> - Shim the frickin' posts. You want them plumb. I can't
> believe this
> isn't in the docs. But it wasn't in mine.
I was pretty surprised how much shimming was necessary to get my posts
vertical. My floor is almost perfectly level and on one side I have
almost 1/4" of shims on one corner of the base.
>
> - Blow out the concrete holes and use epoxy to set the
> bolts - even if
> they're expansion. You don't want voids.
I didn't do this. What strength does the epoxy add?
>
> - Once you get the post installed and bolted into place,
> run a bead of
> silicone along the metal/concrete to seal it so melted snow
> doesn't seek
> underneath the post plate.
I'll second this one. I just resealed my floor and plan to do this
tonight. A lot of crap ends up underneath the base if you don't do it.
>
> - I built a couple under car lights as shown by the pics at
> http://home.mindspring.com/~haudi/. Procedure: goto home
> depot and get 2
Cool, Did you try mounting it vertically so you don't have to go around
it all of the time?
>
> - Make up some lifting arm cusions. No pix of these yet
> since I still
> have the magnets, styrofoam and padding sitting on a shelf
> waiting to be
> cut up....
I have a few lumps on my head that indicate this would be a very good
idea :-)
Ron Madurski
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