Building Acme Screw Jack Stands for Fabrication

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[donaldhalls]

That plasma table is pretty useful, those stands look excellent, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

[jondavidmcnabb]

Wow that is a great use of Send-Cut-Send. I like how you took a relatively complex object and reduced it down constituent parts that can be modified for larger or smaller use and applicability changes.

[homemadetools]

Nice job, these came out great. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

[NotEnoughKit]

Really well done! You could also do it where the wrench is not integrated, but separate, or 2 parts you can snap together into the same shape, but still remove if you needed more clearance. You could also have a swappable top so you could have other options besides the V-block.

[Bob_Adkins]

Glad you used the bronze washers, I've been disappointed every time I've used the thrust bearings.

[bunyanforgings]

I've been repurposing old car scissor jacks for fab work. They work OK, but are lacking in the stability department. Especially when lifting up really high. Your design is clearly superior. Thank you for sharing. Cheers.

[jackdawg]

I still use an old automatic hacksaw, ( I find it nice and quiet, slow but reliable and perfect cuts every time). I find this sort of jack invaluable to support longer lengths of steel when using it, as the bed is about 30cm above floor height. Mine are just old caravan levelling stands that i have repurposed.

[p.t.anderson]

Scale it up a bit. Add another leg. Put nice large diameter caster wheels on the ends of the legs. Put a seat on the top. I'm thinking steel tractor seat. Now you got one of those cool shop stools that are so overpriced. I'm a fan of the tab and slot thing. I do that when I make my giant yard dice. You did a great job of it, super cool.

[melgross]

Very nice. It’s funny seeing it, but I do the same thing you did with the spacers for the table bolts. I’ve made a number of things for the table such as a small platform for the tungsten grinder I built, an arm that I can lean on and slide when I’m welding and a bunch of other accessories. I’ve even spot welded some of those bolts directly to the devices I’ve built so I can just take them off and on without having to get and put away bolts.

[ALIENJUGGERNAUT]

*This is perfect timing.*
*Is there a particular name for this type of screw jack?*
_Where the adjustment nut isn't part of the top support._

[scottmelneal]

Do you sell/fabricate custom screw jacks? I have an application where I only have approximately 5" in height but I need a jack screws or press. thanks

[Bosbulls]

Tim, what tolerance are you using for the tab and slot designs?

[beltdrivetypea]

I made some stands out of trench props. Loads of hight adjustment

[Ted_mo]

very cool! what was the cost of the send cut send order if you don't mind me asking

[DannyBrunt-kt]

That is incredible, Tim. Thank you.

What CAD software do you use?

[n.nsh-ibvw]

Hi
what is the bearing capacity for the one inch Acme screw.