I'm asking Axminister a few questions as we speak. Thanks.
... and they have a 180kg max load. 30 kg more than most.
Air pumps/air wedges
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... and they have a 180kg max load. 30 kg more than most.
Phil Pascoe
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As they state 100kg is that for the three?
RogerS
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Just don't think that you can use those air wedges to lift and support glass doors. They slide off the slippery plastic. DAMHIKT.
The small one is 100kg, the other 2 are 180kg.
Phil Pascoe
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Yes, looking at the details. Curious that they state 100kg.
Yeah, there must be some ratio, pressure to pump surface area, or something like that.
RogerS
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Yup. Fortunately no breakages.Sound like experience it talking to us here?
Sound like experience it talking to us here?
IIRC Roger was using a slightly different product, which had a rigid reinforcer in the bag, so it was effectively an expanding wedge.
The airbags I'm familiar with will inflate either side of the panel you're lifting, like a capital B on it's back, until you get very close to maximum inflation. When you're close to fully inflated they can pop out dramatically, but you're about 2 inches off the ground at that point, so it rarely happens.
The trick is to get the bag centred under the panel, or it will get bigger on one side and push the panel side to side rather than up.
