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jaydee · 11-12-2003, 12:40 PM

I am going to think on this for a while. It seems to me a hydrolic jack might work to raise the unit/scale. Like one of the $15 1-2ton bottle jacks. Bolt that to a metal plate for stability then weld another plate ontop of it to hold the unit. Make the bolting system from the jack to the lower plate adjustable and use a level to level the top plate. Then you can use the lower plate for the support to mount the water block to keep it from raising. 4 threaded rods tacked or screwed to the bottom plate and you have something to suppor the water block mount....

I will ponder this some more.

Or instead of the bottle jack you can use one big peice of all thread with nuts for more precision mounting. The jack might be to sloppy. I think one center mounted chunk of all thread will make adjusting a lot simpler...... I got tons of the stuff at the shop.

11-12-2003, 12:40 PM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	I am going to think on this for a while. It seems to me a hydrolic jack might work to raise the unit/scale. Like one of the $15 1-2ton bottle jacks. Bolt that to a metal plate for stability then weld another plate ontop of it to hold the unit. Make the bolting system from the jack to the lower plate adjustable and use a level to level the top plate. Then you can use the lower plate for the support to mount the water block to keep it from raising. 4 threaded rods tacked or screwed to the bottom plate and you have something to suppor the water block mount.... I will ponder this some more. Or instead of the bottle jack you can use one big peice of all thread with nuts for more precision mounting. The jack might be to sloppy. I think one center mounted chunk of all thread will make adjusting a lot simpler...... I got tons of the stuff at the shop.