Jacking pad - good idea
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Thought I'd share something I found on eBay and decided for the sake of £6 it was worth a go.
Having just carefully de-rusted the underside of my car and then treated and undersealed I was looking for something to stop my hydraulic jack scraping the pristine new coating and undoing my good work off every time I wanted to work on the car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251297679600?ssPageName=...
I've got a an MX5 with an old school metal seam on the edge of the sills which is where the usual jacking point for the scissor jack is, so this works well for that, but for a bit more security I often use the chassis rails as a jacking point and it just gives enough cushion to protect the underseal coating.
Having just carefully de-rusted the underside of my car and then treated and undersealed I was looking for something to stop my hydraulic jack scraping the pristine new coating and undoing my good work off every time I wanted to work on the car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251297679600?ssPageName=...
I've got a an MX5 with an old school metal seam on the edge of the sills which is where the usual jacking point for the scissor jack is, so this works well for that, but for a bit more security I often use the chassis rails as a jacking point and it just gives enough cushion to protect the underseal coating.
LordBretSinclair said:
Cheapskate that I am, I use small squares of old carpet folded over.
My MOT tester gives me a very strange look when I ask him to put these between the jack and the car
This works very well. Normally I use old lengths of 1"x2" on top of a jack or axle stand. This protects the chassis lift pointsMy MOT tester gives me a very strange look when I ask him to put these between the jack and the car
That is a Hockey Puck with groove cut in it -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ice-Hockey-Puck-Black-/1...
Paul H
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ice-Hockey-Puck-Black-/1...
Paul H
Look familiar?: https://www.skatehut.co.uk/brands/6030_sports/ice_...
You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
4rephill said:
Look familiar?: https://www.skatehut.co.uk/brands/6030_sports/ice_...
You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
If you had checked there is also delivery £1.99 on the Skatehut Hockey Puck so not a true comparison. Total price = £3.49You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
So yes you could save 50p and then have to go to the trouble of trying to cut a suitable slot. For 50p saving really!!
Moviestar said:
4rephill said:
Look familiar?: https://www.skatehut.co.uk/brands/6030_sports/ice_...
You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
If you had checked there is also delivery £1.99 on the Skatehut Hockey Puck so not a true comparison. Total price = £3.49You're paying £3.99 for a £1.50 hockey puck that someone has cut a slot in! (on the one "jack-pad" picture you can even see the same writing on the side!)
So yes you could save 50p and then have to go to the trouble of trying to cut a suitable slot. For 50p saving really!!
Given me a idea!
If you're the entrepreneurial type (like me) you'd buy 20 for 30 quid, so getting the 'FREE' delivery.
I'd then get my mate who works in the local engineering dept of a big company and get him to make the cuts needed and offer him a 'I owe you next time or a beer (it's worked before!).
Keep a couple for myself and flog the rest at the local car meets for 2.99 (ie market as cheapest available anywhere LOL).
I bet I'd sell the lot in next to no time. And possibly take advance orders for next batch. Thanks!!
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