A new tool has been added to the TWStud Workshop!

I’ve added a Crane Hoist rated for 1000lbs.  The height of the Crane is adjustable from 7 1/2 feet to almost 12 feet in 3 1/2″ increments. The Crane is supported by 4 steel casters and can be positioned easily anywhere within the workshop.  I’ve attached a 1/2 ton chain hoist suspended by a trolley that will easily roll the 7+ feet of the overhead beam.

New 1/2 Ton Crane Hoist

In my previous workshops all my heavy equipment were mounted on mobile bases so that I could easily rearrange the space to setup or take down groups of tools, depending on the project ‘du jour’ (or if we actually needed to use the garage space as a garage 

With my new workshop, I have the luxury of leaving the equipment solidly mounted on the floor most of the time.  This makes for a much more stable platform.  However, there are times when I’ll need to rearrange equipment to deal with very large pieces (like ripping a 16 foot long hunk of Cherry) and, for this, and other miscellaneous lifting tasks (like managing a 16 foot long beam), the Crane Hoist will be perfect!

If you’d like to see how I assembled the Crane Hoist, you can visit my post, How to assemble a big ass piece of equipment by yourself.