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RWDPLZ
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APR 08, 10:47 PM
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Who the hell uses cheap Chinese jack stands?!
I bought four good ones and my little brother stole two. I didn't ask for them back because I want him to have two good ones.
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pmbrunelle
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APR 08, 11:25 PM
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Prime Minister Brunelle uses these home-made wood blocks:
Benefits (as I see them):
Easy to make: use 2x3 lumber, wood screws, glue (PL Premium or yellow glue), and red Tremclad (colour is up to you)
Not overly expensive either.
When supporting the pinch weld section below a car's rocker panel, the metal will bite a bit into the wood; low risk of slipping! Do orient the pinch weld perpendicular to the wood grain to avoid splitting.
When using these blocks on asphalt, the large surface area prevents sinking into the pavement.
They're quite strong enough; I have no qualms about getting under a car supported by these.
Edit: since these blocks were designed and built in Québec (a project between my dad and I), we dubbed them the Bloc Québécois.[This message has been edited by pmbrunelle (edited 04-08-2020).]
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ericjon262
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APR 08, 11:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by pmbrunelle:
Prime Minister Brunelle uses these home-made wood blocks:
Benefits (as I see them):
Easy to make: use 2x3 lumber, wood screws, glue (PL Premium or yellow glue), and red Tremclad (colour is up to you)
Not overly expensive either.
When supporting the pinch weld section below a car's rocker panel, the metal will bite a bit into the wood; low risk of slipping! Do orient the pinch weld perpendicular to the wood grain to avoid splitting.
When using these blocks on asphalt, the large surface area prevents sinking into the pavement.
They're quite strong enough; I have no qualms about getting under a car supported by these.
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My uncle made some similar stands to go under his Camaro, they worked great.
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http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/119122.html
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ericjon262
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APR 08, 11:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by RWDPLZ:
Who the hell uses cheap Chinese jack stands?!
I bought four good ones and my little brother stole two. I didn't ask for them back because I want him to have two good ones. |
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of all the sketchy tools HFT sells, jackstands are pretty low on my list of tools that scare me, they're simple, 2-3 parts, very easily inspected, and hard to mess up. their jacks and cherry pickers scare me way more than the jackstands, there's no way to see what the seals look like in the pump, there's no way to tell is the check valve in the pump is about to randomly die and drop a car, and engine, a transmission ect...
as I said above too, I'm fairly confident most jackstands on the market, short of something home made, are probably all made in the same sweatshop in china, regardless of HF or other branding.------------------
"I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."
cognita semper
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/119122.html
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cvxjet
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APR 09, 12:18 AM
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Years ago I worked with a guy at NAS Alameda on the S-3 line....He was a preacher also........Was working under his >>R.V.<< and the (Auto) jack-stands collapsed......Made us all be more careful about our jack-stands- especially what weight they were rated for......
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Patrick
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APR 09, 12:50 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by pmbrunelle:
Prime Minister Brunelle uses these home-made wood blocks:
Edit: since these blocks were designed and built in Québec (a project between my dad and I), we dubbed them the Bloc Québécois.
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MarkS
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APR 09, 09:04 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by ericjon262:
short of something home made, are probably all made in the same sweatshop in china, regardless of HF or other branding.
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I'll say, those Pittsburgh stands look exactly like the ones I bought from Advance Auto last summer. Will take a good look at them this weekend. I've REALLY soured on Chinese stuff lately.
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rogergarrison
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APR 09, 01:46 PM
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My even cheaper than HF ones from K Mart, are over 25 years old and still work fine. As a general practice, I put jack stands under for a safety margin, but still leave the hydraulic jack near to where Im working. Its ez enough to see any cracks or bends on them.
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longjonsilver
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APR 09, 02:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by pmbrunelle:
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If thats the case how come you painted them RED?
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Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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Australian
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APR 10, 04:26 AM
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Mine dropped of stands years go had to repair damage slowed down my project. Now i am extra careful.
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