01-01-2018, 04:09 PM
(01-01-2018, 03:42 PM)arvidj Wrote: It's been a long time since I've had any free time to visit this or any other site. In case you are interested, I was not ...
Incarcerated ...
Hospitalized ...
Abducted by some other site ...
It was work [project got worse before it got better] and a personal project from hell [PFH] that has kept me busy and leaving zero time for anything fun.
Anyway, what I am looking for is suggestions on where to get two reasonably priced 15 foot long acme threaded rods. The longest I have been able to find is 12 foot from McMaster, at about $70 each.
If I could figure out how to connect a 3 foot and a 12 foot together I'd be golden, but that has obvious challenges.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Arvid
p.s. It will be for a materials elevator in the PFH. I would like something that will lift materials from the first to the second floor of the new accessory building [can't call it a garage otherwise the city will require that I meet even more draconian ordinances that what I already have to meet] in the back. My last resort option will be a hoist and cables but I would like to go for more of an elevator approach if I can.
What thread pitch?
Ed