I made a boom arm for a cable, hose or airline...has anyone else made one?

[Doug71]

That's pucker...did you make it?

Yes it's homemade, the arms are just torsion boxes hinged with T-hinges.

Couple more pictures

 

[TheUnicorn]

Doug 71, can I ask why the three hinges on the first section, I can see you need two so it doesn't twist, but three seems excessive considering it only needs to support the weight of a vac hose and a cable. a nice design in terms of making the most of space

 

[TheUnicorn]

I wonder if something like this would work for a slightly larger workshop

https://www.instructables.com/Hanging-camera-slider-with-arm-extension/

 

[clogs]

The Unicon,
great idea but think it would need beefing up a bit...not because of weight but the general tugging and twisting it would get using belt sanders and router's.....
have a plan now.....thanks...

 

[JSW]

Shows my workshop at it's tidiest

It's a bit cobbled together It's a work in progress, but works!

Many thanks to Doug71 for the inspiration, and to Peter Millard for linking me to Neewer, their boom arm has a diagonal for extra support, much better idea than the bungee cord bodge I intended.

The main arm pivots 180 degrees, and the secondary arm with the 6 gang extension another 180, so pretty much wherever I set up a bench, which varies constantly, I can have power in easy reach.

The 3x2 CLS is screwed to the A frame roof, and extends down from the ceiling by 550 mm, leaving 6'4" headroom (I'm 5'9")
Centre of the CLS to the pivot between arm 1&2 is 700mm, and between arm 2 and the end of the boom 400mm.

 

[jackal]

Yes it's homemade, the arms are just torsion boxes hinged with T-hinges.

Couple more pictures

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Clever, we built ply box beams years ago for a first floor workshop to withstand Wadkins. Might have to have a go at that

 

[Doug71]

Doug 71, can I ask why the three hinges on the first section, I can see you need two so it doesn't twist, but three seems excessive considering it only needs to support the weight of a vac hose and a cable. a nice design in terms of making the most of space

I like to over build things and had the hinges so used them, does look a bit excessive now someone points it out

 

[TheUnicorn]

I like to over build things and had the hinges so used them, does look a bit excessive now someone points it out

Can't fault your logic there, if you've got it use it, and there is no such thing as too strong