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  • Ya'all Suck...

    From Bob La Londe@none@none.com99 to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sat Apr 4 17:33:52 2026
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    I mean that in the kindest way.

    You had me scared to unload the Bridgeport I picked up a while back
    (long while). Its been on the trailer in the shop taking up a BUNCH of
    space all this time. My first idea to just hang it from a building beam
    was discussed and the conversation of strain, buckling, plumb bob's and fricking lasers was just to much.

    I put a 5 ton I beam clamp on the center building beam, hung a 2 ton
    chain fall from it, and whizzed it up in the air. Pulled out the
    trailer, and whizzed it down on a pallet.

    I already know I can move it around with a pallet jack. I moved the
    3500 lb South Bend around with it, and then took it off the pallet with
    a modified engine hoist (cherry picker).

    I still want a gantry crane, but now I can wait until the right material
    or the right deal comes along. Right now I have the material to build
    2/3s of one the way I want it.

    Picture for the band width challenged. Video Below.

    https://www.yumabassman.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260403_160754.jpg

    Rumble Video (Preferred:) https://rumble.com/v782nck-i-dropped-the-bridgeport....html?mref=1sqt4y&mc=42lue

    YouTube Video (For the speech restricted):
    https://youtu.be/p0pgTkDRrjs
    --
    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff

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  • From Jim Wilkins@muratlanne@gmail.com to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun Apr 5 07:29:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

    "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:10qsali$137bl$1@dont-email.me...

    I put a 5 ton I beam clamp on the center building beam, hung a 2 ton
    chain fall from it, and whizzed it up in the air. Pulled out the
    trailer, and whizzed it down on a pallet.
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    My temporary beam support for questionably heavy loads is a pair of 2" pipes joined at the top with bolted plates and at the bottom with a lever chain hoist that pulls them together to adjust height, apply pre-tension and
    prevent slipping.

    They allowed me to double the width of my gantry crane, from 8' to 16'. If a large load (20' log) has to pass them I lower it onto blocks and step them over it.

    In the photo the building frame looks like a standard design of known
    capacity for point or distributed (snow, wind) loads.

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  • From Jim Wilkins@muratlanne@gmail.com to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun Apr 5 11:02:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

    "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news:10qth1p$1cj7f$1@dont-email.me...

    In the photo the building frame looks like a standard design of known >capacity for point or distributed (snow, wind) loads.

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    I can't guess who built your structure or similar ones. Here is a
    description with some key phrases to search, also "Tapered Beam". https://packagesteelsystem.com/clear-span-metal-buildings-the-future-is-wide-open/

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  • From Bob La Londe@none@none.com99 to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun Apr 5 08:15:28 2026
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    On 4/5/2026 8:02 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Jim Wilkins"-a wrote in message news:10qth1p$1cj7f$1@dont-email.me...

    In the photo the building frame looks like a standard design of known
    capacity for point or distributed (snow, wind) loads.

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    I can't guess who built your structure or similar ones. Here is a description with some key phrases to search, also "Tapered Beam". https://packagesteelsystem.com/clear-span-metal-buildings-the-future-is- wide-open/


    Its rated for 100mph wind load, I don't recall the snow load, and its
    rated for the local seismic rating. Properly built red iron buildings
    just don't fall down. In Hurricane conditions its possible to loose
    some sheeting if its not both screwed and glue lapped. Sometimes even
    if it is. Lloyd Sponenburgh (past member here still active on the
    CamBam forums) lost some sheeting off his shop in Florida after one of
    the big storms.
    --
    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff
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  • From Jim Wilkins@muratlanne@gmail.com to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun Apr 5 12:25:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

    "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:10qtuag$1gadu$1@dont-email.me...

    Its rated for 100mph wind load, I don't recall the snow load, and its
    rated for the local seismic rating. Properly built red iron buildings
    just don't fall down. In Hurricane conditions its possible to loose
    some sheeting if its not both screwed and glue lapped. Sometimes even
    if it is. Lloyd Sponenburgh (past member here still active on the
    CamBam forums) lost some sheeting off his shop in Florida after one of
    the big storms.
    --
    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff

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    If you find who built it or a similar one they might tell you how much
    weight you can hang from the beams.

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  • From Bob La Londe@none@none.com99 to rec.crafts.metalworking on Tue Apr 7 12:46:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

    On 4/5/2026 9:25 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

    If you find who built it or a similar one they might tell you how much weight you can hang from the beams.


    I can obviously hang 3000lbs from it at least once, at least in that
    location. I doubt any building manufacturer in the US would claim it
    has any load capability other than the mandatory, wind, snow, and
    seismic ratings not wanting to open themselves up to any additional
    liability. There might be a rating for sprinkler pipe, a drop ceiling,
    and lighting, but that would be a few thousand pounds rated over every structural bit of the ceiling. No major point load on any one thing.

    An engineer, if you asked and paid for it, might calculate a point load
    rating into a building structure if you are having a plan designed and engineered for a specific building rather than purchasing a package
    building. With no objective evidence I would guess 99% of all metal
    buildings currently built are pre-engineered packages, or at best
    standardized modifications of one.

    While I was never a general contractor, I was a contractor for a more
    than a couple years, and I worked on a lot of buildings.
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    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff
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