Here are a few more pics of that set up.
 My floor jack goes up about three feet. I made an solid oak block that fits into the bottom of the rad support and strut brackest. It locates very well and is solid no matter how high I take it.
 The car sitting on the jack stands at full extension that are bolted to my rollers gets me up for plenty of room under the car to work on most issues.
 My only problem is that at my age and decrepitness ( izzat a word) it's a pain to set this all up.



Positioning the stands to weld on the tabs so they can be drilled and bolted to the rollers.

 

My best friend and I dug a hole under his Buick once to remove and replace the transmission. His Garage had a dirt floor. That was those good old high school days!

The hardest part for me while doing my trans swap was putting the exhaust H pipe back on, lifting it up into position and gettin get bolts in place and holding it at the same time. I blocked my car up with 4X4's on top of tall jack stands which lifted it high enough for the trans bell housing to clear under the car. I have a creeper that the back and the seat both tilt up. I was actually pretty comfortable and my back was not bothered by my inability to not stand up and do the work. BUT the best lift job I've seen here is Bolted to the Floors' pile of lumber he stacked up. If you don't need to take the wheels off.

What about either of these?

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/U8qpRSXSNoYN

https://www.ebay.com/i/173952154965?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=173952154965&targetid=934800886056&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=1026984&poi=&campaignid=10454522324&mkgroupid=104612012060&rlsatarget=aud-622524042438la-934800886056&abcId=2146002&merchantid=114768720&gclid=CjwKCAjw19z6BRAYEiwAmo64LfcVdStFOF4ew-kzkWdwwA5oDocAkkqfyitK2UpInDPas0Oo0Mdt0RoC0S0QAvD_BwE

Now you're just showing off Chris

Jack stands and moving it upwards in several steps.  If I needed more than the jackstands could give I would use wood cribbing underneath.  I saved a bunch of 11-7/8x1-3/4" LVL scraps that I cut square.  Fit under a jackstand just right.

So that’s the technical for them.

You guys are talking Greek to me with that acronym...LVL.
I use that for “level” in my dictionary.

Remember in school...should use full name ...then the abbreviation? 🤣🤣

Well, I learned something new today.

Last edited by Nos681 (9/11/2020 8:51 AM)

LVL - Laminated Veneer Lumber.  Basically its a beam made from many different veneers of wood glued together under pressure like plywood.  The wood fibers don't all run the same direction  making them capable of carrying significantly more load and over a longer span than dimensional lumber. 

OSB is a term for sheet material, what we used to just call plywood now goes by the name CDX.  The beams and posts that look like OSB are properly called LSL (Laminated Strand Lumber).  Still pretty strong, but LVLs are stronger for the same size and PSLs stronger still.  Though LSLs are great if you have for example an 18' wall to frame from 2x6s, because you can get them the same size as dimensional lumber, but they are straight (and not twisted, cupped, etc.).

Most dimensional lumber anymore is junk.  I gladly pay the premium for #1 framing material because I get lumber that actually has 4 corners and requires minimal sorting to get all good studs, joists, etc.  If its a basement fitout I'll advise the customer to use metal studs.  For non load bearing walls they are faster to frame with, lighter, and always 100% straight, plus they stay that way forever. 

Plywood plants will still do stuff like that.  Typical sheets are 4x8, but I've ordered 4x9 and 4x10 sheets over the years for taller walls.  That way when sheathing the exterior there's not a seam in the stud cavities, which in most jurisdictions now requires wind blocking.  The cost of the plywood is the same whether I'm using one sheet or a sheet and a piece, but I can avoid the cost of the blocking and the associated labor.

You can special order drywall 16' long, which cuts the number of butt joints in half in long demising walls.  54" wide sheets are also available so on 9' walls you avoid having to use a 1' piece at the top.  Though mostly now I just stand drywall up vertically for a lot of reasons. 

There's a lot of options out there to save time, which anymore is the greatest single expense in construction. 

TKO

PSL...parallel strand board?

Didn’t think it meant Pumpkin spiced latte😁

Nos681 wrote:

TKO

PSL...parallel strand board?

Didn’t think it meant Pumpkin spiced latte😁

Yep, that is the first thing that typically pops up if you do a search.  Delicious I suppose, but they make lackluster lumber
 

mustangermike wrote:

I went out and bought four 10 ton Sunex 1310 jack stands.  They're huge, beefy, and sturdy.  It allows 19" of lift without the jack extended.  It has almost 30" of lift if fully extended.  With just it sitting on the jack stands without it being raised I have plenty of room to comfortably work on what I need to underneath the car.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rY_Rsv_1eXZj5Byb_USl5yBnPw3199xq/view?usp=sharing
 

Even the jack stands are big in Texas! 
Those could double as “shop stools” when not in use Mike.

What do ya use as the card table?