Vorsicht

Made you look!

Tour18

KEWEL. Did you cut the pads yourself?? More details pleeeze...

trophy

looks like normal hockey pucks to me... Nice work.

race911

The things we here in Oakland do to amuse ourselves!

User 122821

I see a shortage of hockey pucks in the east bay

Vorsicht

Yes, this took me a little time to figure out. (finding the hockey pucks on the left coast was the hardest part - I ended up going to the Pro Shop at local ice rink.) Using a router would be the easiest but I don't have one!

I found the best way to cut out the slots was to first, clamp down the puck and then use a 1 Inch Hole Saw Bit like this one: Makita 714008-A. You basically cut a hole into the bottom face on 2 sides.

1. Using chalk mark 1/4 inch depth from the bit teeth all around the bit.

2. Draw a center line on the puck and measure 1/2 inch to the left and right, mark on both ends of the center line. The top piece on my jacks stands has a one inch width. Measure yours first as they vary.

3. Drill down to a depth of approximately 1/4 to 3/8th inch.

4. I then used a combination of a regular drill bit and a Dremel with a coarse sandpaper drum to gouge out and smooth the rubber.

Make sure to wear a painters type disposable dust mask and do this outside if possible. Sanding down the puck produces a lot of very fine 'puck dust' and it will go everywhere including your hair, face & clothes!

Good Luck, Peter

Vorsicht

Oh, one more thing - for my next act I am going to screw in a nut to the top of the puck so that it will fit nicely into the little hole at the jack point.

fnckr

Very nice! I have a few questions. How are the pucks secured to the stands? Is the center of the puck supported? Would it matter if the center weren't supported?

nile13

Well, that just sounds painful.

tjangi

+1

Cactus

Always use backup with ratchet type jackstands. I remember a 914 falling on a guy because a stand failed.

ironimages

Well this looks cheaper than shelling out $300 for the Esco jack stand. But how safe are they?

race911

Uh, I guess. 30 years with every type of stand imaginable, and I've never had an issue. Your safety is a result of your own preparation. (Ratchet jackstands holding up my 8500 lb trailer to do a brake/wheel bearing service and mount up some new tires today.)

1pcarnut

I remember that. Wasn't that a case of him bumping the release lever, or did the jack fail? I know the support post is cast iron so I could see an issue with a poor/cheap casting. I've got my Escos now so the ratchet versions are gathering dust.

pcarhombre

I alway put a spare wheel or two under there with me just in case. I also pay attention to where my arm/feet are in relationship to the levels. Also my stand are always in the lowest position so unless the welded "frame' itself fails.... YMMV.