I bought my Hitch Master at the Melbourne wood show about 16 years ago… based on the date the manual was filed on my PC (2007-10-12)… I always try to keep an electronic copy of instructions/manuals.
The set I got also included a mini-me version in the pouch.
The Hitch Master is often referred to as a block and tackle in your pocket. As my pockets are not deep enough, so it’s permanently resident in the boot of my car along with roughly 10 meters of 12mm rope.
Where do you get it … Google“hitch master rope winch” to narrow the search return to include this gizmo.
When I was building my puzzle cabinet (everything I seem to do reverts back to puzzles), I had to lift it up off the ground which was a tad then with my dodgy arm. My Chain Block
lift’s swing too big to permit sufficient upward lift nor had I bought my hoist back then and devised a method for lifting from the side,
so I could only think of lifting from the top.
I already had my GRABO and considered using my Hitch Master to lift it.
Attached my BRABO to the top of the cabinet and tied one end of the rope to its handle,
Then following the threading instructions,
I attached the Hitch Master to the rope,
and using the rope shortening process,
Because of the “pulley system” of 1:4 ratio, lifting was a gradual process with continual “re-tightening” the rope, however, if I practiced more I would have been more efficient. I made a video of my bumbling process,
It wasn’t cute, but it got the job done which is what we need under a pinch… results, not beauty… that’s what I always tell SWMBO.
Unless you have a winch attached to your mode of transport, I highly recommend one of these (if you can find them) and a reasonable length of rope in your boot… and then put your boot in the back of your car so you can operate the pedals with your feet.
For greater detail on this gizmo, check out its doco here.
Watch this video to see how you can get 16:1 pull ratio...
though you may need a bloody long rope.
Don’t be crafty Craftisians,... SHARE your craft!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
You'll never regret that... just make sure your benefactor gets the PRO and not the standard... The standard, a tad cheaper and is continually on, while the pro cuts out when full suction is reached and re-engages when suction drops... batteries last a helluva lot longer... also if I may suggest, get a 2nd. battery... after all, even Fe$tool batteries wont fit.
Great for holding glass,
but bugga all useful for holding a cask!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Doesn't the rope sliding (friction) make any "pulley" factor limited?
The path is somewhat intuitive and the jigs have it printed (sticky label). The friction is noticeable when you use a few of the "pulleys", however, when you go the 6:1 ratio is not noticeable... though with that ratio, you have to take up the "slack" more regularly and the longer the rope the better... not for lifting but to take up the slack as you are using it up in an inverse ratio of 1:6.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
SplinterGroup This all reminds me of my favorite Craiglist ad from some time back.
"Warn" is a brand of popular cable winches.
For Sale, 6000lb Worn wench.
Nearly as bad as my Antique Johnson's Paste Wax purchase off eBay... this was how it arrived, rag and all... I think they took antique literally. FAIW, I did get my money back and allowed to keep the wax... which is still better than unavailable.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
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