BarBender Posted May 30, 2001 Share Posted May 30, 2001 If you know how to draw a bow like an archer, you should already be familiar with the hand position for this two-fingered lift. The necessities for this lift is a thin object that does not bind the fingers and a means of placing a load on the thin object that doesn't excessively spread the fingers. Here is my setup. Slip a 16-penny nail through one eyelet of a short length of #12 jack chain. I use a six link length. Attach weight with a loading pin via a thin S-hook. I use a scrolled IronMind #1 white nail for an S-hook. I loaded thirty pounds on a loading pin and walked around with this setup without any apparent deformation on the jack chain. I suspect that 60 pounds could be easily supported by the chain but I haven't tried it yet. Tom, have you tested your #12 jack chain? I suspect that the posted load limit is 40 percent to 50 percent (maybe less) of actual load limit. John Brookfield mentioned that #6 jack chain did not deform until he hanged 600 pounds from a length of it. (Edited by BarBender at 2:49 pm on May 30, 2001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted May 30, 2001 Share Posted May 30, 2001 BarBender Thanks for the interesting idea: no doubt we'll be having a play with this in the not-too-distant future! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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