/diy/ - Do It Yourself

"stands are not to be used to simultaneously support both ends of a vehicle."

Why not? I've used 4 to support my truck many times. How do people fuck this one up?

Angle grinders. All the threads on here with people scared shitless by them are the proof in the pudding...

>>2596346
Not everyone understands the significance of using a flat, level surface.

>>2596346
That warning is only for hyper tough and similar bad jack stands which can't hold their rated capacity.
It can hold half the capacity granted most of the weight is on the ground still

Op is stupid

>>2596368
They're all the same. When it comes to jackstands, harbor freight is as good as hein-werner.
Those warnings are for people who are oblivious to the dynamics of structural integrity.

>>2596326
>no pins
always a minimum pucker factor using them shits

ngl, I live in a high humidity area of the country. I never know if this thing is going to spontaneously rupture.

>>2596326
dumb mechanic is dumb
he use china tribe magic metal to support big wheel beast above him

grug know big wheel beast kill many grug tribe friend because rice eating tribe is sneaky sneaky

grug no live in cramped "city" village tribe
grug live in nature grug have many trees
grug cut BIG wood log and put under car
grug butcher big metal wheel beast and take wheel and put under beast
because grug fit in hole

grug survive and dumb china metal worship tribe die

>>2596346
because nothing stops it from tipping over then you retard

>>2596326
I had a cheap chinese one snap, bent one of my wheel rims on the driveway.

>>2596624
Leave the bleed valve open on the bottom of it if you're that paranoid.

>>2596346
Stability. If the ground is not completely level, or there’s a gust of wind, or a light earthquake, or a truck passing, or someone bumps into it, the vehicle can parallelogram over and flatten you.
With braked wheels or blocks under at least part of it, this already slight risk is much lower

>>2596326
They kind of suck. I use old rims and wooden cribbing. For truck stands I copy the self-service salvage classic of a vertical rim nested in a horizontal rim them tack welded for convenient handling (if want there is no need to join them).

Rims and wooden cribbing are safely stable on dirt. Do that with a jack stand (unless you weld it inside a steel rim which makes a nice load spreader).

>>2596624
So drain it. USB borescopes are cheap and fun for many tasks.

>>2596326
>Tools brainlets are afraid of
I bet there's lots of people on /diy/ afraid of this tool.

>>2596768
Nooo, my masculinity!

>>2596727
>Stability. If the ground is not completely level, or there’s a gust of wind, or a light earthquake, or a truck passing, or someone bumps into it, the vehicle can parallelogram over and flatten you.

jesus fucking christ. did your parents helicopter you 24/7? a fucking truck drives by and my car falls off of jack stands?

>>2596768
I wish I had one sometimes, however I have a Latina wife and in-laws so it’s ok. Her grandma makes me dresses for my drag shows, she’s that good.

>>2596326
Picrel

>>2596768
I picked up a brother at a yard sale for $5, only had the case, the pedal, and the power cable.

I have no fucking idea how to use this thing and at this point I'm scared to try.

>>2596326
Yes, I am afraid of jack stands without a locking pin like your picrel.

>>2596941
I used one as a kid, it's not that hard. Just don't put your fingers under the stabby needle part.

>>2596795
I didn't mean people are afraid of it because of "your sensitive masculinity" Jesus christ

I have a project I'm working on right now in my living room: curtains and an upholstered cornice/valance.
I went out and bought a sewing machine ... and I've literally done every single possible side project for the last three weeks to avoid starting the sewing part.
Because I've never used one before and it scares me.
Not fear of injury or fragile masculinity or anything, but just because I don't know how to use it.
I figured others might be in the same boat as me: afraid of it.

>>2596941
>I have no fucking idea how to use this thing and at this point I'm scared to try.
Thanks for the confirmation

>>2597209
I was kidding. Personally, I'm a member of team >>2596348. I gave myself a bit of a bad time with a wire brush on my friggin' Dremel, I dont want to know what would happen if a disc on one of these snapped.

>>2596374
>harbor freight is as good as hein-werner.
Thats why Harbor Freight recalled their jack stands which were collapsing and maiming people right?

The warnings are just reaffirmations of their deceptive marketing
Those "2 ton" jack stands are rated to 2 tons "for the pair" "with 2 wheels on the ground"
Thats why they are sold in twin packs, never in single packs, and are explicit in their marketing.

Good jack stands are rated per stand, not per pair.

>>2597255
you should be able to eye ball the capacity of a jack stand anyways

>>2596887
Man, you get angry about things that don't matter.

>>2596326
Me, I use ramps stands and a jack I'm not trusting any of them with my life

dunnae trust teeth

>>2596887
Goddamn you're dumb

>>2596768
Got an old school all metal machine from my grandma. I had to make a cable for it since they're not manufactured since the 70s or 80s. I learned then how to sew and fixed many pieces of clothing I would've thrown out if I didn't know how to sew.
Ive also started to make some pouches, holders, straps for tools I use often and want to keep on me or on my backpack

>>2597255
https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb/recalls/Jack-Stand-Recall-56371_61196_61197.pdf
>there is a potential, while under load and with a shift in weight
As I said, the problem is retards who don't understand physics. Go try to get away with abusing your fancier jackstand and see what happens.

The jacks aren't the problem.
Even the cheapest shittiest chinese jacks will hold 2-3 tons each, and the load a car puts on them is like half a ton.
The issue is that the car could be tipped off the jacks with yourself under it.
It's not gonna tip easily, it will take significant force, but it's possible.
Anyone sane will just toss some scrap wood or spare wheels under the car next to the jacks and not worry about it.

>>2597255
All jack stands manufactured after 2015 must be rated by the pair per ASME.

fyi hein-werner are no longer made in USA
get some of these bad boys for free off craigslist, they're made in USA
or just make ramps, this IS /diy/ isn't it?

mcmaster-carr might make theirs in USA, based on their prices
US Jack is the only name I know of that is guaranteed made in USA, except their scissor jack

Hell I've had a 90 F-350 dually spray rig sitting on four jack stands I bought from the Cummins tool sale for a while now. Surprised I haven't killed everyone within a 100 mile radius.

Did you guys ever have a Cummins tool sale or something similar in your area? It was a traveling tool sale that brought cheap HF quality tools to your local town and they would set up in a public building and sell stuff for a couple days before packing up and moving to the next place. Basically carnies selling tools! There was some decent shit though. Just like HF you had to handle stuff and determine whether it was serviceable or the worst of the cheap Chinese crap!

>>2597393
The double locking ones aint too bad for folding chinesium