Car Ramps
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If you’re a
handy woodworker, you probably work on cars too. Nice to have ramps to drive up on to get
under a car with a little working room.
I built some wood ramps. Here
are some pics and a video. I built the ramp
out of one 2x12 reinforced with a couple of 2x4s.
The top of the
block is also a 2x12. I used a box
cribbing structure out of 2x4s for the block.
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Assembly of the
block is from the bottom up with the 2x12 on top so it can be easily replaced
if needed.
First two
layers
Add blocks in the middle
Third and fourth
layers
Finally, the top
2x12 and stop block.
The ramp has 1/2” holes
which engage the 1/2" all-threads that are driven into the block.
In use!
That 12̊ angle
is extremely hard to cut through the 2x12.
In the picture below, you see 3 things:
1. A 1”x14” piece of plywood clamped to the
fence to form a ‘tall’ fence.
2, The 2x12 ramp standing on end showing the cut
already made. The blade is tilted 12̊.
3. A 1x4 clamped to the ramp and positioned to
ride along the top of the tall fence.
Be incredibly
careful with this cut. Think about
it! How to you keep the ramp in
position? How do you push it through and where do you push
on it? It’s a tricky maneuver, but it
can be done safely.
In the pic it looks
like the cut is final. I wish. The fence is too far away from the blade leaving
a ‘blunt end’ on the end of the ramp.
Cannot really see that in the pic. Long story short, I made another cut with the
fence right next to the blade with the blade raised as high as possible and the
cut did not come through the side. The
cut was not ‘deep’ enough. I then had to
clamp the ramp horizontally in a vise and finish the cut with a hand saw.
Here is a video: