fuselage refinish - one shot or two?

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:57:31 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Very clever, Hank...........I have been hoisting the fuselage up and then lowering the main and tail wheels onto pedestals with a beam clamped at wing cut-out to the wall. The external hoist strap was then removed. I would slide along on a creeper to spray the underside, but I was always terrified of accidentally bumping something and have the whole thing come crashing down!
JJ

I first saw a similar rig at Richard Kellerman's garage when they were doing a glider. My contribution to the solution is the $99 Harbor Freight back saver hoist that lets me do a lot of stuff solo, like lift and move an ASK-21 fuselage.
RAS is good for something.
UH

What is the Harbor Freight number please?

harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

We're lifting fuselages, not straightening wings.
LOL
UH

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 2:19:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

We're lifting fuselages, not straightening wings.
LOL
UH



On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 2:19:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

We're lifting fuselages, not straightening wings.
LOL
UH

we use a manual come along to lift fuselages, rather than an electric lift. for the dude doing one refinish, he might as well save 100 bucks where he can.

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 3:00:12 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 2:19:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

We're lifting fuselages, not straightening wings.
LOL
UH



On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 2:19:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:37:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
harbor freight is a hardware store that is all over the place. And on-line. It's a pretty good place to get cheap tools. Don't use them if you're getting tools you want to use everyday for the next 20 years, but they are great for things you need every now and again that you don't want to spend a bunch of money on. And as an added bonus, they always smell like a tire factory. The only thing I can't understand is why my wife prefers shopping at Marshalls instead of hanging out a harbor freight.

or this for a lot less money... we use em all the time:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-lb...ler-30131.html

We're lifting fuselages, not straightening wings.
LOL
UH

we use a manual come along to lift fuselages, rather than an electric lift. for the dude doing one refinish, he might as well save 100 bucks where he can.

The reason I like the electric is that I can quickly go up and down when I'm painting which I find very useful with my old stiff body. The bottom seems to come out better that way.
He knows his options which is a good thing.
The 400 lb hoist is fine for the shop.
UH

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:25:32 PM UTC-5, Stephen Damon wrote:
What is the Harbor Freight number please?

Site... http://www.harborfreight.com/

Hoist page.... http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...electric+hoist

A 880lb capacity (easily handle heavy fuselages...).. http://www.harborfreight.com/880-lb-...rol-60347.html

As mentioned, decent "low use" tools, not for long term heavy use in most cases.