Cut two 2 by 4 s to 8 feet long and five 2 by 4 s to 3 feet 9 inches long.
Self leveling 4 point pulley lift system diy.
Paracord 10 used for hanging the table the ammount you will need will depend on the size of the table you make and the height at which you want the table to hang.
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Check out step 10 for a formula that will help you determine how much paracord you will need pine board 8 wide x 10 long x 1 thick 20 these are cut and combined to.
Use low friction pulleys and add a centered hanging weight to the center to lower the overall center of gravity that way it will lift level.
In this case it was removing the roof from a tractor similar can be done with 8 pulleys and 1 draw rope giving 16x lift advantage on the rope.
Setting up a 4 point pulley lift system optional setup everything so far has created the basics for a simple pulley system like the one seen in the video.
Same image i used before for a similar question.
It works because of the 4 point lift system 2 on each side of the load as compared to only 2 lift points 1 fore and 1 aft used by lower cost systems.
Using 3 inch wood screws attach the 8 foot long pieces to the ends of the shorter support pieces.
Like anything there can be even more fancy or elaborate systems.
Below i ll discuss another style which is a platform style supported by 4 points.
At about 40 lb per boat the 10 ft 60 lb hoist is a good match and takes a reasonable amount of effort to lift the boat.
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