Use an infrared thermometer and located the heat tubes, then mount the tire
changer between them.
Ok, it unconventional.
Mounting to plywood would work fine. Jeff gave you the way to calculate.
For the force, use your body weight. It should be a good safe number.
Jack
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From: shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of eric at megageek.com
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:46 PM
To: shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: [Shop-talk] technical question about force applied to mount
OK, here is my question...
I have this tire changer...
<http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-tire-changer-34542.html >
I can't mount it in my floor (I have radiant heat floor with pipes running
in it.)
I want to mount it to a metal 'arm' like mount that I can clamp to my
welding table (at 3 tons, the table isn't going anywhere.)
My question is, what kind of force is put on the base of that tire
changer? I'll be about 5' away from the mounting point, so I'm trying to
figure out how big of an arm I need to make.
Or, does anyone else have any ideas on how to mount this changer so it is
movable?
Thanks in advance.
Moose
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
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