Yes the Dero product is similar to what I have seen. If I were going to design one, it would be like this. You indicated semi- portability. I would use a heavy base, such as a truck rim and an upright member set in concrete. Attach a pair of wheels from a hand truck/dolly to an axle welded to the back side so that it could tipped and pulled into the shop. Weld a member at 90 degrees (parallel to the ground) at the top of the upright member. Now you have a gallows shape. On the end of this second member, weld a 3rd member to form a tee. Put in hardware so that one can suspend a bike from the "tee" member. Attach selected basic essential tools to lengths of chain or aircraft cable. Fabricate and weld a tool rack that the
tools are attached to and stored in. Weld the rack to the upright member. As far as air supply, if the upright is of a large diameter, it could be hermetically constructed to serve as an air tank. A heavy tube could be fabricated into a pump and welded to the base. That is my design vision. A little scrapyard and thrift store shopping could bring this down to a low cost.
On Monday, April 7, 2014 4:05 PM, breathingplanet . <breathingplanet@gmail.com> wrote:
but on our own.... aircraft cable and crimps and a way to lock and unlock it from the front of our building.
i guess i am looking more more specs on cable size and crimp styles.... Angelo's Lexco lead was a good one, but the options are a bit overwhelming.
andrew