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Hey guys,
I hope that I put this thread in the right spot....
I posted this up on another site that I'm a member of also.. I'm looking for input and opinions.
I saw a thread where someone posted up a pic of some engine stands that he put together and a lot of guys were asking where he got them and that they would like to have some. I got to thinking, and at the same time, my buddy that repairs boats for a living made the comment that he really needed something more economical than the typical store bought outboard motor stands that run upwards of $600+ since he had 6 motors that he needed to store.
I took the general idea that I have seen in several places and modified the design to be much more sturdy. The ones that are in the picture are prototypes that I built with left over lumber that we had laying around. The only thing that is not in the picture is the gussets that I have installed on the top sides to support the upper joint. With the material used, this stand should support 660#, and I can build a heavier version that will support almost 1000#. I can also build one that will hold more than one motor.
Let me know what you think, and if there is a market in your opinion. As far as price, I still have to do a take off on material to see what my cost would be from scratch, but I am thinking around $175 for the basic model. The materials cost almost that much. Obviously, I could build it pretty much as big and heavy duty as you would like, but it would cost more to build. I am not thinking about doing it to get rich, just to help people out and make a little fishing money on the side.
Just to give you an idea, almost all of the framing members are glued and either screwed or nailed 2X4, the mounting plate is attached with glue, nails and 6 lag bolts, the casters are attached with lag bolts and are rated at 165# each. The mounting plate on the prototype is an engineered structural beam (just because I had one laying around). The production version would have either doubled and glued 3/4" A/B ply, doubled and glued pressure treated 3/4" ply or #1 grade 2X12. I am toying around with the idea of building a super heavy duty version from 2X6 instead of 2X4 and 6 casters that would support around 990#!
Here is a pic of 2 of the 4 prototypes that I have built. What do you think?
I hope that I put this thread in the right spot....
I posted this up on another site that I'm a member of also.. I'm looking for input and opinions.
I saw a thread where someone posted up a pic of some engine stands that he put together and a lot of guys were asking where he got them and that they would like to have some. I got to thinking, and at the same time, my buddy that repairs boats for a living made the comment that he really needed something more economical than the typical store bought outboard motor stands that run upwards of $600+ since he had 6 motors that he needed to store.
I took the general idea that I have seen in several places and modified the design to be much more sturdy. The ones that are in the picture are prototypes that I built with left over lumber that we had laying around. The only thing that is not in the picture is the gussets that I have installed on the top sides to support the upper joint. With the material used, this stand should support 660#, and I can build a heavier version that will support almost 1000#. I can also build one that will hold more than one motor.
Let me know what you think, and if there is a market in your opinion. As far as price, I still have to do a take off on material to see what my cost would be from scratch, but I am thinking around $175 for the basic model. The materials cost almost that much. Obviously, I could build it pretty much as big and heavy duty as you would like, but it would cost more to build. I am not thinking about doing it to get rich, just to help people out and make a little fishing money on the side.
Just to give you an idea, almost all of the framing members are glued and either screwed or nailed 2X4, the mounting plate is attached with glue, nails and 6 lag bolts, the casters are attached with lag bolts and are rated at 165# each. The mounting plate on the prototype is an engineered structural beam (just because I had one laying around). The production version would have either doubled and glued 3/4" A/B ply, doubled and glued pressure treated 3/4" ply or #1 grade 2X12. I am toying around with the idea of building a super heavy duty version from 2X6 instead of 2X4 and 6 casters that would support around 990#!
Here is a pic of 2 of the 4 prototypes that I have built. What do you think?
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