Precast Lift Clamp

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Last week I was asked by my company if I could duplicate this old jobbuilt precast lifter. Turns out it works like a dream lifting tee-walls...despite its rough...yet handsome... exterior.   This is a tool the precast company would lend out to customers to borrow. It purportedly was hacked together as a copy of a "real" one many years ago. I got to take it to my shop for a day to "steal" some dimensions. Looking it over, I believe it was entirely torch cut and welded with 6011 without the benefit of a grinder...using lead painted steel, of course!   Here is a photo of what this thing lifts...and it does it perfectly well.More pics detailing the quality fabrication...POVERTY...is the Mother of InventionMillermatic 211Millermatic 140Miller Thunderbolt XLArcOne 100STS inverter w/TIGThermal Dynamics 38XL Victor Oxy/AcetyleneJancy Slugger Holemaker IIJet 5x6 BandsawNever enough time & sleep.
Reply:And of course, a couple of pics of my copy...POVERTY...is the Mother of InventionMillermatic 211Millermatic 140Miller Thunderbolt XLArcOne 100STS inverter w/TIGThermal Dynamics 38XL Victor Oxy/AcetyleneJancy Slugger Holemaker IIJet 5x6 BandsawNever enough time & sleep.
Reply:Where I come from we would you just made chicken salad out of chicken ****.  Nice job.Miller BobcatHarris cutting outfitMiller spectrum 625 plasmaVariety of shopmade tools
Reply:I like it.
Reply:Looks good. Richey
Reply:Looks TO good,  i think the old one had an error of sketchy ness to it so they never really beat the hell out of it.  Your new one looks so nice i wouldn't think twice about it.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:Nice!  Any process pictures?  I also wouldn't worry about it looking too new very long once it starts getting used.  Though I would have been tempted to try and recreate the 'patina' of the original!  Or maybe not...Here in AZ I see things like that but they don't even bother painting them.
Reply:Originally Posted by pedaldudeNice!  Any process pictures?  I also wouldn't worry about it looking too new very long once it starts getting used.  Though I would have been tempted to try and recreate the 'patina' of the original!  Or maybe not...Here in AZ I see things like that but they don't even bother painting them.