[Shop-talk] jack stands

[Mullen, Tim]

Karl Vacek [mailto:kvacek at ameritech.net] wrote:
>
> Please be careful with those...
>
> Not much of a base there -- looks like they could topple
> easily.  I trust fabrications more than castings, too.
> Suppose that little base cracked ?

They are much stronger than they first appear, and that base is just as
wide as my regular jack stand with "legs".  I have no worries about them
cracking, tipping over, or failing in any way.  They are very solidly
built.

Tim Mullen

Chantilly, VA