Roll your own engine stand?

[N282RV]

Anyone make there own engine stand? You know the one that you mount your crank to and build a engine around it? Or can anyone give me the dimensions of a off the shelf model? How tall, and how wide is the base?

[RV6_flyer]

Originally Posted by N282RV

Anyone make there own engine stand? You know the one that you mount your crank to and build a engine around it? Or can anyone give me the dimensions of a off the shelf model? How tall, and how wide is the base?

I purchased one of these http://www.aircraft-tool.com/shop/de....aspx?PageNo=1 to build up the 360 core that I have in my hangar. It will replace my 320 in a few years.

The dimensions that you may be looking for are in the above link.

[Rick6a]

Originally Posted by RV6_flyer

....http://www.aircraft-tool.com/shop/de....aspx?PageNo=1.......

That's the one I bought and used to rebuild my 0-200....makes the reassembly process waaay easier. Highly recommended.

[Mel]

Very simple. Just drilled a piece of 1/4" steel plate to fit the crank flange. Welded it to a piece of 3" pipe. Welded the other end of the pipe to an old "disk" (farm implement). Actually I used several pieces of pipe with threaded couplings to make the height adjustable. Been working great for about 25 years now.

[Kyle Boatright]

My AI has a sturdy wood bench which is drilled to match the crankshaft lugs.

He bolts the crank to the bench and starts from there.

[MrNomad]

Whatever you use, make sure it is secured to the concrete quite well. We used an old satellite dish stand, drilled holes to match the crank, secured it to the concrete with lag bolts, and once we were done used my overhead engine hoist to remove it and attach it to the 9.

Piece of cake. If you live near Tucson, you can borrow it.

Barry

pics: http://www.arizonaairparks.com/rv-engine

[N282RV]

Thanks guys, I love this site.

[trib]

I built my own stand from a $20 harbor freight model, modified by cutting the box tube and rewelding it to change it from a horizontal stand to a vertical one. The supplied mount fit up to 3 bolts in the crank, sufficient to build the engine. I posted info and pics on the thread "Assembling an ECI O-360 Kit Engine". There is also info on a stand for storage which allows you to rotate the engine to keep it lubricated.

Link is below:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=18419

If the link doesn't work, query on the thread above it the Traditional Engines Section.

[Rivethead]

Is this what you're asking about?




If so the base is 24X24 3/8" steel. I think the gussets are 6" on each attaching side and the main tube is four inches. There is a stack of disks welded together under the crank attach plate that form a stepped cone. That's in order to get the bolts into the crank.

[N282RV]

That is a nice one rivethead, very simple and looks stout. I just need to get to the scrap yard and see what I can find. And of course harbor freight for castors.
thanks guys