4 Jul
2016
4 Jul
'16
7:27 p.m.
just have to know what to ask google for
https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dxrh
In a message dated 7/4/2016 3:58:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu writes:
So there was some discussion a while back about using lifts to put heavy
gear
in racks. I'm going to be doing some of that soon, and I was wondering how
I'd
go about acquiring something like that at a non-exorbitant price? (eBait
was
not useful, and Googling "user server lift" didn't produce anything
either.)
Any ideas?
Noel
4 Jul
4 Jul
9:18 p.m.
Ed wrote...
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just have to know what to ask google for
https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dxrh
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No, if you'd looked a little further. The highest going one on that page
goes 40 or 47 inches. That's not gonna cut it for an awful lot of things.
Hence, the reason a scissor lift cart (rather than a server lift) is only
going to work if you want to put stuff in the bottom 1/2 of a rack, which
quite frankly I can do with 2x4 "shims" and a small table easy enough. It's
the upper part of the rack that is more difficult (and dangerous) with those
methods, hence the need for a "server lift".
J
11:38 p.m.
On 07/04/2016 08:18 PM, Jay West wrote:
Ed wrote...
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just have to know what to ask google for
https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dxrh
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No, if you'd looked a little further. The highest going one on that page
goes 40 or 47 inches. That's not gonna cut it for an awful lot of things.
Hence, the reason a scissor lift cart (rather than a server lift) is only
going to work if you want to put stuff in the bottom 1/2 of a rack, which
quite frankly I can do with 2x4 "shims" and a small table easy enough.
It's
the upper part of the rack that is more difficult (and dangerous) with those
methods, hence the need for a "server lift".
The legs on my shop crane splay outward, so it should
straddle a single rack cabinet, and be able to approach
pretty close to the rack. The boom, at full extension come
out almost to the front wheels.
Jon
11:55 p.m.
Jon wrote...
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The legs on my shop crane splay outward, so it should straddle a single rack
cabinet, and be able to approach pretty close to the rack. The boom, at
full extension come out almost to the front wheels.
----
The true "server lift" devices I've used... roll to the front of the rack
"sideways". You do not NEED to slide anything "under the rack". Bolted
to
the floor racks are no problem. Also, the "table" can be cranked forward
(sideways, actually) into the cabinet. Very easy and as I've gotten older -
that's important ;)
http://serverlift.com/solutions/products/sl1000x-server-lift/
But alas... they cost a fortune.
J
5 Jul
5 Jul
3:31 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 05 July 2016 04:55
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
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Subject: RE: Source for server lift/hoist?
Jon wrote...
----
The legs on my shop crane splay outward, so it should straddle a single
rack
cabinet, and be able to approach pretty close to the
rack. The boom, at
full
extension come out almost to the front wheels.
----
The true "server lift" devices I've used... roll to the front of the rack
"sideways". You do not NEED to slide anything "under the rack".
Bolted to
the floor racks are no problem. Also, the "table" can be cranked forward
(sideways, actually) into the cabinet. Very easy and as I've gotten older
-
that's important ;)
The one we had (and I assume they still have it), where I worked was wheeled
up sideways as well. It used a crank that drove a chain to raise and lower
the table.
The table didn't slide but our servers were on rails, which you fitted to
the rack first and then you could safely slide the server into the rack.
http://serverlift.com/solutions/products/sl1000x-server-lift/
But alas... they cost a fortune.
Too True.
J
Dave
9:01 a.m.
Why dont u build a rail system above using strut?
On Jul 5, 2016 2:33 AM, "Dave Wade" <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jay
West
Sent: 05 July 2016 04:55
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: RE: Source for server lift/hoist?
Jon wrote...
----
The legs on my shop crane splay outward, so it should straddle a single
rack
cabinet, and be able to approach pretty close to
the rack. The boom, at
full
extension come out almost to the front wheels.
----
The true "server lift" devices I've used... roll to the front of the
rack
"sideways". You do not NEED to slide
anything "under the rack". Bolted to
the floor racks are no problem. Also, the "table" can be cranked forward
(sideways, actually) into the cabinet. Very easy and as I've gotten older
-
that's important ;)
The one we had (and I assume they still have it), where I worked was
wheeled
up sideways as well. It used a crank that drove a chain to raise and lower
the table.
The table didn't slide but our servers were on rails, which you fitted to
the rack first and then you could safely slide the server into the rack.
http://serverlift.com/solutions/products/sl1000x-server-lift/
But alas... they cost a fortune.
Too True.
J
Dave
12:24 p.m.
On Jul 5, 2016, at 06:01, Adrian Stoness
<tdk.knight at gmail.com> wrote:
Why dont u build a rail system above using strut?
I was considering doing something like that before I decided to buy the hydraulic lift
truck. I think it's a fine idea, and could result in something better suited for
racking/unracking. I think a dedicated rack lift could also be smaller when stored and
lighter to move around. If somebody builds one, I'd love to see what they came up
with.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
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