http://www.spanco.com/pages/gantryaalum.php Any other suggestions for buiiding an aluminum gantry crane? Thanks TMT Call up Triformix, Inc. and ask if they want to sell the one they never use. I used to work there. Just sits there collecting dust. Ask for Tim |
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Gantry Crane with An Aluminum I-Beam
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ups.com... I am kicking around the idea of building a gantry crane with an aluminum I-beam. Last week I found a source of surplus aluminum 6061-T6 beams (10' long by 8" high by 5" wide). With the plan of using one for a gantry crane, what would the lifting capacity be for a 10' beam with adequate safety factors included? I am hoping to make this a one man assembly effort so I am looking for ideas for an adjustable height supports. Here are some approaches... http://www.wallacecranes.com/ratchet.htm http://www.spanco.com/pages/gantryaalum.php Any other suggestions for buiiding an aluminum gantry crane? Thanks TMT I'm no engineer, but I'm not sure what you want to do is a good idea. Aluminum fatigues after loading, and unloading. What may be perfectly safe when it is first built might be dangerous after using it a number of times. Obviously if your project is considerably over designed, this problem is reduced. |
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