I use a swivel hook designed for hanging plants. The hook part is removable - just leaves an inconspicuous flat metal disk on the ceiling.
Good wife. Good joists.Dunno, but I'd be careful about permanently attaching something to a joist. Make sure it's wife approved, and sturdy enough to hold what you want it to hold.
That's exactly what I've been thinking about, buy haven't been able to locate. Would you be able to find a link for one?
I had handy pot hangers already in my kitchen. No complaints from my wife since they were already there.
Not to be that guy... but I'm concerned that you are putting stresses on the sides of your eye screws, where they are made to support loads in (this case) the down direction.
Probably double that easy when wet. And I may be remembering my physics wrong, but when you're pulling down on the rope, don't you double the load at the fulcrum?I seriously doubt a 10-20 lb grain bill is a concern, side loaded or not.
(meaning the failure weight is 500+pounds).
Good wife. Good joists.
edit: actually hit three joists on 24" centers
15.5 gallon (with over 14 coming to a boil here) . . .How big is your pot? I've been using induction with my 3 gallon but want bigger. just wasnt sure it would work with induction
I'm more concerned he might damage his wife's glass top electric stove lol. Homebrewing can be hell on a kitchen stove.
This is a silly discussion IMHO, you could probably hoist a V8 out of a Ford truck with the rig in the picture...not that I would try it. The eye screws are also ductile, they would bend quite a bit prior to breaking and give indication of potential failure. This was called "run time" by one of my professors years ago. lol
How large a batch could he possibly be doing on the stove pictured, 5 gallon tops?
And yes, a single eye screw above the kettle would be more structurally correct, but if you read the post, the guy was working with the hardware that was already in place. I doubt his wife would appreciate an empty eye bolt above the stove in "her" kitchen.
I'm actually quite impressed that he used cable thimbles and double cable clamps. I would also think the user proof loaded his work by giving it a hefty tug prior to hanging a grain bag several times less weight.
Whew, wipes brow....I can finally get some sleep.
Nice work! Your calculations assume you extract nothing from the grain, that would kinda suck lol, 0% efficiency.
J/k
Even with or without the best calculations, a proof load is a good idea.
Heard an interesting story recently, during the recent bridge rehab on the Pulaski Skyway in NJ, the NJDOT performed proof loading or pull out testing on the anchor bolts for the bridge safety railing and many of the bolts were failing. It was determined that the workers were only threading the anchors a few threads into the inserts in the pre cast bridge deck prior to pouring the concrete for the bridge sidewalk omg! The contractor had to remove approx 5000' of bridge sidewalk $$$ and redo the threaded anchors. The job is plagued with problems and is anticipated to lose $30 million on a $100 million contract.
The contractor is CCA, or China Civil America which is owned or backed by the Chinese government, oh well expensive lesson sometimes life's a birch lol.
My concern was more about the stress from the side loosening the hooks in the wood, not about the metal failing. I don't think I was clear in my post, and perhaps even if I was, it's probably not a significant concern. But with it being over the stove, subject to steam, it seemed something to think about, especially if someone is copying this setup.
Sounds like BB is on top of it however, the engineering calcs is a nice touch. You're paying attention, which is the important part.
Penngar, we can't see your pics!
15.5 gallon (with over 14 coming to a boil here) . . .
My concern was more about the stress from the side loosening the hooks in the wood, not about the metal failing. I don't think I was clear in my post, and perhaps even if I was, it's probably not a significant concern. But with it being over the stove, subject to steam, it seemed something to think about, especially if someone is copying this setup.
Sounds like BB is on top of it however, the engineering calcs is a nice touch. You're paying attention, which is the important part.
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