$10 bike stand ,easy 2 make,skinned knuckles

[RevHead]

i made my own bike lift,stand for $10 and 1 hour of my time ,,sure its not petty but it works,2x scissor jacks from the wreckers and a mig welder http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1269047338.jpg


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now being a mechanic, i come across rounded bolts and i discovered these little beauties from snap on there not cheap ,,but fuck there good ,they grab on the flat sides of the bolt the harder you push the harder hey bite and ive never found a rounded bolt or fucked allen key they cant get out ,cheershttp://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1268988327.jpg


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[gibbo]

That bike stand is pure genius mate!!!!!

[RevHead]

i hope the idea take off

[Watto]

i got a set of irwin sockets from bunnings for about $60 that are the same design as the snap on but not deepwell - maybe not the same quality tho :D

[Gitzy]

Thats gold Pete, love the stand..

[fimpBIKES]

i dunno mate, i know they are big screw jacks
but i hate those evil fuckers

fold over with side load, had one under a van once changing a tyre and... [XX(]

[dingo]

they scare me now too , but its a way cool idea[:p]

[MuZ]

yeah top idea, i gotta couple of those jacks lying around home, time to build me a bike stand

[Benz]

Cool idea........Looks like you've managed to flatten out that pesky thumb with a knockometer too.

[Mishdog20]

Awesome bike lift mate. Those bloody Jacks give me nightmares, nasty pieces of work they are, but 2 together overcomes the ol' rollover whilst right up high problemo.

[336LJ]

do u crank em up at the same time?
One pic they aren't joined and another pic it looks like theres a threaded rod all the way thru the both of em. I'v got about 10 of those fuckers outside my shed I keep rolling my ankles on em at night:(

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

i dunno mate, i know they are big screw jacks
but i hate those evil fuckers

fold over with side load, had one under a van once changing a tyre and... [XX(]
on uneven ground there total poo ,but for this job there perfect. as its on a flat surface,both of these jacks are rated at 750kgs each .so i think a stationary bike should be safe

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by Watto

i got a set of irwin sockets from bunnings for about $60 that are the same design as the snap on but not deepwell - maybe not the same quality tho :D
these bad boys cost me $300,and they come with a life time guarantee

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by Benz

Cool idea........Looks like you've managed to flatten out that pesky thumb with a knockometer too.

actually the door on the wifes car grabbed the thumb 6 weeks ago ,

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by 336LJ

do u crank em up at the same time?
One pic they aren't joined and another pic it looks like theres a threaded rod all the way thru the both of em. I'v got about 10 of those fuckers outside my shed I keep rolling my ankles on em at night:(
i got 2 jacks both the same size and welded the thread from the 1st jack into the winder part of the 2nd jack so both wind up together,its very stable,

[80s freak]

Have you got a part# for the sockets Pete?

[Jup]

A streetfightered bike lift lol!

What was the thought process you went through to set it up? Did you have to make dead sure that the tops were exactly level before joining the winding rods etc?

I'm going to make a couple of these myself, and I'd love to know what to be aware and learn from your mistakes.

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by Jup

A streetfightered bike lift lol!

What was the thought process you went through to set it up? Did you have to make dead sure that the tops were exactly level before joining the winding rods etc?

I'm going to make a couple of these myself, and I'd love to know what to be aware and learn from your mistakes.
,it took me one go your lookin at it i made it 2 years ago when i had a zxr750,h1,,then cut those mounts off and welded on new ones for the gsxr1100w,just make sure there both the same size and the same amount of threads sticking out there ends,i used scrap from under my bench to join them ,weld the thread to the winding mechanism of the 2nd jack tack weld in case u fuck it up ,also measure th width of your frame ,good luck cheers

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

Have you got a part# for the sockets Pete?
i,ll get it for you tomorrow dude cheers

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

Have you got a part# for the sockets Pete?
SNAP ON PART NUMBER IS BEXD9 THATS FOR THE DEEP SOCKETS BOUGHT HOPE THIS HELPS CHEERS:D

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

i dunno mate, i know they are big screw jacks
but i hate those evil fuckers

fold over with side load, had one under a van once changing a tyre and... [XX(]
[8D]I HAD A THOUGHT SINCE I POSTED THIS LINK WAS TO WELD THE JACKS TO A 10 MILL STEEL PLATE SAY 500 X 250 THEN THERES NOT HOPE OF FAILURE FROM FALLING OVA PLUS WIT THE WEIGHT IT WOULD BE SUPER STABLE CHEERS

[slickncghia]

it scares me thinking of the busted knuckles and the time it takes winding the bastard up. im happy to pay $200 not to have to wind a stand up lol

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by slickncghia

it scares me thinking of the busted knuckles and the time it takes winding the bastard up. im happy to pay $200 not to have to wind a stand up lol
[^]FUNNY THING IS NOT EVERYONES GOT $200 BUCKS AND THIS GIVES THEM ANOTHER EASY ACCESS POINT TO MAKE THERE OWN STAND I USE THE ORIGINAL HANDLE TO WIND IT UP IT TAKES 30 SEC TO GET THE BIKE UP 1 PERSON JOB ITS THAT EASY

[fimpBIKES]

nah, the way i have had em fail on me is when the start to fold sideways (so in a forward/backwards direction the way you have then under the bike)
all the pivots go to jelly

but you've left yourself a fair safety factor there LOL

[RevHead]

i made sure the jacks were tight at the pivot points ,i had the same worries im going to build another version of the lift this week ,to allay everyones fears,

[336LJ]

I wouldn't mind making one using the air jacks I used when doin a bit of work with a mobile mechanic - fuckin thing just about tossed small cars in the air though - lifted up trucks and everything was fuckin sick

[Jup]

If the front brake is locked on wouldn't that prevent any forward/backward movement of the bike anyway?

(Oh, and revhead: Typing in ALLCAPS is the equivalent to SHOUTING on a forum, and it's considered bad nettiquette, just FYI)

[RevHead]

sorry bout the capitals that wont happin again,,actually didn know that ,cheers,,.ive had my bike up on it for 3 weeks with no wheels on her and it didnt move also i fitted up the front wheel today and the bike stayed perfectly still,and if front or rear brakes were locked ,it will be safer ,,

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by 336LJ

I wouldn't mind making one using the air jacks I used when doin a bit of work with a mobile mechanic - fuckin thing just about tossed small cars in the air though - lifted up trucks and everything was fuckin sick
air jack thats fully sic how high could you get it hahaha[:p]