Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: 1,000-Pound-Engine Cradle http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/21/cheap-ass-tools-1000-lb-engine-cradle/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: engine cradle http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/21/cheap-ass-tools-1000-lb-engine-cradle/#comment-1088617 engine cradle Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:55:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=14391#comment-1088617 We supply enginecradle from china in cheaper. We supply enginecradle from china in cheaper.

]]> By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » The Week in Tools: Toolmonger Top 5 http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/21/cheap-ass-tools-1000-lb-engine-cradle/#comment-631860 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » The Week in Tools: Toolmonger Top 5 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:12:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=14391#comment-631860 [...] Cheap-Ass Tools: 1,000-Pound-Engine Cradle When it’s time to tally up the build cost of that project car, we’re guessing most builders don’t want “engine stand” to even figure in — we wouldn’t either.  To get that block off the floor you usually have to make a choice:  Go cheap and risk it, or go big and have the cost cut into your build.  The 1,000lb.-engine cradle from TP gives you the best of both worlds by being both cheap, at $33, and sturdy. [...] [...] Cheap-Ass Tools: 1,000-Pound-Engine Cradle When it’s time to tally up the build cost of that project car, we’re guessing most builders don’t want “engine stand” to even figure in — we wouldn’t either.  To get that block off the floor you usually have to make a choice:  Go cheap and risk it, or go big and have the cost cut into your build.  The 1,000lb.-engine cradle from TP gives you the best of both worlds by being both cheap, at $33, and sturdy. [...]

]]> By: _Jon http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/21/cheap-ass-tools-1000-lb-engine-cradle/#comment-629349 _Jon Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:21:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=14391#comment-629349 Good points. I really like that they give you a spot to store the bolts that will hold the engine on the stand when there is no engine there. I've taken to a ziplock baggie and duct tape. Those baggies look pretty bad after the years. And sometimes a dork shop-helper will just tear the bag or poke a hole in it, which makes me find a new helper. But the only time I use a cradle versus a stand is when the engine will be long term out of the engine. Usually engine bay restorations, rewirings, or similar non-engine related work. Given the small size of my shop, I've had quite a few engines on a dolly, covered with a tarp, and rolled outside the garage every morning so that I have room to walk around the car. They also make interesting "skate boards" for the kids when there is no engine on it. Good points.
I really like that they give you a spot to store the bolts that will hold the engine on the stand when there is no engine there. I’ve taken to a ziplock baggie and duct tape. Those baggies look pretty bad after the years. And sometimes a dork shop-helper will just tear the bag or poke a hole in it, which makes me find a new helper.

But the only time I use a cradle versus a stand is when the engine will be long term out of the engine. Usually engine bay restorations, rewirings, or similar non-engine related work. Given the small size of my shop, I’ve had quite a few engines on a dolly, covered with a tarp, and rolled outside the garage every morning so that I have room to walk around the car.

They also make interesting “skate boards” for the kids when there is no engine on it.

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