Whipping the new shop into shape.

[philip in china]

I am having a good time now getting the new shop into shape. One idea I had seems to work well and is SO simple.

I have been forging big hooks to go on the wall. I punch holes through them to take a fixing bolt- what I would call a rawl bolt the expanding ones which the Chinese actually make very well. So I had the idea why use an anchor bolt when, for the same amount of effort I can use a hook? So I have my forged hook held in place by a hook. For example I have one of my hooks with my chain hoist hanging on it, the smaller hook which anchors that to the wall supports the endless chain.

Only took me 54 years to come up with that idea!

[pkrankow]

I need pictures, that came over as double talk to me, even though it sounds like a good idea happened.

Phil

[maddog]

I think he is hanging hooks on hooks. The eye of each hook is slipped over the tine of the hook above it, making a chain. That way he only needs the one anchor at the top.

[arftist]

Over here is the U.S., we often use hooks that hook themselves, basicaly a hook at each end. Saves making a hook for every hook you make.