| [GMCnet] Glue for 12 ton jack stands... [message #170566] |
Tue, 22 May 2012 18:37  |
Robin Hood
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Registered: April 2011
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I finally have some time off! Woot!
I experimented and built one of those 12 ton jack stands out of 2x4s.
I bought 2 12 foot sticks and that was enough for one jack stand with
some left over. I see in the pictures he (midlf? Whoozat in real
life?) uses Liquid Nails in a toothpaste looking tube. I bought some
"construction adhesive" that goes in a caulk gun.
There are a zillion different gooey glooey options. Is there a
particular type of glue I should use, or avoid? What about "wood glue"
which seems like sort of an obvious one to use.
I also didn't use any nails or screws, they're just a great big ol'
pyramid all glued together. In the write-up he made it sound like the
nails were sort of an afterthought to hold it while the glue dried. I
don't know enough about the properties of sticking things together
with adhesives to know whether they hold better than nails do. I was
thinking "what about some sort of sheer load?" but a nail or screw can
be sheered as well.
In any case, I'm going to Lowes tomorrow to buy enough of SOMETHING to
do 11 more of these things, since I have two GMCs I have to lift off
the ground at the same time. So what should I buy? Dammit Jim, I'm a
lawyer not an engineer/carpenter! :)
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Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2003 Buick Lesabre
1968 Pontiac Catalina
1978 GMC Royale motorhome
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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