Paul Plumb wrote: > What would you recommend to attach from the hoist to the > plate and any safety precautions I need to take. Seat belts work well. For those who don't have a steel I-beam handy, I have used two other methods to support the weight of the plate: 1) A HD hook attached to a plate which is then mounted on 2 X 12 double floor joists with four 1/2" lag screws. 2) A child's swing set! Really. I don't know if I'd trust a 9 - footer with this, but the trick is to attach a HD chain that is the same length as the cross piece to eye bolts mounted in each corner. Then hang the hoist from the center of the chain, NOT the cross piece. If you've never removed a plate, it's easy to underestimate the importance of registering it's location - front to back, side to side, up and down. Make wooden shims that fit snugly around the perimeter at each plate screw and number them. Make two blocks of wood fitted with a lag screw that will sit on marked locations on the keybed at the base and treble end. Adjust the lag screw until touches the plate. Carl Root, RPT
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