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Old Oct 18th, 2005, 12:35 AM   #12 (permalink)
muchachomaloo
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Originally Posted by Russell
thats a good idea, however, the parents dont like the idea of a 3 foot hole in the back yard. so i was considering making a stand in welding class. before you say no, let me describe my plans. it would be 1 foot tall, the skids are 8 inches wide, and it would be long enough to get my mom's millenia up there (the millenia is longer than the sentra). i would use 1/4 inch plates for supports and im not sure what size for the skids. make some ramps at a 30 degree slope and i have a nice plave to do an oil change. i'll discuss it with my instructor and see how it goes.
are you talking about steal or aluminium. and if you are gonna use quarter inch plate make it L beams. and test it before getting under it. Be sure to test it for prolonged periods of time. Because though somethings might not break instantly given 2 hours of load or so they could easily break. But your best bet is not going cheap.
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