Tour of my home built Jib crane 

thanks! the crane was a big project. anything that lifting up to 2k lbs over my head I take seriously. Its a useful asset

🤣🤣 Thanks for watching!

We built a bunch of 5'x8' metal fence panels this week. Each panel weighed around 110lbs. This crane lifted and moved each one off the table and stacked them. The stack was head high when we finished building them. Its a super useful piece of kit for sure!

thanks sun shine its a good shop for sure. thanks for watching!

Thanks edgecondition. Glad you dropped by! I have a few more shop tour videos coming out so be sure to check back!

Thank you too

Thanks for the feedback Shaun! Stay tuned, there's a bunch more content coming

Thanks!

Cool! Looking forward to hearing from you in the future

Thanks!!

I have a hook up on remnant I beams, Let me know if you need a 10 footer😛. Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for sub'n Joe! I always appreciate the feedback. Check out the floor anchor video and the welding table. All 3 things work together very well. They all tie into the rebar grid and make welding in the shop an ease

I can't seem to find the exact video you are refering to. One day or the other, I will go trough!

Everything being tied together allows me to clamp my ground leads to the grid and weld on everything thats attached. The table, cars, projects can all be attached to the grounding points. This allows me to only worry about 1 lead. Floor anchors and Vise stands: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t6F4-MqOJSA.html Welding table: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UzrWfJF1gJ0.html

THANKS!!!

are you going to put one up?

yeah I want something to hang the migwelder so I can swing it around the shop and out of the way when not needed

have you seen those booms that miller makes for their remote feeders? only downside is they're dedicated to the feeder. this crane is awesome unitedstatesofbuild!

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Thanks for the awesome idea. I like your thoughts on a master cylinder. Great comment! I was thinking disc brakes, along the lines of a go cart kit or something. Your idea would certainly be suited to heavier loads. Thanks for dropping by.

UnitedStatesofBuild I built thousands of prototypes, over my career. I had the reputation that you weren't going to over load anything I built because I spared no expense in doing it heavy duty! Lits of times I've seen several tons of equipment being changed out using something I designed to pull something weighing less than 200 pounds, but if I make it safe I make it idiot safe, too. Always over engineer something and then rate it for half of what it will easily and safely do. That way everyone stays safe! The nice thing about using a brake, is that you can gently slow down a load, so it doesn't swing. Most jib cranes don't have power creep. You have to pull them , or push the load itself.so if you put a scissor similar to ice tongs, in your carriage movable and weld some disk brake pads to its tips and put a pad either on both sides of your I-beam or on both the upper and lower if the bottom section of the beam and install a spring to keep it open. Drop a rope with the end run thru a 4" long piece of cut-off broomstick, a little over head high. This way you will never ding yourself on the brake handle and it will always be right next to your load, so you can manually put the brakes on to control your move, say you're pulling an engine out of a car, and it has the tranny still on it...you've got your transfer wheels blocked and are pulling at an angle. When it comes loose the whole thing is going to be moving fast. You can stop the load by tugging the load brake a little. Same goes for your beam.you want the pin secured TO the beam, so that your rotor or brake drum can be secured TO that pin. Then the guts be secured to your upright. You see, the boom will swing wildly if it can! If you wish, you can attach a rope to its control to operate the boom brake from above the load. There's so many things you can do to make your jib crane safe. I enjoyed conversing with you. If you need to brainstorm any time...email me. Thanks

3/8" IIRC. Thanks for watching!

I have a good friend that does steel building erection and so I got the beam remnants and pipe pieces from him. It was only a few $hundred for those. The bearings were $40ish dollars if I remember correctly. I used an old chain binder for the top strut.

Concrete cost is whatever the local company charges. At the time of this it was $90-ish per yard. Then there is small costs like rebar, hardware, some cable and random plate.

@@unitedstatesofbuild4915 alright good to know! Thanks for your quick answer man

If I was to do it again I would add 2 or 3 more feet to the overhead beam and I would add a way to fine tune the overall level. After all these years of use it slightly favors one side. Its not bad, but if left alone it will slowly swing to its favorite spot.

@@unitedstatesofbuild4915 yeah a bolt or anything to look it in place seems like a good idea. Especially because I wanna build it outdoors, so to lock it against wind would be a smart move

Thanks for watching! The hoist is rated for a ton. Structurally the crane has NO problem with the full ton, not sure how much beyond that it would lift

Thanks thing could prolly hold up a house

Haha, thanks! Ill work on my welding skills....Any suggestions?

Ya, let er build up, don't be scared to put too much in....more is better than not enough. And it looks as tho you are either a bit too jerky or you are speeding up then slowing down over and over. Watch the puddle! The kind of structure you are doing it should be welded 100%...you are leaving the tips or ends not welded. When starting a vertical like that it gives you the opportunity to start your weld on the tip as a horizontal then change to a vertical....should have an "L" shape weld....same as when you get to the top....go right over it and let it build up and fill in......hahaha.....thats my 2 cents anyways! Hope that was understandable.

Thanks Dav! Be sure to check out some of the other videos!

$100 regular price, 20% off HF coupon = $80! Knock on wood shes still going strong! Thanks for dropping by!

Im sure someone could punch in all the specs and come up with a max cap. My cousin is a mechanical engineer and he walks under it without fear😁